Wapwallopen is an unincorporated community in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania | |
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View of Wapwallopen | |
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[1] |
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.
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Pennsylvania Route 239 in Wapwallopen
References
edit- ^ 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.