Event Detail
Summary
Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
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Annexation | Legislature | West Hempfield Township-Columbia Borough 1866 Annexation | yes |
Dates
Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
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1866 | Apr 16, 1866 | Act of Legislature - Date Approved |
Map
Affected Government
From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
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West Hempfield, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Columbia, Borough of Expansion |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
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View | West Hempfield Township-Columbia Borough 1866 Annexation | whole after | act | post on the outer edge of the towing path of the canal, one hundred and twenty-three perches above the old boundary line, and about three hundred feet below a point opposite the southern mouth of Point Rock tunnel, and directly opposite a prominent ledge of rocks in the hill |
Law
Detail | Citation | Relationship |
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View | Act of April 16, 1866 (Pa. Laws 920, No. 903), §§ 1–33 | direct |