Editing Neville Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
The [[island]] was formerly known as Montour's Island, named for the Native American interpreter [[Andrew Montour]], who lived on the land in colonial times. Before the American Revolution, the island was claimed by both Pennsylvania and Virginia. Both states awarded a claim to the island to citizens of their states. The dispute found its way to the Supreme Court in ''[[Irvine v. Sims's Lessee]]'' (1799). Charles Simms won the case and gained possession of the island. It was eventually transferred to his partner in the lawsuit, General [[John Neville (general)|John Neville]], for whom the island, and the township, is named. Neville lived on the island in his final years.

The township was incorporated on April 8, 1854, from a part of [[Ohio Township, Pennsylvania|Ohio Township]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Negley |first=W. B. |chapter=Allegheny County; its Formation, its Cities, Wards, Boroughs and Townships |title=Atlas of the County of Allegheny, Penna. |publisher=G.M. Hopkins & Co. |location=Philadelphia |date=1876 |page=4 |chapter-url=http://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt:76v01p04}}</ref> It obtained [[township (Pennsylvania)|first-class]] status in 1901.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf |title=Allegheny County - 2nd Class |access-date=July 18, 2017}}</ref>

A 1903 newspaper advertisement for real estate on the island promoted it as the next Manhattan Island.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0v8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iUgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6700,1646138 |title=The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search |website=news.google.com}}</ref>