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Atco is an unincorporated community in Waterford Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area, located southeast of Camden. Though generally considered part of Waterford Township, a small section of the southern edge of Atco is located in Winslow Township.〔Gargan, Guy. ("Local bowling: Kevin Voss rolls his first perfect game en route to 796 series in Hammonton" ) in ''The Press of Atlantic City'', April 18, 2011. Accessed November 15, 2013.〕〔McCullen, Sean. ("Police: Citizen Tip Nets Drug, Weapon Charges" ) in ''Gloucester Township Patch'', November 6, 2011. Accessed November 15, 2013.〕 As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08004 was 12,350.〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 08004 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 27, 2013.〕 Atco is the home of the Atco Raceway, and served as the location for the movie ''Eddie and the Cruisers''. In 2005, an episode of ''Viva La Bam'' was shot at the raceway. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08004.〔 ==History== The area gets its name from the Atlantic Transport Company, though other possible derivations have been offered, one of which is from the Indian word for "Land of many deer."〔Beck, Henry Charlton. ("Jersey Genesis: The Story of the Mullica River" ), via Google Books, p. 291. "More pertinent to us is the fact that Atco, in the same neighborhood, took its name from the Atlantic Transportation Company..."〕 The Atlantic Transport Company of West Virginia placed a major order with the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey for four big ships launched 1902-3, which may have something to do with the choice of the name Atco at this time. Camden and Atlantic Railroad was founded in 1854; it crossed the Pinelands from Camden to Atlantic City. The Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad was established soon after, linking Atco to communities such as Toms River, Waretown, Atsion and Vineland. The story of the Atco Ghost is popular in Atco. Legend has it that a young boy was killed by a car while chasing a ball and that his ghost can be seen playing in the same street, Burnt Mill Road, after honking one's horn.〔Rose, Lisa. ("Creepy New Jersey: The stuff of legends" ), ''The Star-Ledger'', April 13, 2012. Accessed July 31, 2012. "The Atco Ghost is Jersey's most dutiful apparition, a specter that appears when drivers honk three times on Burnt Mill Road in the Pine Barrens. The legend is that a boy darted into the street chasing a ball and was struck by a drunken driver."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atco, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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