Sussex County
Wantage Township, New Jersey
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Incorporated on February 21, 1798, Wantage Township was named for Wantage, England and is located in the Kittatinny Valley. Unincorporated communities, localities, and place names located partially or completely within the township include Beemerville, Colesville, Dunvale, Hanford, Lake Neepaulin, Lake Rutherford, Lewisburg, Libertyville, Martins, Mount Salem, Papakating, Plumbsock, Quarryville, Rockport, Roys, and Woodbourne. Rivers and streams in Wantage are tributaries in the Wallkill River watershed, an
At the May 11 meeting of the Mayor and Committee the property that has been referred to as "the Berry Road Property" was officially named Papakating Park. The name "Papakating" is derived from the Lenape word for "land of many deer," a fitting description for the beautiful natural habitat that surrounds the creek. Papakating and its variant spellings, had been recorded for the creek consistently since the American colonial period. Maps and documents at the time of the American Revolution often render the na
Sussex County
Wantage Township, New Jersey