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Philadelphia County Chronology

1681 - Charles II granted William Penn a charter to the land west of the Delaware river.

1682 - PHILADELPHIA was created as one of three original counties, no territorial limits were specified [not mapped]. (Bronner, 31-35; Hottenstein and Welch, 24, 37, 108; Penn, 2:299)

1685, Apr 1 - PHILADELPHIA boundaries were defined; PHILADELPHIA was created in 1682, but no territorial limits were specified. (Pennsylvania Provincial Council, 1:73-74)

1752, Mar 11 - PHILADELPHIA lost to the creation of BERKS. (Pa. Stat., ch. 392, sec. 1/5:133-134)

1784, Sep 10 - PHILADELPHIA lost to the creation of MONTGOMERY. (Pa. Stat., ch. 1108, sec. 1/11:364)

Sources:

Adrian B. Ettlinger, The AniMap County Boundary Historial Atlas.Software Version 3.0, Release 2, 1991-2008.

The Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Chicago, IL. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County Chronology. View @ Atlas of Historical County Boundaries