Whippany, New Jersey

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Whippany, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Whippany's Central Park
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Whippany
Location in Morris County
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Whippany
Location in New Jersey
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Whippany
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°49′28″N74°25′02″W / 40.82444°N 74.41722°W / 40.82444; -74.41722
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Morris
Township Hanover
Elevation
233 ft (71 m)
ZIP Code
07981
FIPS code 34-80540 [1]
GNIS feature ID0881770 [2]

Whippany is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [3] located within Hanover Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [4] Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the Whippany River. [5]

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History

The Whippany River as seen from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. Whippany River.jpg
The Whippany River as seen from the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Whippany's Whippany River is an important part of the Munsee, colonial, and industrial history of the town. [6]

The river is protected by the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee.

Munsee Lenape

Circa 1000, Whippany, along with most of northern New Jersey, was inhabited by the Munsee Lenape. Circa 1500, all of New Jersey was part of the Lenapehoking. [7]

The Munsee harvested mussels from the Whippany River. Arrowheads found in Munsee encampments throughout the nearby Washington Valley suggest that they hunted wolf, elk, and wild turkey for game. [6]

Colonial settlement

The earliest European settlers to live along the Whippany River can be traced back to 1685. The Whippany River was an integral part of life in the area; it provided water power for the various mills which operated in the town. [8]

Modern history

The Seeing Eye, the first guide dog school for the blind in the United States, was located in Whippany between 1931 and 1966, before moving to its current campus in nearby Morris Township, adjacent to Fosterfields living historical farm. [9]

Sports

The New York Red Bulls U23, a development team for the New York Red Bulls, play at the team's 15-acre (6.1 ha) development facility in the township. [10]

Education

Public schools in the area include Bee Meadow School, Mountview Road School, Salem Drive School, Memorial Junior School and Whippany Park High School.

Arrow Academy is a Christian school for grades PreK-8.

Notable organizations

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Whippany include:

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  9. ↑ "The Seeing Eye - History". www.seeingeye.org. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ Red Bulls Training Facility, New York Red Bulls. Accessed April 8, 2024. "The Red Bulls Training Facility is a state-of-the-art soccer-specific complex that is home to the New York Red Bulls First Team, NYRB II, U23 squad, Academy, and Youth Programs. Located in Whippany, NJ and spread over 15 acres, the complex features four full-sized fields, a lounge area, cafeteria, fully-loaded gym, locker rooms, and offices for members of the first team, academy, and front-office staff."
  11. ↑ "Barclays relocating jobs from Manhattan to Whippany New Jersey". April 24, 2018.
  12. ↑ "James E. Ashworth". Times Herald-Record . 1910. ... came to United States as a young man. Manufactured horse blankets in Vermont. Came to this place (Westbrookville, New York) had a heavy loss due to fire. After the fire he went to Whippany, New Jersey. Later he returned to this place, engaged in the saw mill business and later rebuilt the mill and conducted a large blanket manufacturing business.
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  16. ↑ Benson, John. "Electric Frankenstein delivers a jolt", Youngstown Vindicator , June 17, 2010. Accessed May 19, 2012. ""We're a real meat-and- potatoes rock 'n' roll band that doesn't waste people's time," said guitarist Sal Canzonieri, calling from Whippany, N.J."
  17. ↑ Kuperinsky, Amy. "Tony Awards 2019: N.J.'s Ali Stroker and Damon Daunno nominated for ‘Oklahoma!’ revival; see full list of nominees", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 30, 2019. Accessed June 30, 2019. "Daunno, 34, who hails from Whippany, is also a musician and composer and plays guitar in Oklahoma!"
  18. ↑ Johnson, Janis. "Playing a Nerd is Too Easy", The Miami Herald , February 16, 1987. Accessed December 11, 2007. "But is the 23-year-old Whippany, N.J., native, character actor and stand-up comedian a nerd."
  19. ↑ Berman, Marc. "The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coming to Revel", NJ.com, April 16, 2012. Accessed July 18, 2012. "New Jersey is very well represented by UFC stars Dan Miller (Whippany), Nick Catone (Englewood), and Rich Attonito (Elizabeth)."
  20. ↑ Meisel, Barry. "A Giant Gamble BC's Saxton Replaces Injured Pierce", New York Daily News , November 11, 1996. Accessed December 11, 2019. "People wanted to talk to Brian Saxton throughout the practice week, and not only because he's a Boston College football alumnus. The 24-year-old native of Whippany, N.J., who spent the entire season sitting behind Aaron Pierce on the depth chart at H-back was prepared to fill in a week earlier vs. Arizona, when Pierce suffered a sprained knee on the third play of the Giants' 16-8 win."
  21. ↑ Sciolino, Elaine; and Van Natta Jr., Don. "Testing Of A President: The Confidant; Linda Tripp, Elusive Keeper Of Secrets, Mainly Her Own", The New York Times , March 15, 1998. Accessed April 28, 2017. "Linda Tripp was born Linda Carotenuto into a middle-class life in Whippany, N.J."
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