Penns Neck (cape)

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Coordinates: 39°37′15″N75°30′54″W / 39.6208°N 75.515°W / 39.6208; -75.515

Penns Neck is a cape, or headland, extending into the Delaware River and is located in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey. [1] The area was named after William Penn. [2]

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  1. ↑ "Penns Neck". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Jaquett, Josephine; VanName, Elmer (1964). Place Names of Salem County. After William Penn became Proprietor of Salem Tenth, the section was named Penn's Neck in his honor.


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