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Historian: Carlisle’s Mount Holly property was taken by condemnation and settled for $9,400 in 1953
Summary
A presentation to the Carlisle Area School District traced archival records showing Mount Holly Springs land was taken by condemnation in 1951 and settled with Emmeline Moore Trine for $9,400 (1953 dollars); presenter urged the board to review archival deeds and dockets preserved in local repositories.
Tom Coolidge reviewed archival documents, newspaper accounts and case files for the board’s Facilities Committee, reporting that the Mount Holly Springs School District took a playground/athletic parcel by condemnation on April 6–7, 1951 and that a board of viewers later set just compensation. According to Coolidge, an out-of-court settlement was documented…
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