Frankford Creek
Frankford Creek is a minor tributary of the Delaware River in southeast Pennsylvania. It derived its name from today's Frankford, Philadelphia neighborhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: stream in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Aleskins Kylen”, “La Riviere des Anguilles Ecorchees”, “Questioninck”, “Quissinuaminck”, “Tacony Creek”, and “Tookany Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Betsy Ross Bridge and Pennsauken Transit Center.
Betsy Ross Bridge
Bridge
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The Betsy Ross Bridge is a continuous steel truss bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pennsauken, New Jersey. It was built from 1969 to 1974, and opened in April 1976, during the American Bicentennial Year.
Pennsauken Transit Center
Railway station
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Pennsauken Transit Center is a New Jersey Transit train station in Pennsauken Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It serves as an intermodal transfer station between the River Line light rail and the Atlantic City Line commuter rail, as well as serving the Delair neighborhood for Pennsauken and the nearby industrial park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridesburg and Port Richmond.
Bridesburg
Neighborhood
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Bridesburg is the northernmost neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. A mostly working-class neighborhood, Bridgesburg is an historically German and Irish community, with a significant community of Polish immigrants who arrived mostly in the early- to mid-twentieth century.
Port Richmond
Neighborhood
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Port Richmond is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is notable for its large Polish immigrant and Polish American community, and it has been known as the Little Poland of Philadelphia. Port Richmond is situated 1½ miles west of Frankford Creek.
Beideman, Camden
Neighborhood
Beideman is a neighborhood name in the East Camden section of the City of Camden, New Jersey. According to the 2000 U.S. census, Beideman has a population of 5,677. Beideman, Camden is situated 2 miles southwest of Frankford Creek.
Frankford Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Cebuano—“Frankford Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Frankford Creek”
- Cebuano: “Frankford Creek”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Delair Junction and Delair.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fivemile Point and Draw Channel.
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