" ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁re vised ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁common ▁sp elling ▁of ▁Pap ak ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Service ▁to ▁this ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁confl u ence ▁between ▁an ▁un named ▁trib ut ary ▁and ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁P ellett own ▁and ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁lists ▁Pel let ▁Creek ▁and ▁P ellett own ▁Creek ▁as ▁historical ▁names ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁cre ek ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁These ▁alternate ▁names ▁for ▁the ▁cre ek , ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁briefly ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁William ▁Pel let , ▁Jr . ▁( 1 7 7 1 – 1 8 0 6 ) ▁and ▁Ob ad iah ▁Pel let ▁( 1 7 7 5 – 1 8 4 9 ), ▁who ▁settled ▁along ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁after ▁purch asing ▁ 6 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁far ml and ▁in ▁Frank ford ▁Township ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁Ob ad iah ▁eventually ▁acquired ▁" tw elve ▁valuable ▁far ms ▁compr ising ▁twenty - five ▁hundred ▁acres ▁of ▁land ". ▁Pel let ▁established ▁house , ▁gr ist ▁mill , ▁black sm ith ▁shop ▁and ▁store ▁by ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁and ▁" the ▁site ▁of ▁these ▁activities ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁P ep oc ot