The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-04-26

Kltta,uaing to the Vest Branch Of iS'tsque- 7
hanna Rioer; and along the said line to
the said West Branch; aud down the
same to the mouth of Moshapnon Creek,
and along the remaining Enes or boun-
daries which now divide the county OF
Bedford from the counties OF Northum-
berland. Cumberland, and franklin to the |
place Of beginning" (The above bound
aries so far as they affect Cambria County,
are designated by Haiics.
BY this line, about one third OF what
now constitutes Cambria County, was inciu-
ded, while the remaining portion still re-
mained in Bedford County.
In 1795, San Act for erecting part OF
the County Of Bedford into separate
county, was passed by which the CoUN-
TY of SOMERSET was erected embracing
''all that pant Of Bedford County, lying
and being to the Westward of line to be
drawn along the top of the Ailegbeny
Mountain, from where the line OF Mary
land crosseth the same to where the line
of Huntingdon County crosseth the same
mountain"
We now come to the period Of the for
nation Of CAMBRIA COUNTY, which occur
ed on the 10Th day Of March, j. D. 1904.
. About this time every portion Of the State
f was, at least partially settled, and It's whole
: area was divided into counties by distinct
! H. Act Of \ ly tn
, which Cambria County owes her existence
] gave birth to fre other Counties, to Wit ;
Y jefferson, NJ 'kean, Potter, Clearfeld, and
!, Tioga and though Cambria County was
q last mentioned in the Act, she has, with
a the exception of Tioga, outstripped all the
V others in wealth and population.
c This Act provides, (amomg other things
e THAT so much Of the Counties of Hunt
d ingdon and Somerset, included the follow,
d ing boundaries, to Wit: Beginning at the
h Southeast corner Of Indiana County thence
J. straight line to Canoe Place, (Lherry
e Tree,) on West Branch Of Susquchanna
d thence castcrly along the line Of Cleartielc
a County to the Southwesterly corner G
G. Centre County: on the heads Of Moshan
2. on creek ; thence Southerly along the Al
so legheny mountain to Somerset and Bed
r. ford Counties about seventeen miles, unit
or a due West course from thence will strik
ly the main branch of Paiat creek theme
Is down said creek the different course
Il thereof, till it empties into Stony creek
ne thence down Stony creek, the differen
he courses thereof, to tie mouth of Nj
it creek thence due West line till it il
es tersects the line of Somerset and Wes
lis moreland counties ;thence Northerly alon
in said line to the place Of beginning, be an
ut the same is erected into separate coun:
ut to be called, CAMBRIA And til
;e. place Of holding tho courts Of JustiC
in for the said county shall be found by II
re- Legislature at any place not a greater di
wn tancc than seven miles from the centre
nd SAID county, which may be most ben
est fetal and convenient for said county"
liv The subsequent sections OF the act +
nat ferred to, provided for the organization
ms the county for legislative and judicial pu
IFS. poses and also tor the appointment
ne. trustees, three in number, TO receive gran
of land for the purpose of erecting the cou
+. ty buildings, &c.
/ Cambria county was annexed to Some
. set county, for Judicial purposes; "un
- it shall be otherwise directed by law"
On the Doth March, 1865, An Act
establish and confirm the place for ho
ing the courts of Justice, and to provi
'0. for erecting the public buildings for t
y use of Cambria county was passed,
Su which the seat of Justice was fixed at /
anu ensburg and John Horner, JohnJ Ev;
'S' and Alexander Ogle were appointed II
'.'' tees for the county Of Cambria, and,
S,"- -. such, authorized to receive assuran
''' from Rees Lloyd, John Lloyd, and Stcpl
!, '.'0 Lloyd for the necessary ground for
mp public buildings and to erect the sa
=, from the sale of Il portion of such grou
''and other moneys duly assessed, lev
l',', "a and collected in the County of C
'iieu bIia."
The Commissioners were further n,
orlZed to ''makc such alteration In
~ ~ plan OF Ebensburg, as shallappear nece
ry for the advantage of the inhabitant
"'" said town > and it is much to be recre
oo'' that these functionaries did not conc
$3.50 1t to be their duty to alter the very ;