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Lake Owassa

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who resided in New Jersey. Conversely, the name was derived from the fabricated name of a fictional Indian character in a long poem written by a local clergyman, George William Lloyd (1821–1906) in
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Lake Owassa in Frankford Township, New Jersey, as seen in 1896. Kittatinny Mountain is seen in the background.
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While the name Owassa implies an origin from Native American languages, it is not derived from the
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along its western flank and by Bear Swamp. Water from Lake Owassa feeds into nearby
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Owassa
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for his deceased wife, Sarah Prince Lloyd (1819–1890).
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Location of the lake in New Jersey.
Sussex County, New Jersey
41°09′05″N 74°48′42″W / 41.1512971°N 74.8117095°W / 41.1512971; -74.8117095
Type
lake
lake
Paulins Kill
Frankford Township
Sussex County, New Jersey
Kittatinny Mountain
Culver's Lake
Unami
Munsee
Lenape
Branchville, New Jersey



U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Owassa
Lake Owassa Nostalgia
http://www.lakeowassa.org/
Categories
Lakes of New Jersey
Lakes of Sussex County, New Jersey
Paulins Kill watershed
Frankford Township, New Jersey

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