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Title	Person(s)	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1	Date 2
CHAPTER XI.	Bell, H. C.	2	128

Source

Abbreviation	Type	Citation
Cushing 1889	county histories	Cushing, Thomas, ed. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: including its early settlement and progress to the present time; a description of its historic and interesting localities; its cities, towns and villages; religious, educational, social and military history; mining, manufacturing and commercial interests; improvements, resources, statistics, etc.; also portraits of some of its prominent men, and biographies of many of its representative citizens. In two parts. Chicago, Ill.: A. Warner & Co., 1889.

Summarized Source Data

Type	Summary
Text	PLUM.--'Beginning at the mouth of Brush creek, thence by a straight line to the mouth of Plum creek, on the Allegheny river, thence up the said river to the county line, thence by the said line to the place of beginning.' The above is extracted from the minutes of the court of quarter sessions at its first session in 1788, and the township thus described was one of the original subdivisions of the county. In June, 1789, the boundary between Pitt and Plum was established as follows: 'Beginning at the mouth of Thompson's run, thence up the said run to the Lick fork, thence up said fork to the head thereof, thence by a direct line to the mouth of Plum creek.'\"

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PLUM.--'Beginning at the mouth of Brush creek, thence by a straight line to the mouth of Plum creek, on the Allegheny river, thence up the said river to the county line, thence by the said line to the place of beginning.' The above is extracted from the minutes of the court of quarter sessions at its first session in 1788, and the township thus described was one of the original subdivisions of the county. In June, 1789, the boundary between Pitt and Plum was established as follows: 'Beginning at the mouth of Thompson's run, thence up the said run to the Lick fork, thence up said fork to the head thereof, thence by a direct line to the mouth of Plum creek.'\"

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Event Links

Detail	Type	Description	Successful?	Date
View	New Township	Allegheny County 1788 Township Division	yes	Dec 18, 1788
View	Boundary Realignment	Pitt Township-Plum Township 1789 Boundary Realignment	yes*	Jun 1789