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That the Ramapough Mountain People of the Ramapough Mountains of Bergen and Passaic counties, descendants of the Iroquois and Algonquin nations, are hereby designated by the State of New Jersey as the Ramapough Indians. [8] The tribe asked its New Jersey Assembly member, W. Cary Edwards, to seek state recognition. After several months of ...
Pohatcong Mountain; Pompeston Creek (tributary of the Delaware River in Burlington County) Pompton River; Pophandusing Brook (tributary of the Delaware River in Warren County) Preakness Range; Rahway River; Ramapo Mountains; Ramapo River; Rancocas Creek; Raritan Bay; Raritan River; Sanhickan, native name for the falls of the Delaware River at ...
Ramapo Torne in Harriman State Park, part of the Ramapo Mountains. The Ramapo Mountains are a forested chain of the Appalachian Mountains in northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York, in the United States. They range in height from 900 to 1,200 feet (270 to 370 m) in New Jersey, and 900 to 1,400 feet (270 to 430 m) in New York.
One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names. Does your town's name have Native American roots? The answer might surprise you
Articles about people, places and things associated with the Ramapo Mountain and Valley region of New Jersey and New York. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Ramapo College of New Jersey has found itself at the center of a controversy after a transgender swimmer set a school record in the 100-yard butterfly at the Cougar Splash hosted by Misericordia ...
Ramapo (occasionally spelled Ramapough) is the name of several places and institutions in northern New Jersey and southeastern New York State. They were named after the Ramapough, a band of the Lenape Indians who migrated into the area from Connecticut by the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
The Indian blood is said to be derived from the Tuscarora and Munsee tribes, but the traditions and customs of the Indian are now difficult to find. The total number of these people in both New York and New Jersey is estimated at 5,000. The Jackson Whites totaling 5,000 or more, are scattered over parts of New York and New Jersey.