- and Lampeter),
three had
Native American names (Cocalico,
Conestoga and
Peshtank or Paxton), six were
English (Warwick, Lancaster, Martic, Sadsbury, Salisbury...
-
settled at the site of the Shawnee-Lenape
village of
Peshtank. The
Lenape called the
village Peshtank meaning "where the
waters stand"
which in
English became...
- Harrisburg. The name Paxton, or Paxtang, is
derived the
Susquehannock term "
Peshtank",
meaning "where the
waters stand" or "the
place of springs". It is born...
- County. The
spelling "Paxtang" is from the
original American Indian name
Peshtank,
which meant "standing water".
Today the word "Paxton" is used instead...
- was established. The
spelling "Paxtang" is from the
original Indian name
Peshtank,
which meant "standing water". On
March 4, 1785,
Dauphin County was formed...
- was established. The
spelling "Paxtang" is from the
original Native name
Peshtank,
which meant "standing water". On
March 4, 1785,
Dauphin County was formed...
-
established in 1729. The
spelling "Paxtang" is from the
original Indian name
Peshtank,
which meant "standing water". The word "Paxton" is used
today instead...
- was established. The
spelling "Paxtang" is from the
original Indian name
Peshtank,
which meant "standing water".
Today the word "Paxton" is used instead...
-
Upper Paxtang. The
spelling "Paxtang" is from the
original Indian name
Peshtank,
which meant "standing water" and
further morphed into "Paxton." Susquehanna...
-
description of the
craggy crest of
Third Mountain. The
Lenape place name,
Peshtank or Paxton, is
referred to in
Dauphin County's Upper, Middle, and Lower...
