Hog Island, Philadelphia
Hog Island | |
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Workers reading The Hog Island News in 1918 | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′19″N 75°14′28″W / 39.871944°N 75.241111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| City | Tinicum Township |
| Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
Hog Island is the historic name of an area southeast of Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Delaware River, to the west of the mouth of the Schuylkill River. Part of Philadelphia International Airport now occupies Hog Island and the infilled channel behind it. It was the site of a major shipyard during World War I; sandwiches made for workers there may be the origin of the name "hoagie".