Metes and Bounds Description Detail

Detail

Description Type Source Acres Beginning Point
Manheim Borough Ordinance 353 shape ordinance (newspaper, filed with Court) 42.171 point on the North curb line of the extension of West High Street, said point being on the present division line between Manheim Borough and Rapho Township and also being the Southwest corner of the herein described tract

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Courses and Distances

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Point Thence Course Distance To
1 along the present division line between Manheim Borough and Rapho Township and lands of Manheim Borough, Donald L. Graham and Anna M. Graham, his wife, Paul G. Hershey and Helen E. Hershey, his wife, respectively, the following seven courses and distances: (1) N 20.6666666666667° W 780 ft. point
2 (2) N 7° W 561 ft. point
3 (3) N 31.5° W 231 ft. point
4 (4) N 57.5° E 100 ft. point
5 (5) S 31.5° E 245.85 ft. point
6 (6) N 61.5° E 506.55 ft. point
7 (7) N 25° W 990 ft. concrete monument located at a corner of lands of Paul G. Hershey and Helen E. Hershey, his wife
8 leaving the present division line between Manheim Borough and Rapho Township and along lands of Paul G. Hershey and Helen E. Hershey, his wife, and Manheim Borough, respectively, and crossing Chiques Creek, the division line between Rapho Township and Penn Township, the following three courses and distances: (1) S 85° E 44.55 ft. concrete monument
9 (2) N 11.25° E 238.59 ft. concrete monument
10 (3) N 82.5° E 749.93 ft. concrete monument, said monument being thirty (30) feet West of the center line of the Reading Railroad Company, a comer of lands of Manheim Borough
11 along lands of Manheim Borough and a line thirty (30) feet from and parellel with the center of said railroad S 2.75° W 1473.66 ft. stake
12 N 58.2166666666667° E 36.41 ft. stake in the center line of the Reading Railroad Company and corner of lands of Manheim Borough
13 along the center line of said railroad and along lands of Robert W. Obetz and Laura E. Obetz, his wife, and Kenneth E. Shenenberger and Janice E. Shenenberger, his wife S 2.75° W 1055.01 ft. point in the center line of said railroad, said point being on the North curb line of the extension of West High Street and a corner of lands of Manheim Borough
14 along lands of Manheim Borough, being the North curb line of the extension of West High Street, and crossing Chiques Creek, the division line between Rapho Township and Penn Township S 59.3333333333333° W 613.08 ft. place of Beginning

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Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation Manheim Borough Ordinance 353 yes Dec 24, 1964