Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania

Passyunk Township (Lenape Pahsayunk 'in the valley' from pahsaek 'valley') was a township that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

This township ceased to exist when it was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia, following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

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