Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Legislature | West Hempfield Township-Columbia Borough 1872 Annexation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Mar 27, 1872 | Act of Legislature - Date Approved |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | West Hempfield Township-Columbia Borough 1872 Annexation | shape | act | point in the northern boundary line, as now established, on the north side of Furnace road, north-east of Third street, and eighteen hundred and forty-five feet from the point at which said line strikes the Susquehanna river |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of March 27, 1872 (Pa. Laws 577, No. 530), § 1 | direct |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | Plat Book | v. J2, p. 19 | Aug 22, 1873 | include |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Goerke, E. W. (Engineer) | Received Oct 8, 1903 |