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'''Pequannock''' is a small [[suburban]] township located in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] northern [[New Jersey]]. It is primarily a bedroom community to nearby [[New York City]] and home to roughly 4,661 residents. What the town lacks in entertainment or commerce it makes up for in historical significance.

== '''AnthonyLinguistic Dale Torcato'''Significance ==

Pequannock is thought to have been derived from the Lenni Lenape "Paquettahhnuake", meaning, "cleared land ready or being readied for cultivation". Pompton has been cited by some sources to mean "a place where they catch soft fish".

(born [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_October October 25], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979 1979], in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodland%2C_CA Woodland, California]) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_league_baseball Major League Baseball] player who currently is a free agent.

== Historic Pequannock ==

Incorporated in [[1740]] as one of the largest townships in the region, this 6.96 square mile bedroom community composed of [[Pompton Plains]] in its northern portion and old Pequannock in its southern was once a vast 176 square mile region of [[rural]] [[farmland]] settled by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] after its purchase by [[Arent Schuyler]] and associates in the late [[1690]]'s.

'''MLB Career'''

During the [[Revolutionary War]], [[George Washington]]'s troops camped on what is now the site of the Pequannock Valley Middle School. Washington himself of course made sure to get a room in the nearby Mandeville Inn.

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Torcato was drafted in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 1998 MLB draft by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants San Francisco Giants]. He was called up by the Giants on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_26 July 26],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002 2002]. After 2005 Torcato had a .298 career batting average in the MLB.

During the Civil War, Pequannock was a stop on the underground railroad. The Giles Mandeville House, a field and quarrystone structure located at 515 Turnpike, which served as a waypoint for many runaway slaves, still stands today in use as the Manse of the adjacent First Reformed Church since 1953.

'''Fan Club'''

== Other Pequannock Information ==

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People in Pequannock do lots of hardxcore drugs and get trashed nearly every night. Hooray Beer!

Tony Torcato's fan club, Torcatoism, is based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis%2C_Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee]. Torcatoism was founded in August 2001 and continues to grow. The Torcatoists have made it a tradition to watch Tony Torcato play in Memphis, depending on schedules. [http://www.geocities.com/torcatoism Torcatoism's website] has become quite popular in the last couple years. Many Giants fans and baseball fans have shown great interest in Torcatoism and the website. Currently Torcatoism is awaiting Tony Torcato's decision on which team he will play for in 2006.

Pequannock people are usually white. Notar needs to leave town.

== Current statistics==

*Population ([[2000]] Census): 4,661

*Housing Units: 1,675

*Land Area: 1.67 square miles

*Water Area: 0.07 square miles

*Zip Codes: 07440, 07444

*Area Code: (973)

*County: Morris

*State: New Jersey

[http://www.hometownlocator.com/ZCTA.cfm?ZIPCode=07440 2000 Census Info]

== External links ==

*[http://www.pequannocktownship.org/ Pequannock Township Official Website]

*[http://www.pequannock.org/ Pequannock School District]

*[http://www.hometownlocator.com/ZCTA.cfm?ZIPCode=07440 2000 Census Information]

*[http://www.pequannocklacrosse.org/ Pequannock Lacrosse Club]

*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/njpequa.htm Revolutionary Petition of Patriots (May 1776)]