Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania
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.
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Pennsylvania Route 239 in 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.
