AREA HISTORY:  Incorporation, Manchester Township, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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INCORPORATION – Page 616

Incorporation – The town was incorporated by action of the court August 27, 1869.  
At this date it was known as “Liverpool.”  The charter of incorporation changed 
the name to Manchester, by which the postoffice had many years been called.  At 
the first municipal election Jacob Mohr was chosen chief burgess, and Dewease 
Warner, George Yinger, Jacob Good, Elias Hartman and Jacob Ramer, members of the 
council; Henry Metzgar, secretary. 

Borough officers for 1885 are Frank L. Jacobs, burgess; J. M. Glatfelter, M. L. 
Duhling, Peter Mathias, J. Smith, Peter Neiman and Jacob Ramer, councilmen.

There are 135 voters; a population of 630.

The number of taxable inhabitants in 1884 was 177, and total valuation of real 
estate in borough $133,154.