Mahantango Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin, Schuylkill and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Susquehanna River (originally "Sasquesahanough" per the 1612 John Smith map is a River located in the northeastern United States. Dauphin County, Pronounced dä-fən, is a County in the US state of Pennsylvania and is one of the four counties comprising Schuylkill County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania where the Schuylkill River starts Northumberland County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Mahantango or Mahantongo (pronounced Ma-ha-tun-ga) is a Lenape word, translated "where we had plenty of meat to eat," "good hunting grounds" or "where we kill deer. The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic " The name is shared by a creek, a valley and a mountain in central Pennsylvania, and is a common street name in the area.
The tributary Little Mahantango Creek joins Mahantango Creek near the village Rough and Ready. Rough and Ready is a village located in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania near the confluence of Little Mahantango Creek and Mahantango Creek.
The tributary Pine Creek joins Mahantango Creek near the census-designated place of Klingerstown. Pine Creek is a Tributary of Mahantango Creek in eastern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Klingerstown is a Census-designated place (CDP in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Mahantango Creek joins the Susquehanna River 6. 2 miles (10 km) upstream of the borough of Millersburg. Millersburg is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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References
- Gertler, Edward. "Mahantongo" is a Lenape word translated "where we had plenty of meat to eat" or "good hunting grounds This is a list of streams and rivers in the US state of Pennsylvania By Drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin with respective Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
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