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	Rockaway River in New Jersey
		The Rockaway River, which winds through 40 miles of wooded valleys, residential properties, and scenes of industrial use and misuse, carries what we give it and deposits that load in the Passaic River in Montville Township, Morris County.
		In its 40 miles, the Rockaway serves as a précis of the story of all American rivers and their relationship with people who live, work, play, travel, love, care for and ignore them.
		After the Rockaway turns to the south, it tumbles through a series of small lakes and ponds, fed along the way by several brooks and creeks.
	www.njskylands.com /tnrockawayriv.htm (2689 words)

	Rockaway, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rockaway Peninsula, also known as The Rockaways, is the name of a peninsula of Long Island, most of which is located within the borough of Queens in New York City; the peninsula's easternmost section forms the town of East Rockaway, in suburban Nassau County.
		Rockaway was initially settled by the Canarsie tribe, but sold to the Dutch by the Mohegan tribe along with most of Long Island in 1639, and to the British in 1685.
		Rockaways' Playland, a world renowned amusement park opened in 1901, and was a popular place for New York families until 1985 when insurance costs and competition from major regional parks made it impossible to continue operations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rockaway,_New_York (920 words)

	Rockaway, New York -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A popular summer resort area since the (The decade from 1830 to 1839) 1830s, Rockaway — or, as it is informally known, "The Rockaways" — has become a mixture of lower, middle, and upper-class neighborhoods.
		Rockaway became a popular area for seaside hotels starting in the (The decade from 1830 to 1839) 1830s, and popularity grew with the coming of the (Click link for more info and facts about Long Island Railroad) Long Island Railroad in the (The decade from 1880 to 1889) 1880s.
		Rockaway Playland, a world renowned amusement park opened in 1901, and was a popular place for New York families until 1985 when insurance costs and competition from major regional parks made it impossible to continue operations.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rockaway,_new_york.htm (1002 words)

	About Rockaway Township (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rockaway Township is 11.6 miles long and 5.2 miles wide, with an area of 45.3 square miles.
		The population of Rockaway Township has grown from 2,423 in 1940, 4,418 in 1950, 10,356 in 1960, 18,955 in 1970, 19,850 in 1980, to 19,572 in 1990 and 22,930 in 2000.
		Rockaway was the first district in America to actively work and mine iron ore. The contribution of the iron industry assisted in the cause for independence from England prior to the American Revolution.
	www.gti.net /rocktwp/rthist.html (2993 words)

	Encyclopedia: Far Rockaway (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Far Rockaway is one of the four neighborhoods on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States.
		Far Rockaway is one of the most distant New York neighborhoods from Manhattan, the cultural and financial center of New York City.
		Rockaway Beach is sometimes known as the "Irish Riviera".
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Far-Rockaway (540 words)

	Rockaway LSS
		Rockaway (#91) Rockaway station is believed to have been built "near the village of Rockaway" in 1854, although a keeper, John Abrams, is identified in the year 1853.
		In 1942 the station was relocated from the ocean side of the Rockaway area to the projected inlet side, at the foot of Marine Parkway Bridge, about a mile away from the original site.
		Rockaway is one of the largest and busiest units of its type in the former Third Coast Guard District.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/STATIONS/ROCKAWAY.html (637 words)

	Rockaway (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rockaway was then known as Reckowacky, which meant "the place of our own people", a name that literally was interpreted from "neck of the land".
		In 1833 the Rockaway Association, a group of wealthy individuals who wanted to develop a fine oceanfront hotel in Rockaway, purchased most of the oceanfront property on the old homestead from descendants of Richard Cornell.
		During the War of 1812, a block-house was built at the point of the Rockaway peninsula, at approximately Beach 137 street, and manned round the clock by the military of New York City.
	www.rockawave.com /common/history/history.html (1834 words)

	JFK Airport Runway 22 Right (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The community of Rockaway Beach has the distinction of being selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the only community near JFK Airport to specially designated to have nighttime flights directed over it.
		Rockaway Beach is the only community near JFK Airport to have this special night time designation.
		Many believe this was done by the FAA to punish the Rockaway Beach community for their opposition to JFK Airport expansion plans and the FAA's unjust, politically-influenced and racist aircraft routing policies.
	pages.prodigy.net /rockaway/jfkrun22.htm (619 words)

	AllRefer.com - Rockaway, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Rockaway, narrow peninsula, c.10 mi (16 km) long, SW Long Island, SE N.Y., in Queens borough of New York City.
		Separating Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean and isolated from the rest of New York City, the densely populated peninsula owes its growth to road and rail connections across the bay.
		A section of Gateway National Recreation Area, including Rockaway Beach, Fort Tilden, and Jacob Riis Park, is there.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/Rockaway.html (174 words)

