Moyamensing, Philadelphia

Moyamensing
Moyamensing is located in Pennsylvania
Moyamensing
Moyamensing
Moyamensing is located in the United States
Moyamensing
Moyamensing
Moyamensing (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°56′02″N 75°08′54″W / 39.93389°N 75.14833°W / 39.93389; -75.14833
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes215, 267, and 445
Thomas Holme's Survey Map (1687)

Moyamensing is an area of Philadelphia established as a Moyamensing Township during British colonial rule on the fast land of the Neck[clarification needed], lying between Passyunk and Wicaco.[1] It was incorporated into Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States and today encompasses several neighborhoods along the Moyamensing Avenue corridor in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia.[2]

  1. ^ Where Pennsylvania History Began (by Henry D. Paxon, The Swedish Colonial Society, 1926)
  2. ^ Moyamensing (Philadelphia History) http://www.ushistory.org/philadelphia/incorporated.html