Place:Conshohocken, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameConshohocken
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.077°N 75.302°W
Located inMontgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Conshohocken ( ; Lenape: Kanshihàkink) is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry in recent years Conshohocken has developed into a center of riverfront commercial and residential development.[1] In the regional slang, it is sometimes referred to by the colloquial nickname Conshy.[2] The name "Conshohocken" comes from the Unami language, from either Kanshi'hak'ing, meaning "Elegant-ground- place", or, more likely, Chottschinschu'hak'ing, which means "Big-trough-ground-place" or "Large-bowl-ground-place", referring to the big bend in the Tulpe'hanna (Turtle River, or modern Schuylkill River).

The sister community of West Conshohocken is located on the opposite side of the Schuylkill River.

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