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    Frankford Creek in Philadelphia was originally known to the Lenape (Delaware) Indians as "Eel Skin River." When the Swedes first colonized the area as part of New Sweden, they adopted the Indian name and translated it to "Aleskinskylen," meaning "river of skinned eels." After the English took control of the region, they renamed the creek "Frankford Creek" because its origin was on land owned by the Frankford Company in Germantown. The creek is formed by the junction of the Wingohocking and Tacony rivers, which are English adaptations of Indian names meaning "good land" and "wood land."

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    Frankford Creek in Philadelphia was originally known to the Lenape (Delaware) Indians as "Eel Skin River." When the Swedes first colonized the area as part of New Sweden, they adopted the Indian name and translated it to "Aleskinskylen," meaning "river of skinned eels." After the English took control of the region, they renamed the creek "Frankford Creek" because its origin was on land owned by the Frankford Company in Germantown. The creek is formed by the junction of the Wingohocking and Tacony rivers, which are English adaptations of Indian names meaning "good land" and "wood land."

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    Frankford Creek History

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    Frankford Creek in Philadelphia was originally known to the Lenape (Delaware) Indians as "Eel Skin River." When the Swedes first colonized the area as part of New Sweden, they adopted the Indian name and translated it to "Aleskinskylen," meaning "river of skinned eels." After the English took control of the region, they renamed the creek "Frankford Creek" because its origin was on land owned by the Frankford Company in Germantown. The creek is formed by the junction of the Wingohocking and Tacony rivers, which are English adaptations of Indian names meaning "good land" and "wood land."

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    Eel Skin Creek Now Frankford


    Renamed by English for Germantown Group Sub Tender
    Would you please give the history Golden Fleece tells how Athene inofFrankford Creek? (A. M.) Long structed the Argonauts in the buildbefore white men came to Phila- ing of the first ship launched, the delphia, Frankford creek was known Argo. Later (from about 16th cen10 Lenape (Delaware) Indians as tury on), because of similarity to "Eel Skin River." First colonists, ceremony of Christian baptism, the Swedes, in maps of New Sweden, naming and dedication of bells, adopted Indian designation, which ships, etc., was called "christening," they translated as "Aleskinskylen," in a transferred sense, without any or "river of skinned eels." Frank- reference to actual rite of baptism. ford Creek is formed by junction of two main streams, Wingohocking .and Tacony, both names being'English adaptations of Indian words meaning "good land" and "wood land," respectively. After English took possession, Eel Skin River was renamed Fran kford creek, from fact it had its origin In Frankford Company's land in Germantown.

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