Haskell, New Jersey
Populated place in Passaic County, New Jersey, US
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Haskell is an unincorporated community located within Wanaque Borough, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] Haskell was formed in 1898 as a company town for a smokeless powder mill of the Laflin & Rand Powder Company. The town was named for Laflin & Rand company president Jonathan Haskell. The Haskell powder mill manufactured the W.A. .30 caliber smokeless powder used in United States Army service rifles until 1908.[4] Laflin & Rand was purchased by DuPont in 1902,[5] suffered from an explosion caused by sabotage in World War I,[6] and the powder mill ceased operations in 1926.[4] The area is served by the United States Postal Service as part of ZIP Code 07420. The community is located in suburban Northern New Jersey.
Haskell, New Jersey | |
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 Ringwood Avenue (CR 511) in Haskell | |
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| Coordinates: 41°01′42″N 74°17′46″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Passaic |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,942 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern daylight time) |
| ZIP Code | 07420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0876987[2] |
As of the 2010 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07420 was 4,942.[1]
Points of interest
Elks Camp Moore is an Elks accredited summer overnight camp for children with special needs. The camp is located high on top of a mountain overlooking Route 287, bordering both Haskell and Wanaque. Admission is free for campers, and the camp is funded in part by local New Jersey Elks lodges.[7]
Back Beach Park is a 27-acre (11 ha) recreational park located in Haskell, that features various sports fields and hiking trails. Completed at a cost o $290,000 on and purchased in the early 1980, a took a decade to complete the park amid environmental challenges.[8] Accessible trails include the Wanaque Ridge, which overlooks the town at its peak, as well as the Indian Hills Trail, which connects to the Ramapo Valley County Reservation in Mahwah.[9]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Haskell include:
- Loretta Ford (1920–2025), nurse who was the co-founder of the first nurse practitioner program[10]
- Bill Palatucci, (born 1958), attorney who is a member of the Republican National Committee and the New Jersey Apportionment Commission, and headed selection of staff for the first presidential transition of Donald Trump.[11]