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Watchung Reservation is the largest nature reserve in Union County, New Jersey, United States. [1] The Watchung area is located on a ridge within northern - central New Jersey, as it consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook , between the ridges of the First Watchung Mountain and Second Watchung Mountains .
Lake Surprise [1] is a reservoir made by Surprise Lake Dam [2] on the Blue Brook in Watchung Reservation.On the border of Berkeley Heights and Mountainside in Union County, New Jersey, the lake was created in 1845 [3] for David Felt's papermill.
The two most prominent ridges, known as First Watchung Mountain (the southeastern ridge) and Second Watchung Mountain (the northwestern ridge), stretch for more than forty miles (64 km) from Somerville (in Somerset County) in the southwest through Morris County, Union County, Essex County, and Passaic County to Mahwah (in Bergen County) in the northeast.
Summit is the northernmost city of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the New York metropolitan area.Situated on a ridge in northern–central New Jersey, the city is located within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions, and also borders both Essex and Morris counties in the Passaic Valley region.
South Mountain Reservation, covering between 2,047 [1] and 2,112 [2] acres (between 8.28 and 8.54 km 2), depending on the source, is a nature reserve on the Rahway River that is part of the Essex County Park System in northeastern New Jersey. It is located in central Essex County, New Jersey within portions of Maplewood, Millburn, and West Orange.
The Reeves-Reed Arboretum (13.5 acres (5.5 ha)) is a nonprofit [1] arboretum and garden located at 165 Hobart Avenue in Summit, Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is the only arboretum in Union County. A popular wedding spot, the arboretum grounds are open daily from dawn till dusk, free of charge.
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There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.