Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania
Former Township in Pennsylvania, United States
39°53′53″N 75°12′42″W / 39.89806°N 75.21167°W / 39.89806; -75.21167Passyunk Township (Lenape Pahsayunk 'in the valley'[1] from pahsaek 'valley') was a township that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States.
History
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This township ceased to exist when it was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia, following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.[2]
References
Additional sources
- Johnson, Amandus. The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware Volume I: Their History and Relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638–1664 (1911)
See also
- Fort Beversreede
- New Sweden
- Passyunk Square, Philadelphia
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As a consolidated city-county Philadelphia is its own county seat.