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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. [1] It is commonly referred to by its colloquial nickname, Conshy . [2] The name 'Conshohocken' comes from 'Gueno-sheiki-hacking', meaning 'Pleasant Valley' in the native language of the Lenni Lanape tribe of the area's native Americans who first occupied the land over 300 years ago. Con-sho-hocken is pronounced exactly the way it's spelled. The sister community of West Conshohocken is located across the Schuylkill.