West Orange, New Jersey

West Orange is a suburban[22][23] township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 46,207,[10][11][12] an increase of 1,264 (+2.8%) from the 44,943 counted in the 2000 Census. West Orange is both an inner-ring suburb of Newark (the seat of Essex County, and New Jersey’s largest city) and a commuter suburb of New York City; it is approximately 12 miles west of Manhattan.[24][25] West Orange is well known for having been home to the inventor Thomas Edison, who also maintained a laboratory and workshop in town.

West Orange was originally part of the Native American Hackensack clan’s territory, for over 10,000 years. The Hackensack were a phratry of the Unami tribe of the Leni Lenape. In their language, “Leni Lenape” means, “The Original People.” The Acquackanonk sub-tribe were located along the Passaic River. They were part of the Algonquin language family, and known as “Delaware Indians” by the 18th century. They identified themselves with the totem of the Turtle. They were hunter-gatherers, matrilineal, and had cultural traditions such as wedding ceremonies. Northfield Ave and Old Indian Road in West Orange, remain as original Hackensack trails. Their main settlement was where the city of Hackensack is today. They would travel to the ocean or mountains to hunt for food. The Passaic River runs in an upside-down V shape—8 miles (13 km) west and east, and 13 miles (21 km) north of West Orange. In the centuries prior to industrial development, the Passaic River and Watchung Mountains were major geographic landmarks amidst the untouched wilderness.

West Orange is located at the peak of the Watchung Mountains. This vantage point over the valleys east to Manhattan had a strategic value for Lenni Lenape warriors, and later George Washington’s troops during the American Revolution. The wooded South Mountain Reservation has rocks shaped like the backs of large turtles. The area is now known as “Turtle Back Rock Picnic Area” and gives its name to the Turtle Back Zoo. The Turtle Back Rocks were considered sacred to the Native Americans.[citation needed]

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