	Rockaway, New Jersey Real Estate
		Rockaway Borough New Jersey is home to 6,473 residents in Morris County, and covers 18 square miles of land.
		Rockaway Borough is 18 miles from Wayne, and is closest to the following cities; White Meadow Lake, NJ (1.3 miles), Victory Gardens, NJ (2.7 miles), Dover, NJ (3.2 miles), Lake Telemark, NJ (4.1 miles), Wharton, NJ (4.6 miles), Mountain Lakes, NJ (5.1 miles), Morris Plains, NJ (5.2 miles) and Boonton, NJ (7.2 miles).
		Rockaway Borough is located approximately 40 miles west of New York City off of routes 80 and 46.
	www.relocate-america.com /states/NJ/cities/rockaway.htm (331 words)

	Rockaway, NJ - New Jersey Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving ...
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		It is vitally important that you provide Rockaway, New Jersey Florists with accurate, detailed information regarding the name and address of the person to whom you are sending flowers.
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	Rockaway Rugby
		Many of Rockaway's young ruggers play or have played for the Xavier High School Rugby team which is currently ranked in the Top 5 high schools in the United States.
		In 1992, members of Rockaway Rugby Club formed Fishead Realty LP and purchase a parcel of land in the community - Queens, New York City.
		In the year 2001, Rockaway Rugby Football Club became partners with the National Park Service of United States to promote the sport of rugby at park facilities and to conserve and protect the environment at Fort Tilden, a unit of Gateway - U.S.A. National Park System.
	www.rockawayrugby.com /history.php (1190 words)

	Rockaway Township Home Page
		Located in picturesque northwestern Morris County, Rockaway Township is the largest municipality in the county, spanning over 45.6 square miles.
		With over 20,000 residents, Rockaway Township is a family community that offers a unique combination of distinctive neighborhoods which retain a small town character, with lake communities, new housing developments and quiet, more rural residential areas.
		Rockaway Township, which celebrated its Sesquicentennial Anniversary in 1994, is not only an ideal location for business but, just as importantly, offers an ideal location for living, raising a family and enjoying life.
	www.rockawaytownship.org (291 words)

	ROCKAWAY BEACH - Spring 1963
		Boats landing at Rockaway in those days docked in front of the the pavilion and after landing, the passengers walked through the pavilion toward their destinations on the beach.
		Rockaway's band and dancers would board a dance boat operated by the SAMMY LANE DOCK, dance all the way to Branson, get off and enjoy an evening at the pavilion in Branson, and then dance our way home to Rockaway on the boat.
		Rockaway Beach continued to gr ow by leaps and bounds to its present state-one of the finest resort areas in the Ozarks.
	thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org /lochist/periodicals/wrv/V1/N7/Sp63g.htm (1481 words)

	East Rockaway History
		Historically, East Rockaway is like the child that received a thwack on the head early in life and stopped growing until the other kids were head and shoulders over it.
		That oven was Near Rockaway’s first bakery, Prior to the revolution there was already enough trading at the point to permit the miller to do a side business supplying the farmers and sloop owners with bread.
		For many years, due to the presence of lingering groups of Rockaway Indians who for some time hung on to their encampment where Waverly avenue is now, Near Rockaway inhabitants buried their dead right on the premises.
	www.nassaulibrary.org /eastrock/history.htm (5457 words)

	Weiner (NY09) - Press Release - "Isabel" Near Miss Reveals Major Flaws In Rockaway Evacuation Plan
		OEM called local nursing homes and hospitals to remind them to check to make sure their generators were working and that they had enough medical supplies, and provided general information to senior centers.
		Problem: Bringing rescue equipment to Rockaway during a hurricane would be logistical nightmare.
		Rockaway is home to over 100,000 residents, some of the City’s most popular beaches and cherished beach front property.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/press/ny09_weiner/093003isabel.html (865 words)

	Rockaway on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The trashing of the rockaways by city and state.
		Rockaway Beach parish thrust to center of a new crisis.(The Dallas Morning News)
		The Rockaway Band plays at the Hollywood Beach Theatre bandshell on May 11, 2005.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/R/Rockaway.asp (559 words)

	IND Rockaway Branch/Jamaica Bay Crossing
		The Rockaway line dates back to 1892 when it was built by the Long Island Railroad.
		The Far Rockaway side has new lights and well maintained stations, while the Rockaway Park side, with the exception of the Rockaway Park Terminal, have old lights, dim mezzanines, and are in poorer condition.
		There have been numerous service patterns to the Rockaways, of which the latest shows signs that the service is beginning to bring in money.
	www.nycsubway.org /ind/rockaway (379 words)

	Rockaway Beach, Oregon (Cities)
		Rockaway Beach is located along Highway 101 overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
		Rockaway post office was established March 22, 1911, with F. Miller, first postmaster.
		Twin Rocks, located one mile south of Rockaway on US Hwy 101, was named for two large sea stacks more than 100 feet high in the Pacific Ocean just beyond low tide line.
	www.ohwy.com /or/r/rockaway.htm (131 words)

