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by Spixxy on March 22nd, 2004

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How did the town of Atco, NJ get its name?

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  • by cmadsen on May 1st, 2004

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    It's an abbreviation for Atlantic Transport Company.

    During the Depression, the Federal Writers Program of the WPA produced a book of place name origins, from which I got this information.

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