Preakness, New Jersey

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Preakness, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Preakness's location in Passaic County (Inset: Passaic County in New Jersey)
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Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Passaic
Township Wayne
Elevation 213 ft (65 m)
ZIP code 07470
GNIS feature ID 0879476[1]

Preakness is an unincorporated community located within Wayne in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

The colt Preakness, for whom the Preakness Stakes Thoroughbred horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland is named, was owned by Milton H. Sanford's Preakness Stables located at the corner of Valley Road and Preakness Avenue.

Preakness is the birthplace of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Barry Littlefield and his brother Fred Littlefield, a jockey who won the 1888 Preakness Stakes.

The name itself was said to have come from the Native American name Pra-qua-les for "Quail Woods" in the area.[2] An alternative translation derives the name from per-ukunees, which is thought to mean "young buck".[3][4]

References

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  2. ↑ Origin of the "Preakness" preakness-stakes.info - Retrieved May 17, 2009
  3. ↑ Nelson, William. The Indians of New Jersey: Their Origin and Development; Manners and Customs; Language, Religion, and Government. The Press Printing and Publishing Company, Paterson, NJ, 1894. See Page 127. Available via Google Books
  4. ↑ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 14, 2015.


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