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Whippany, New Jersey'''Whippany''' is an unincorporated area (New Jersey)|unincorporated area located within Hanover Township, New Jersey|Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County, New Jersey. Cedar Knolls, New Jersey|Cedar Knolls is another unincorporated area within Hanover Township. Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans in the United States|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[ If You're Thinking of Living In /Whippany, N.J.; Where Houses Are In High Demand, ''The New York Times'', August 8, 1999.]
Education
- Whippany Park High School, a public High School.
- Our Lady of Mercy Academy is a Catholic school operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.[*Morris County Elementary / Secondary Schools, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. Accessed July 26, 2008.]
Notable organizations
- J. E. Ashworth & Sons operated a woolen blanket mill.
- The Whippany Railway Museum in the central area.
- Bell Labs - Whippany.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Whippany include:
- Dan Frischman (born 1959), character actor, noted for his many roles of playing Social skills|socially inept "geeks" and "nerds".[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."]
References
External links
- "A Place Called Whippany" Its history and contemporary times
Category:Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
Category:Morris County, New Jersey
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