Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania
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| Passyunk Township | |
| Former Township | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 215 |
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Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Passyunk Township prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854
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  Location of Passyunk Township in Pennsylvania
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 Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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Passyunk Township (Lenape Pahsayunk 'in the valley'[1] from pahsaek 'valley') is a defunct township that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The township ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.[2]
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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)
