Peapack-Gladstone, NJ
The
population of Peapack-Gladstone is 2,245 and it's geographic size is
5.9 square miles.
The origin of Peapack's name may derive from the original Native American
town name in something near its original spelling. There is no one explanation,
but here are a few possibilities:
Peapack:
1. Pe, "water", pack, "roots."
2. Translation of the Indian word to mean "marriage of water."
3. An Indian trail from the Raritan to the Musconetcong extended to
the Minisink country. There was evidently a small Indian village along
that trail that occupied the site of what is now known as Peapack. Perhaps
the village was a place where water was located, where travelers on
the trail could stop to rest and drink.
The origin of Gladstone:
1. A post office was established at the upper end of the village of
Peapack when the railroads extended its line, therefore they needed to
name the village.
2. Village acquired its name through actions of William Hillard, a local
judge and farm owner. Hillard was an admirer of the honorable William
E. Gladstone, the prime minister of Great Britain at the time. Hillard
wrote to Gladstone asking premission to use his name. William E. Gladstone
was a great admirer of the United States. Gladstone called the American
constitution "the most remarkable work ever struck off at a given
time by the brain and purpose of the man" and thought the US Senate
"the most remarkable of all the inventions of modern politics."
Peapack-Gladstone information and photographs obtained by Lisa Lonergan.
| Peapack-Gladstone Residential Sales Statistics | |
| 2009: High Sales Price = $5,350,000 Low SP = $160,000 Median SP = $667,000 |
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| Source: Garden State Multiple Listing Service. | |
