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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The consent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is hereby granted, in accordance with the seventeenth clause, eighth section of the first article of the Constitution of the United States, 1 to the acquisition by the United States of America of a certain tract of land in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, known as the United States Naval Air Station, Hatboro, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the center line of Maple Avenue (33 ft. wide) at its intersection with the center line of Easton Road (50 ft. wide), thence along the center line of Maple Avenue, the two following courses and distances, to wit: South 41°55′30″ West 1027.84 feet to a point, and South 41°43′30″ West 1393.94 feet to an iron pin set in the center line of Horsham Road (50 ft. wide); thence along the center line of Horsham Road aforesaid, the three following courses and distances, to wit: North 46°59′30″ West 2235 feet to a point, North 47°57′30″ West 1866.68 feet to a point, and North 47°54′ West 1204.43 feet to a point in the center line of Privet Road (33 ft. wide), thence along the center line of the same, North 41°42′ East 4715.59 feet to a point in the center line of Davis Grove Road (33 ft. wide), also known as Governors Road, thence in or near the center line of Privet Road, North 41°51′ East 3201.21 feet to a point set in the center line of Easton Road aforesaid, thence along the center line of the same, the three following courses and distances, to wit: South 7°19′ West 2398.78 feet to a point, South 3°15′ East 2293.74 feet to a point, and South 8°7′ East 49.75 feet to a point in line of land of Pitcairn Aircraft, Inc., thence along said land and Davis Grove Road aforesaid in a line to the Northeast of the Southwesterly side line of said road the two following courses and distances, to wit: North 45°24′ West 716.35 feet, and North 44°54′ West 8.14 feet, thence crossing the Southwesterly side line of Davis Grove Road and along the line of land of the said Pitcairn Aircraft, Inc., the two following courses and distances, to wit: South 8°11′ East 1420.88 feet, and North 81°59′ East 437.13 feet to a point in the center line of Easton Road aforesaid, thence along the center line of the same the two following courses and distances, to wit: South 8°7′ East 1077.05 feet, and South 8°11′ East 1071.77 feet to the place of beginning, containing 576.734 acres, more or less.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 74 P.S. United States § 119.1. Consent to acquisition of land - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-74-ps-united-states/pa-st-sect-74-119-1/
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