Petty Island (also Pettys Island;[1] or Petty's Island) is a 292-acre (1.18 km2)[2] island located in the Delaware River, which forms the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the United States. The island is situated between the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey and can be seen from both the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Betsy Ross Bridge. It is the fourth-largest island in the Delaware River's path. Petty Island is officially part of Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. In 2019, the State of New Jersey announced plans to buy the island, owned by Citgo, and make it a nature preserve.[3]
- ^ Pursuant to an official decision of the Board on Geographic Names of the United States Geological Survey in 1891, the official name is Petty Island; see U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petty Island
- ^ Top N.J. Official Seeking Petty's Island Compromise. March 29, 2006. Archived copy of May 12, 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Island outside poor N.J. City could have had luxury homes. Now, it'll be a nature preserve". 22 April 2019.