Kingsessing Township
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Kingsessing Township was a former township in what is now West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its early colonial settlement and later incorporation into the city of Philadelphia.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former township
ⓘ
historic municipality ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Blockley Township
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darby Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mill Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Lenape people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerNameOfArea | Kingsessing neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Philadelphia County authorities before 1854 ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | derived from a Lenape word ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
administrative subdivision prior to Philadelphia consolidation
ⓘ
early colonial settlement area ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of rural township absorbed into urban municipality
ⓘ
illustrates expansion of Philadelphia through consolidation ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationEvent | Act of Consolidation, 1854 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest settled areas in what became Philadelphia
ⓘ
early Swedish and English colonial farms ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia County NERFINISHED ⓘ West Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
19th century
ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Schuylkill River ⓘ |
| partOf | City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayAreaIncludes |
Kingsessing neighborhood of West Philadelphia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Southwest Philadelphia ⓘ |
| presentDayJurisdiction | Philadelphia city government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Philadelphia region of the city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct civil township ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kingsessing