A listing of some of the place names found in the Lykens Valley and surrounding area, that were derived from Indian names, with a brief explanation as to their Indian meaning:
Allegheny – River of the Alligewi
Appalachian – People of the Other Side
Catasauqua – Thirsty Earth
Catawissa – Growing Fat
Chillisquaque – At the Place of Snow Birds
Codorus – Rapid Water
Conestoga – At the Place of the Immersed Pole
Conewago – At the Rapids
Juniata – A Projecting Rock
Kittatinning – At the Place of the Great River
Kittatinny – A Great Hill or Mountain
Lenni Lenapi – Original People
Mahantango – Where We Had Plenty of Meat to Eat
Mahanoy – At the Lick
Manada – An Island
Mauch Chunk – Mountain of Bears
Muncy – Stones Gathered Together
Nanticote – Tide Water People
Nittany – Single Hill or Mountain
Ohio – Beautiful River
Paxtang – Where the Water Stands/Place of Springs
Pequea – Dust/Ashes
Pocono – Stream Between Mountains
Schuylkill – Hidden River
Shamokin – Place of Chiefs
Shikellamy – He Who Enlightens Us
Shenandoah – Very Great Plain
Susquehanna – Muddy River
Tamaqua – Little Beaver
Tuscarora – Hemp Gatherers
Tulpehocken – Turtle Land
Wiconisco – Wet, Muddy Camp
Wyoming – Large Flats/Great Meadows
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[Indians]