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Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US


Summary

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
official_nameWapwallopen, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeUnincorporated community
image_skylineWapwallopen, Pennsylvania from Council Cup 1.JPG
image_captionView of Wapwallopen
mapsize250x200px
pushpin_mapPennsylvania#USA
pushpin_labelWapwallopen
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_mapsize
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Luzerne
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Conyngham
unit_prefImperial
elevation_ft541
population_density_km2auto
timezoneEastern (EST)
timezone_DSTEDT
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code18660
area_code570
blank_nameGNIS feature ID
blank_info1193606

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'.

Pennsylvania Route 239 passes through the settlement. File:Pennsylvania Route 239 in Wapwallopen.JPG|Pennsylvania Route 239 in Wapwallopen

References

References

  1. {{gnis. 1193606. Wapwallopen
  2. (1964). "A History of the Wapwallopen Region". Wapwallopen Historical Society.
  3. "òpi".
  4. "halahpis".
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