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Parsippany–Troy Hills

Parsippany–Troy Hills

      township, Morris county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S. The township extends eastward from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the Passaic River swamps, 23 miles (37 km) west of New York City. Communities within the township include Manor Lakes, Lake Hiawatha, Lake Parsippany, Lake Intervale, Glacier Hills, and Sedgefield.

      Early settlers to the area were the missionaries Abraham and Zackariah Baldwin, and local iron-ore deposits attracted other settlers. About 1713 John Cobb set up a forge at what then became known as Forge Pond in Troy. In the mid-18th century David and Samuel Ogden established the Boone Town Iron Work beside the Rockaway River, the site of which is now covered by the Jersey City Reservoir. Historic houses include Beverwyck and the home of William Livingston, New Jersey's first governor. Parsippany, the name of which has had more than 50 different spellings, is derived from Parsippanong, a Delaware Indian name for a local stream, meaning perhaps “the place where the waters rush through.”

      The name Troy appears on maps prior to the American Revolution, but its origin is unknown. Originally, Parsippany and Troy Hills were included in Whippanong township (renamed Hanover in 1740). The two communities amalgamated and were incorporated in 1928 when Hanover township was divided into smaller units. Mainly residential, the township has diversified manufacturing, including industrial machinery, clothing, computers, food processing, chemicals, and cosmetics. Area 24 square miles (62 square km). Pop. (1990) 48,478; (2000) 50,649.

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