	Historical Markers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1750, the family purchased much of what is now Rockaway Township because of the valuable iron deposits.
		John Jacob Faesch, a Swiss iron master, leased the "plantation" complete with an iron mine, grist and flax mills, apple orchard and meadows, from the Ford family, in 1772 and purchased it in 1792.
		Today the Ford-Faesch House is owned by the Rockaway Township and maintained by the Historical Society of the Rockaways.
	www.gti.net /rocktwp/histmark.html (979 words)

	Surfline \| Rockaway Beach (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The main break at Rockaway is a right that breaks on the south end of a beach, into a deep channel along the point.
		When the ocean is moving, Rockaway fills up with a lot of moving water, all of it looking for somewhere to escape.
		The Days Inn at Rockaway Beach is only half of a block from the beach.
	www.surfline.com /travel/surfmaps/us/sanfrancisco_monterey/rockaway.cfm (661 words)

	Rockaway Beach
		Rockaway Beach, California, United States [Place] is in San Mateo County; location is 37°36'31"N 122°29'39"W; elevation is 68 feet [SourceGSP]
		Rockaway Beach, Missouri, United States [City]; population was 275 in 1990; housing units was 247 in 1990; location is 36°42'N 93°10'W; land area is 0.50 square miles (318 acres); water area is 0.08 square miles (54 acres); FIPS code is 62570 [SourceCBP]
		Rockaway Beach, Oregon, United States [City]; population was 970 in 1990; housing units was 1,341 in 1990; location is 45°37'N 123°56'W; land area is 1.36 square miles (868 acres); water area is 0.08 square miles (49 acres); FIPS code is 62900 [SourceCBP]
	www.placesnamed.com /R/o/rockaway_beach.asp (217 words)

	Rockaway, OR - Oregon Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving ...
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	www.flowershopnetwork.com /directory/OregonFlorists/Rockaway.php (858 words)

	Wave of Long Island - Front Page
		Staff members and parents arriving at PS 225 in Rockaway Beach on Monday morning were greeted with a racial screed that is being investigated by the NYPD's Hate Crimes Unit, sources say.
		Far Rockaway High School defensive back Patrick Hernandez (2) attempts to stop Beach Channel High School running back Turran Rhodes (21) in last week's gridiron game for peninsula bragging rights.
		The annual memorial service marking the sixth anniversary of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 will be held this upcoming Monday morning, November 12, at the Flight 587 Memorial, located at Beach 116 Street and the boardwalk.
	www.rockawave.com (189 words)

	Rockaway Beach, Missouri
		Rockaway Beach, Missouri, the first "Family Resort Community" west of the Mississippi River, was founded in 1917.
		Rockaway is peppered with Restaurants, Marinas, Shops, and Lodging Facilities giving you a true taste of the Ozarks without bustin your wallet.
		Rockaway Beach has 44 acres of park land for your use too.
	rockawaybeachchamber.com (440 words)

	East Rockaway News
		An East Rockaway family was out of their home yesterday after storm waters collapsed a bulkhead...
		East Rockaway homeowner Bruce Glazer is in danger of losing his home to the Thixton Canal and he is not the only one.
		Crime Stoppers and the Identity Theft Unit of the Suffolk County Police Department are asking the publics help to locate a woman and her daughter who are wanted in connection with a payroll scam that netted the...
	www.topix.net /city/east-rockaway-ny (871 words)

	S- Rockaway Shuttle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This shuttle train provides service to the southern part of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, with a terminus at Beach 116th Street/Rockaway Park.
		From 1967 to 1971, the Rockaway Shuttle was lettered "HH" (color: red) and was extended to Euclid Avenue in Brooklyn between roughly midnight and 6:00 A.M., hours when the A-8 Avenue Express did not run to and from Far Rockaway.
		Later, the designation "CC" (color: green) was used for the shuttle, although during rush hours this train was extended all the way to Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/S-_Rockaway_Shuttle (245 words)

	Rockaways Playland - Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY
		Rockaways Playland - Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY Rockaways' Playland
		Originally known as Thompson's Amusement Park, Rockaways' Playland was owned by LeMarcus Thompson, until his death.
		Several Roller Coasters have operated at Rockaways' Playland over the years.
	www.defunctparks.com /parks/NY/rockaway/rockaway.htm (232 words)

	Puerto Escondido Hotels - Hotel Rockaway - Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
		Rockaway Hotel is beautifully constructed of indigenous materials (palm and palapa) and with an abundance of coconut palms and tropical plants and flowers.
		The accommodations are individual cabanas (bungalows) separated by parking spaces for your motor vehicle (all parking is within the resort grounds).
		Rockaway is the most popular hotel on the beach!
	www.mexonline.com /rockaway.htm (345 words)

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