by 3 hours ago
ANSWERS: 1
-
Belmont District was created by act of the Pennsylvania General AssemblyAssembly on April 14, 1853. It embraced the part of Blockley Township, PennsylvaniaBlockley Township which lay along the Schuylkill River from the northern boundary-line of West Philadelphia Borough, PennsylvaniaWest Philadelphia to the northern boundary-line between Philadelphia and Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaMontgomery counties, and had also its western boundary on that line. This district had scarcely time to be organized before the Act of Consolidation of February 2, 1854, put an end to its franchises. The name was derived from Belmont, the county seat of the Peters family, which is now portion of Fairmount Park. The mansion was erected by William Peters about 1743, and the name was descriptive of the fine position of the property and suggestive of the beautiful views of the river and valley of the Schuylkill. The property became the estate of Judge Richard Peters (Supreme Court)Richard Peters, of the United States District Court; he lived there until his death, August 22, 1828. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_District%2C_Pennsylvania
RELATED QUESTIONS
Copyright 2023, Wired Ivy, LLC