Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania
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| GNIS feature ID | 1193606[1] |
Wapwallopen is an unincorporated community in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
It is named for a
Lenni Lenape settlement that was established where Big Wapwallopen Creek feeds into the Susquehanna River. The name derives from Lenape òphalahpink 'place of white wild hemp'.[2][3][4]
Pennsylvania Route 239
passes through the settlement.
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Pennsylvania Route 239in Wapwallopen
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wapwallopen
- ^ A History of the Wapwallopen Region. Wapwallopen Historical Society. 1964. p. 18. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "òpi". Lenape Talking Dictionary. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "halahpis". Lenape Talking Dictionary. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
