Heh, in other words, the name worked for Mellancamp so why shouldn't it work for me!
Whoah, that didn't even cross my mind. You're quick on your toes with your thinking. But, no, I don't think that's the idea behind it. It probably didn't cross Doughty's mind either. It just ...
It was named for Chief Piscataway. And Metuchen was named for an indian, not sure if he was a Chief, but he died on the train passing through that area...if my memory serves me correctly.
Yes it was. But, I'm talking about what "Piscataway" means. I think the Piscataway Indians originated in Virginia, and had that name because of the topography of the land of which they were based. I'm actually Native American but can't speak more confidently about it, due to my lack of further knownledge than that. I'd hafta ask someone about anything further on the topic.