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Lower Paxton

Lower Paxton proper noun: a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Proper noun

Lower Paxton

  1. A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin of Lower Paxton

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

Questions about Lower Paxton

What does Lower Paxton mean?
Lower Paxton means a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
What part of speech is Lower Paxton?
Lower Paxton is a proper noun.

Words near Lower Paxton in the dictionary

  1. Lower Oxford
  2. Lower Paleozoic
  3. Lower Paleozoic Age
  4. Lower Palæozoic Age
  5. Lower Pappinbarra
  6. Lower Paxton
  7. Lower Peacock
  8. Lower Peover
  9. Lower Plenty
  10. Lower Portland
  11. Lower Providence

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