Metes and Bounds Description Detail

Detail

Description Type Source Acres Beginning Point
West Hempfield Township-Columbia Borough 1866 Annexation whole after act post on the outer edge of the towing path of the canal, one hundred and twenty-three perches above the old boundary line, and about three hundred feet below a point opposite the southern mouth of Point Rock tunnel, and directly opposite a prominent ledge of rocks in the hill

Map

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Courses and Distances

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Point Thence Course Distance To
1 S 87.5° E 750.75 ft.
2 S 78° E 1155 ft. post, in a field eight feet south of Furnace road fence
3 S 85.25° E 3456.75 ft. J. H. Stehman's gate post
4 S 47.75° E 5280 ft. post
5 S 72° W 4125 ft. eastern bank of the river Susquehanna, at low water mark
6 up the said river, by the several courses and distances thereof place of beginning

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Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation West Hempfield Township-Columbia Borough 1866 Annexation yes Apr 16, 1866