Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania

Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania
Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
	View of Wapwallopen
	Wapwallopen Location in Pennsylvania Wapwallopen Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 41°04′28″N 76°7′51″W / 41.07444°N 76.13083°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Township	Conyngham
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
• Summer (DST)	EDT
ZIP code	18660
Area code	570
GNIS feature ID	1193606

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.

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.

External links

Wapwallopen.com

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[GNIS1-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wapwallopen

[2] A History of the Wapwallopen Region. Wapwallopen Historical Society. 1964. p. 18. Retrieved June 3, 2019.

[3] "òpi". Lenape Talking Dictionary. Retrieved June 3, 2019.

[4] "halahpis". Lenape Talking Dictionary. Retrieved June 3, 2019.

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Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
View of Wapwallopen
Wapwallopen Location in Pennsylvania Show map of Pennsylvania Wapwallopen Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 41°04′28″N 76°7′51″W / 41.07444°N 76.13083°W / 41.07444; -76.13083
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Township	Conyngham
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
• Summer (DST)	EDT
ZIP code	18660
Area code	570
GNIS feature ID	1193606^[1]