Biles Island
Biles Island (Lenape: Minachkonk or Menahakonk) is an island in the Delaware River in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Now owned by
USX, the 567-acre Biles Island sits in the Delaware River a half mile south of Trenton, New Jersey
. Since at least 1968 it has been a dumping site for silt dredged from the river.
The island takes its name from
Lenapes, Orecton, Nannacus, Nenemblahocking, and Patelana, for a total of ten pounds."[1]
The island was later known as Oreclan's Island.
40°10′33″N 74°44′57″W / 40.175943°N 74.74905°W
References
- ^ "Indian Place Names in Bucks County" (PDF). Lenape Nation - A Tribal Community. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
