Conshohocken is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry in recent years Conshohocken has developed into a center of riverfront commercial and residential development. In the regional slang, it is sometimes referred to by the colloquial nickname Conshy . The name Conshohocken comes from the Unami language, from either Kanshi'hak'ing, meaning Elegant-ground- place, or, more likely, Chottschinschu'hak'ing, which means Big-trough-ground-place or Large-bowl-ground-place, referring to the big bend in th...
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