Cheesequake is an unincorporated community located within Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015. Cheesequake is located along Route 34, south of Cheesequake State Park.
The community's name has been said to be derived from the Lenni Lenape word Cheseh-oh-ke, meaning "upland" or from the word chiskhakink or chickhake, meaning "land that has been cleared."Nestor, Sandy. Indian Place Names in America, Volume 1, p. 112. McFarland & Company, 2012. Accessed March 26, 2018. "The Lenape Indians inhabited this region for more than 6,000 years. Cheesequake is a Lenape word derived from chickhake, meaning 'land that has been cleared.'"
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