Electrical Service in Tinicum, Pennsylvania

Tinicum Township has the distinction of being the site of the first recorded European settlement in Pennsylvania.[citation needed] Fort Nya Gothenborg, located on the South River, was settled by colonial Swedes in 1643. It served as capital of the New Sweden colony, under the rule of Royal Governor Johan Björnsson Printz. Governor Printz built his manor house, The Printzhof, on Tinicum Island, from which he administered the colony. The original Lenape called the place Tin-eek Unk.[4] The township is the site of the Philadelphia Lazaretto, the first quarantine hospital in the United States.[5] It and the Printzhof are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Tinicum Township, also known as Tinicum Island or The Island, is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,091 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 4,353 at the 2000 census. Included within the township's boundaries are the communities of Essington and Lester.

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum is located in the township and attracts visitors year-round. Philadelphia International Airport's international terminal, the western end of the airfield, and runways 9L/27R and 9R/27L are also located in the township.

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