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What is the meaning of the name Manayunk, a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia?

April 26, 2017manayunk NEIGHBORHOOD northwest philadelphia

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What is the meaning of the name Manayunk, a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia?

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Manayunk was the Native American name for the Schuylkill River and for the lands along the river. The pronunciation of the word sounds similar to the Native American word meaning “where we go to drink”.

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Manayunk was the Native American name for the Schuylkill River and for the lands along the river. The pronunciation of the word sounds similar to the Native American word meaning “where we go to drink”. Source: Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania, 1977, p.104, George Patterson Donehoo, 974.