1 definition by Tommy O'Connor
Pronounced "Shappaqua", the Mohican word for "a quiet place with a roaring brook". Chappaqua is a quiet hamlet in Westchester County about 40 miles from NYC. They have an excellent school system, which in turn creates the highest taxes per towns in the U.S. (as of 2007). The town has 18 Churches and 1 Synagouge, it was originally founded by Quakers, which is also the names of the High School teams. The median household goes for $570,000 making it an expensive town to buy property in, but its lack of crime, pristine road ways, lush property, and "Mom and Pop" style town, keep it popular to young families and those wishing to be close to the City.
Chappaqua is roughly 68% Catholic, 32% Other. Most homes carry at least 1 acre of property and there are still thousands of acres of woodland. A shooting Club, a beautiful Library, and the Readers Digest H.Q. are among the notable sites in this New Castle town.
by Tommy O'Connor May 16, 2007