Collins Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Explained

Collins Township
Settlement Type:Former Township
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Allegheny
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1850
Extinct Title:Dissolved
Extinct Date:June 30, 1868
Named For:Thomas Collins
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.47°N -79.92°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Collins Township was a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the northeast part of what is now Pittsburgh. It included most of the present city east of Lawrenceville, north of Penn Avenue, and south of the Allegheny River.[1] It was formed in 1850 from a northern portion of Peebles Township and was named for Thomas Collins, a prominent lawyer.[2] [3] On June 30, 1868, Collins Township along with the borough of Lawrenceville and the townships of Pitt, Oakland, Liberty, and Peebles were incorporated into Pittsburgh. The former Collins Township became wards 18, 19, and 21 of the expanded city.[2]

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  1. News: Fleming . George T. . Via the Seventh Street Road . . Pittsburgh . March 15, 1925 . sec. 5, p. 2 .
  2. Book: Negley, W. B. . Allegheny County; its Formation, its Cities, Wards, Boroughs and Townships . Atlas of the County of Allegheny, Penna. . G.M. Hopkins & Co. . Philadelphia . 1876 . 4 . http://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt:76v01p04.
  3. Book: History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania . 1 . A. Warner & Co. . Chicago . 1889 . 270 .