Wickatunk, New Jersey | |
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 Wickatunk from Pleasant Valley Road approaching Route 79 | |
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| Coordinates: 40°21′00″N 74°14′53″W / 40.35000°N 74.24806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Township | Marlboro |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 07765[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 881818[1] |
Wickatunk is an unincorporated community located within Marlboro Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] Elevation above sea level is 180 feet (55 m). It was founded in 1695 by three Scottish servants from the community of Toponemus (no longer in existence in Marlboro Township). Originally surveyed by George Keith, in a letter he states:
"After some time I may give thee a particular account of all thy land I have surveyed for thee and what I reckon dew for it. John Laing and his family are well and lyke to do well, and so John Sym and his family. Also thou hast thy share laid out at Wickington (Wickatunk).[4]
After the initial settlement, the plan in the early 1700s called for a village center with small town lots surrounded by plantations. However, that plan was not workable as it did not allow for townspeople to have farming land.[5]
Research suggests the name derives from the Delaware (Algonquian) "wikwetung", meaning "the fishing place".[6]
- ^ a b "Wickatunk". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wickatunk ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 13, 2015.
- ^ Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society - Volume VI, 1921, page 120
- ^ Scotland and its First American Colony 1683-1765, Ned C. Landsman, Princeton NJ, 1985, Pg 140 et al.
- ^ Bright, William: Native American Place names of the United States, 2004. Page 566