Whippany, Unincorporated community in Hanover Township, New Jersey.
Whippany is an unincorporated community in eastern Morris County, New Jersey, sprawling across several square kilometers. The Whippany River flows through its center, shaping the land with its banks and vegetation.
The region was originally inhabited by the Munsee Lenape, who used the river for gathering mussels and hunting. In the 20th century, the community became a hub for education and specialized services.
The name comes from the Whippanong Native Americans, whose word referred to willow groves along the riverbanks. You can still see this connection in the trees and waterways that define the land today.
The area has schools serving different age groups, including two elementary schools and a middle school. Visitors should plan for the distributed layout, as the community spans multiple kilometers across the landscape.
From 1931 to 1966, this was home to The Seeing Eye, the first guide dog training school in the United States. This organization was instrumental in developing modern service dog training methods.
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