Crawford County, Pennsylvania
History
Historical Township Boundaries
SPRING TOWNSHIP
| Date | Event |
| 12 Nov. 1829 | Created by changing the name of Snowhill Twp. 1 |
| 25 April 1844 | Portion incorporated as the borough of Conneautville [q.v.] |
| 16 March 1847 | Territory gained from Beaver Twp. 2 |
Be it enacted ... that the township line between Spring and Beaver townships, Crawford county, be changed in the following manner, to wit:—Commencing on the township line now dividing the aforesaid townships, at the Erie county line, where the aforesaid Spring and Beaver townships line intersects with said Erie county line, for a distance of one mile; thence south, running parallel with the east line of Beaver township, until it intersects the north line of Conneaut township; and all persons living in the bounds of the territory thus added, are to be considered, on and after the first Tuesday of March, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, as belonging to Spring, and shall constitute a part of Spring township, in like manner as other citizens of said township; and that James M'Dowell, jr., Calvin Gates and E. R. Hall, of Crawford county, are herby appointed commissioners to survey, mark and define the line hereby authorized to be located, and make a report of the same, and file it in the prothonotary's office of Crawford county .... | |
| 17 Feb. 1866 | Portion incorporated as the borough of Spring [q.v.] |
The petition of the undersigned citizens of "Snow Hill" Township respectfully represent. That they have found from evidence which they cannot resist, that the name imported to said township has already had a deleterious influence on the settlement of the large body of vacant land within its bounds. With the term "Hill" is almost invariably associated the idea of sterility of soil, and with the addition of "Snow" strangers are at once impressed with the belief that the beautiful body of land which it embraces, is remarkable only for its sterile hills and frigid temperature. Your petitioners have already found that the name has had a chilling influence on the sale of lands, and the consequent advancement of its population. They would therefore respectfully pray, that it may be changed from "Snow Hill" to Lehman, and your petitioners in duty bound will pray, etc. [signed] Allen Sperry, Harry Hadsell, Jabez Wight, Authur F Joslin, Daniel Joslin, Alvin Hotchkiss, Lewis Sperry, Carson Sloan[?], John McNier[?], Robert Greenlee, Girdon W Spicer[?], John Greenlee, George Nelson, Jacob Bagley, Isaac Sperry, Robert Temple, Thomas Page, Samuel Main[?], Timothy Bitles[?], Abraham Higenell, Abraham Higenel Jun, John Michel, Wm D[?] Taber[?], Garner Taber[?], Durcas Joslin Jr, Alexander Sweany 2d, James Swany, John Swany Jx[?—possibly his mark]r, John Sweany Seign[i.e., Sr.?], Morgan Swany, Alexander Carlin, Hugh Carlin Sen, Hugh Carlin junr, James Carlin, John Carlin 35 [i.e., the number of signatures] RETURN2 1847 Pa. Laws 421, 427 (Act No. 346 § 58). RETURN
