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Swatara Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 22,611 at the 2000 census. ==History== In 1729 the Paxtang Township of Lancaster County was established. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name "Peshtank," which meant "standing water."〔http://www.susquehannatwp.com/About.asp〕 On March 4, 1785 the County of Dauphin was formed from Lancaster County. The word “Dauphin” was from the French name given to the Prince of France whose country the area government wanted to honor for its assistance in the Revolutionary War. In August of 1787 the legislature separated Paxtang Township into Upper Paxtang, Middle Paxtang and Lower Paxtang Townships.〔http://middlepaxtontwp.org/community/history/〕 Lower Paxtang Township embraced the areas now known as Lower Swatara, Swatara, Lower Paxton, Derry and Susquehanna Townships. In 1799 a court order divided Lower Paxton Township into two equal parts. Swatara was the name chosen for the southern part of the area. The word is thought to be from an Iroquois Indian word meaning "Where we fed on eels."〔http://www.swataratwp.com/〕 Swatara Township was named directly from Swatara Creek. Within Swatara Township, Calver Island was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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