The name Belmont is still used as a neighborhood name for the area, although it no longer refers to any legal entity. Similar name-inheritance (where the name of a former municipality lives on as a neighborhood name without formal definition) is seen in other Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Historyedit
Belmont District was created by act of the Assembly on April 14, 1853. It embraced the part of Blockley Township which lay along the Schuylkill River from the northern boundary-line of West Philadelphia to the northern boundary-line between Philadelphia and Montgomery 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 country seat of the Peters family, which is now part 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, Jr., of the United States District Court; he lived there until his death, August 22, 1828.
Chronology of the Political Subdivisions of the County of Philadelphia, 1683–1854 (Daly, John; Weinberg, Allen (October 1966). Genealogy of Philadelphia County Subdivisions (Second ed.). Philadelphia Dept. of Records.)
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belmont, district, pennsylvania, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Belmont District Pennsylvania news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Belmont District was a district that existed briefly in Philadelphia County Pennsylvania United States The district was created on April 14 1853 from northern Blockley Township ceased to exist and on February 2 1854 the district was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation 1854 Belmont DistrictFormer DistrictBelmont School in Belmont September 2010Belmont DistrictLocation of Belmont District in PennsylvaniaShow map of PennsylvaniaBelmont DistrictBelmont District the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 39 58 0 N 75 12 18 W 39 96667 N 75 20500 W 39 96667 75 20500CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyPhiladelphiaTime zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Area codes215 267 and 445The name Belmont is still used as a neighborhood name for the area although it no longer refers to any legal entity Similar name inheritance where the name of a former municipality lives on as a neighborhood name without formal definition is seen in other Philadelphia neighborhoods History editBelmont District was created by act of the Assembly on April 14 1853 It embraced the part of Blockley Township which lay along the Schuylkill River from the northern boundary line of West Philadelphia to the northern boundary line between Philadelphia and Montgomery 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 country seat of the Peters family which is now part 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 Jr of the United States District Court he lived there until his death August 22 1828 The Belmont School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 1 Resources edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Chronology of the Political Subdivisions of the County of Philadelphia 1683 1854 Daly John Weinberg Allen October 1966 Genealogy of Philadelphia County Subdivisions Second ed Philadelphia Dept of Records Information courtesy of ushistory org Incorporated District Boroughs and Townships in the County of Philadelphia 1854 By Rudolph J Walther excerpted from the book at the ushistory org website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belmont District Pennsylvania amp oldid 1183680630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
