Metes and Bounds Description Detail

Detail

Description Type Source Acres Beginning Point
Mount Joy Borough 1952 Ordinance shape ordinance stake on the Northerly side of the Lancaster and Harrisbu[rg] State Highway (State Highway Route No. 129, Traffic Route No. 230)

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Courses and Distances

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Point Thence Course Distance To
1 along the Northerly side of said Highway which line also constitutes part of the boundary line of the Borough of Mount Joy as now existing S 62.8333333333333° E 370.82 ft. point on the Northerly side of said Highway
2 crossing said Highway, which line coincides with part of the said Borough boundary line S 20° W 55.95 ft. point on line of land of Pennsylvanian Railroad Company
3 along lines of Pennsylvania Railroad Company N 79° W 393.78 ft. point in line of lands formerly of Andrew Sumpman, said point being North 27 degrees 20 minutes East 20.18 feet from a stake in the center line of the right of way of Pennsylvania Railroad Company tracks
4 from said first mentioned point, passing over a stake at the Southerly side of the said State Highway and over an iron pin in the center of said Highway N 27.3333333333333° E 165.15 ft. place of beginning

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Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation Mount Joy Borough 1952 Ordinance yes* Dec 22, 1952