Towaco, New Jersey
Towaco is an unincorporated area within Montville Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07082. Its name reflects the Native American history in the area, which identified the locale as TaWagh, a meaning "hill", a reference to the terrain of Towaco.[1]
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07082 was 4,723.
The Towaco train station offers New Jersey Transit rail service along the Montclair-Boonton Line. It essentially replaces the abandoned Montville station. The train station has been renovated.
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Towaco include:
- Ulric Ellerhusen (1879–1957), sculptor best known for his works of architectural sculpture.[2]
- Reality TV "stars", Teresa and Joe Giudice of Bravo TV's Real Housewives of New Jersey.[3]
Ryan Boyle from smash hit t.v. show, the bugglins and rock group your ruse also lived/lives in towaco.==References==
- ^ Colrick, Patricia Florio. Montville, p. 77, Arcadia Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0738502820. Accessed February 23, 2011.
- ^ Bzdak, Meredith Arms; and Petersen, Douglas. Public sculpture in New Jersey: monuments to collective identity, p. 1922, Rutgers University Press, 1999. ISBN 0813527007. Accessed February 23, 2011.
- ^ Hyman, Vicki (2010, June 11). "New Jersey 'Housewives' home off the market; Teresa Giudice says she's not selling". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2010/06/new_jersey_housewives_home_off.html. Retrieved 2010, August 25.
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Coordinates: 40°55′19″N 74°20′44″W / 40.92194°N 74.34556°W
