Ramapo
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Ramapo is the name of several places and institutions in northern New Jersey (Bergen and Passaic Counties) and the adjoining area of Rockland County in southeastern New York State.
In New Jersey
- Ramapo CollegeRamapo CollegeRamapo College of New Jersey is a public liberal arts and professional studies institution of the New Jersey system of higher education.- Location :...
, in Mahwah - Ramapo High School (New Jersey), in Franklin Lakes
- Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School DistrictRamapo Indian Hills Regional High School DistrictThe Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional school district consisting of two four-year public high schools located in Bergen County, New Jersey. The district serves over 2,100 students from the suburban communities of Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff...
, in Bergen County - Ramapo Mountain ReservationRamapo Mountain ReservationThe Ramapo Valley Reservation is a 3000+acre county park located in Mahwah, New Jersey in Bergen County, bordering Ringwood State Park to the north and the Ramapo Mountain State Forest to the south. It is also known as the Ramapo Reservation and the Ramapo Valley County Reservation...
, a Bergen County park - Ramapo Mountain State ForestRamapo Mountain State ForestRamapo Mountain State Forest is a 4,200 acre state forest in Bergen and Passaic Counties in New Jersey. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry....
, in Bergen and Passaic Counties
In New York
- East Ramapo Central School DistrictEast Ramapo Central School DistrictEast Ramapo Central School District is a school district headquartered in the Senator Eugene Levy Dr. Jack R. Anderson Education Center in the Town of Ramapo, New York, United States. The district serves areas of eastern Town of Ramapo, including Chestnut Ridge, New Hempstead, New Square, Spring...
, serves the village of Spring Valley and surrounding areas in the town of Ramapo - Ramapo Central School DistrictRamapo Central School DistrictRamapo Central School District is a school district headquartered in Hillburn, a village in the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Suffern; east of Orange County, New York; south of Viola and west of Montebello...
, serves the village of Suffern, and surrounding areas in the town of Ramapo - Ramapo High School (New York), in Ramapo
- Ramapo, New YorkRamapo, New YorkRamapo , formerly known as New Hempstead and then Hampstead, is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of New Jersey; southeast of Orange County, New York; south of the Town of Haverstraw and west of the Town of Clarkstown and the Town of Orangetown...
, a town in Rockland County
People
- Ramapough Mountain IndiansRamapough Mountain IndiansThe Ramapough Mountain Indians, also known as Ramapo Mountain Indians or the Ramapough Lenape Nation, are a group of approximately 5,000 people living around the Ramapo Mountains of northern New Jersey and southern New York. Their tribal office is located on Stag Hill Road on Houvenkopf Mountain in...
, or Ramapough Lunaape Indian Nation, a tribal group living around the Ramapo Mountains
Other
- Ramapo FaultRamapo FaultThe Ramapo Fault zone, spanning more than 185 miles in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, is a system of faults between the northern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont areas to the east. This fault is perhaps the best known fault zone in the Mid-Atlantic region, and some small earthquakes...
, in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania - USS Ramapo (AO-12)USS Ramapo (AO-12)-External links:* at navsource.org...
, a U.S. Navy ship