Preakness, New Jersey

Preakness is an unincorporated community located within Wayne in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.[2]

Preakness, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Preakness, New Jersey
Preakness's location in Passaic County (Inset: Passaic County in New Jersey)
Preakness, New Jersey
Preakness, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Preakness, New Jersey
Preakness, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°55′49″N 74°13′40″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyPassaic
TownshipWayne
Elevation
213 ft (65 m)
ZIP code
07470
GNIS feature ID0879476[1]

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.[3] An alternative translation derives the name from per-ukunees, which is thought to mean "young buck".[4][5]

References
  1. "Preakness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Origin of the "Preakness" Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, preakness-stakes.info. Accessed May 17, 2009.
  4. Nelson, William. The Indians of New Jersey: Their Origin and Development; Manners and Customs; Language, Religion, and Government, p. 127. The Press Printing and Publishing Company, Paterson, NJ, 1894. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  5. 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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