Metes and Bounds Description Detail

Detail

Description	Type	Source	Acres	Beginning Point
Allentown City Ordinance 2637	shape	ordinance		point on the East Side of South Albert Street and at the present boundary line of the City of Allentown

Map

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Courses and Distances

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Point	Thence	Course	Distance	To
1	southwardly along the east side of South Albert Street	S		North side of Chapel Avenue
2	eastwardly, along the North side of Chapel Avenue	E		east side of Bismarck Street
3	southwardly along the east side of Bismarck Street and its extension	S	3100 ft.	point
4	southwestwardly	S W	3170 ft.	point in the extension of the eastern line of property of The United Evangelical Waldheim Association
5	along said extension and along the said line	N 29.0333333333333° W	2080 ft.	northeast corner of said property
6	along the northern line of same	S 65.25° W	986.7 ft.	point in the middle of Eighth Avenue and Troy Street
7	along the western line of property of said Association the five following courses and distances [1] along the middle of Eighth Avenue	S 24.75° E	640 ft.	point
8	[2]	N 65.25° E	98 ft.	point
9	[3]	S 12.1833333333333° E	231.8 ft.	point
10	[4]	S 27.65° E	523.6 ft.	point
11	[5]	S 31.15° E	297 ft.	point
12	along the northern line of a part of the land of the said Association	S 71.2° W	392.7 ft.	point
13	along the western line of property of the aforesaid Association	S 28.3666666666667° E	990 ft.	point in the extension of line No. 4 above described
14	continuing southwestwardly along line No. 4 extended	S W	5980 ft.	point on the south side of Third Avenue extended
15	northwestwardly along the south side of Third Avenue	N W	4000 ft.	east side of Lehigh Avenue
16	southwestwardly along the east side of Lehigh Avenue	S W		south side of a proposed street (640 ft south of the south line of Salisbury Avenue)
17	northwestwardly parallel with Salisbury Avenue	N W	2800 ft.	point
18	northwardly	N	3400 ft.	middle of the Little Lehigh Creek near Bogert's Bridge
19	along the middle of the Little Lehigh Creek as it winds and turns			point in the extension of the western line of South Seventeenth Street; the present boundary line of the City of Allentown
20	continuing along the present boundary line of the City of Allentown b the several courses and distances			place of BEGINNING

Change Measurement Units

Event Links

Detail	Type	Description	Successful?	Date
View	Annexation	Allentown City Ordinance 2637	yes*	1930–1932