Description
24 mile long tributary of the Delaware River.
History
This stream was listed in the Upland Records in 1677 as Cromkill, an altered spelling of the Dutch word "kromkill", meaning "crooked channel". Prior to the Dutch presence in the area local Indians reportedly called the stream "Ockanickon." This stream was important to the operation of many grist mills along its course between the communities of Malvern and Chester. (US-T131/1962/Chester Co Place Names, p70)