ANSWERS TO QUERIES Eel Skin Creek Now Frankford Renamed by English for Germantown Group —Sub Tender Would you please give the history Golden Fleece tells how Athene in- ofFrankford Creek? (A. M.) Long structed the Argonauts in the build- before white men came to Phila- ing of the first ship launched, the delphia, Frankford creek was known Argo. Later (from about 16th cen- 10 Lenape (Delaware) Indians as tury on), because of similarity to "Eel Skin River." First colonists, ceremony of Christian baptism, the Swedes, in maps of New Sweden, naming and dedication of bells, adopted Indian designation, which ships, etc., was called "christening," they translated as "Aleskinskylen," in a transferred sense, without any or "river of skinned eels." Frank- reference to actual rite of baptism. ford Creek is formed by junction of two main streams, Wingohocking .and Tacony, both names being'Eng- lish adaptations of Indian words meaning "good land" and "wood land," respectively. After English took possession, Eel Skin River was renamed Fran kford creek, from fact it had its origin In Frankford Com- pany's land in Germantown.

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Eel Skin Creek Now Frankford Renamed by English for Germantown Group

—Sub Tender Would you please give the history Golden Fleece tells how Athene in-

ofFrankford Creek? (A. M.) Long structed the Argonauts in the build-before white men came to Phila- ing of the first ship launched, the delphia, Frankford creek was known Argo. Later (from about 16th cen-10 Lenape (Delaware) Indians as tury on), because of similarity to "Eel Skin River." First colonists, ceremony of Christian baptism, the Swedes, in maps of New Sweden, naming and dedication of bells, adopted Indian designation, which ships, etc., was called "christening," they translated as "Aleskinskylen," in a transferred sense, without any or "river of skinned eels." Frank- reference to actual rite of baptism. ford Creek is formed by junction of two main streams, Wingohocking .and Tacony, both names being'Eng- lish adaptations of Indian words meaning "good land" and "wood land," respectively. After English took possession, Eel Skin River was renamed Fran kford creek, from fact it had its origin In Frankford Com- pany's land in Germantown.