Collins Township was a

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, in the northeast part of what is now

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. It included most of the present city east of Lawrenceville, north of

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, and south of the

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. It was formed in 1850 from a northern portion of Peebles Township and was named for Thomas Collins, a prominent lawyer. On June 30, 1868, Collins Township along with the borough of Lawrenceville and the townships of Pitt,

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, and Peebles were incorporated into Pittsburgh. The former Collins Township became wards 18, 19, and 21 of the expanded city.

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1862 map of Allegheny County1862 map of Allegheny County
showing a different southern border for Collins Township.
1851 map of Allegheny County
incorrectly including the then-borough of Lawrenceville within Collins Township.
1876 map of Pittsburgh
with the former Collins Township as Wards 18, 19 and 21. {{Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Former townships in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1850 establishments in Pennsylvania