Metes and Bounds Description Detail

Detail

Description	Type	Source	Acres	Beginning Point
Elverson Borough Ordinance 53-1	shape	ordinance (docket)	490.83375	corner in the center line of the Reading Company - Wilmington and Northern Division, at a point where it intersects the boundary line between the Counties of Chester and Berks, said corner being the most northerly corner of the existing boundary line of the Borough of Elverson

Map

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Courses and Distances

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Point	Thence	Course	Distance	To
1	leaving the aforesaid Reading Company - Wilmington and Northern Division and along the aforesaid boundary line between the Counties of Chester and Berks, passing through properties belonging to Reuben Clymer and Daisy Clymer, his wife, Richard C. Hartman and Mary Ellen Hartman, his wife, Charles M. Gray and Mary Gray, his wife, and others and crossing the Macadam State Highway leading from Elverson to Joanna	N 57.4666666666667° E	3643.89583333333 ft.	corner
2	leaving the aforesaid boundary line between the Counties of Chester and Berks, and along the proposed new Division line between the Borough of Elverson and the Township of West Nantmeal, the fi[v]e (5) following courses and distances, viz: (1) passing through properties of the IlP. Dunn Estate, Reuben Peabody and Hazel Peabody, his wife, and others, crossing the Reading Company - French Creek Branch, passin through property belonging to Elam E. Mast and Rebecca M. Mast, his wife, crossing the Macadam Highway leading from Elverson to Warwick, and passing through properties belonging to Russell Ziegler, James Orrs and Sadie Orrs, his wife, and Christian L. Stoltzfus	S 9.43222222222222° E	4765.21875 ft.	corner
3	(2) continuing through the aforesaid property belonging to Christian L. Stoltzfus, crossing a tributary of the South Branch of French Creek and crossing the Macadam State Highway leading from Morgantown to East Nantmeal	S 3.89611111111111° E	2249.16666666667 ft.	corner
4	(3) continuing through the aforesaid property belonging to Christian L. Stoltzfus, recrossing the aforesaid tributary of the South Branch of French Creek	N 83.16° W	2513.16666666667 ft.	corner
5	(4) continuing through the aforesaid property belonging to Christian L. Stoltzfus, and others, crossing the Reading Company - Wilmington and Northern Division and the Macadam State Highway leading from Elverson to Conestoga, passing through property belonging to John Shantz and property belonging to Stephen K. Mast and Ruby H. Mast, his wife	N 68.1905555555556° W	3340 ft.	corner
6	(5) continuing through the aforesaid property belonging to Stephen K. Mast and Ruby H. Mast, his wife	N 56.4683333333333° W	2143.75 ft.	corner in the aforesaid boundary line between the Counties of Chester and Berks
7	along same, crossing the aforesaid Macadam State Highway leading from Morgantown to East Nantmeal, passing through property belonging to Elam E. Mast and Rebecca M. Mast, his wife, crossing the Macadam State Highway leading from Elverson to Morgantown, and passing through property belonging to Marvin B. Stoltzfus and Esther H. Stoltzfus, his wife	N 57.4666666666667° E	2784.14583333333 ft.	most westerly corner of the existing boundary line of the Borough of Elverson
8	along the existing boundary line of the Borough of Elverson, the eighteen (18) following courses and distances, viz: (1) crossing the Macadam State Highway known as the Ridge Road	S 2.36666666666667° E	1647 ft.	corner
9	(2) crossing the Macadam State Highway known as Water Street	S 79.8666666666667° E	2184 ft.	corner
10	(3) crossing the aforesaid Reading Company - Wilmington and Northern Division	N 72.6166666666667° E	999 ft.	corner
11	(4) recrossing the aforesaid Macadam State Highway known as Ridge Road	N 1.71666666666667° E	984.5 ft.	corner in the middle of a public road
12	(5) in and along same	N 44.75° W	200 ft.	corner
13	(6) continuing in and along same	N 26.25° W	175 ft.	corner
14	(7) continuing in and along same	N 4.58333333333333° W	200 ft.	corner
15	(8) continuing in and along same	N 5.95° E	370 ft.	corner in the center line of the Reading Company - French Creek Branch of the Wilmington and Northern Division
16	(9) along the center line of same	S 78.9833333333333° W	246 ft.	corner
17	(10) continuing along the center line of same	S 81.2833333333333° W	101 ft.	corner
18	(11) continuing along the center line of same	S 84.8333333333333° W	100 ft.	corner
19	(12) continuing along the center line of same	S 88.8° W	100 ft.	corner
20	(13) continuing along the center line of same	N 87.2° W	92 ft.	corner
21	(14) continuing along the center line of same	N 83.3333333333333° W	100 ft.	corner
22	(15) continuing along the center line of same	N 78.6833333333333° W	100 ft.	corner
23	(16) continuing along the center line of same	N 71.1833333333333° W	100 ft.	corner
24	(17) continuing along the center line of same	N 63.1° W	100 ft.	corner in the center line of the aforesaid Reading Company - Wilmington and Northern Division
25	(18) along the center line of same, and recrossing the aforesaid Macadam State Highway known as Water Street	N 59.9333333333333° W	1051 ft.	place of Beginning

Change Measurement Units

Event Links

Detail	Type	Description	Successful?	Date
View	Annexation	Elverson Borough Ordinance 53-1	yes*	Feb 20, 1953