Etymology

Lower Paxton

Today it means: A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Full definition →

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The story

Originally part of Paxtang Township, from an Indian word Peshtank "standing water". This was split into three, Lower Paxtang later became Lower Paxton.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.