ting ▁( bec ame ▁Pap ak ating ), ▁after ▁the ▁stream ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁located , ▁but ▁gradually ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁P ellett own ". ▁His ▁son ▁Stephen ▁J . ▁Pel let ▁( 1 8 2 0 – 1 8 8 6 ), ▁a ▁local ▁far mer , ▁merchant , ▁and ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁post master ▁of ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁post ▁office ▁operating ▁in ▁his ▁store . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ▁and ▁its ▁waters hed ▁is ▁rural ▁in ▁character ; ▁consisting ▁of ▁far ml and , ▁for ests , ▁and ▁wet lands . ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁low - dens ity ▁communities . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁trib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ▁have ▁been ▁dam med ▁to ▁create ▁man - made ▁la kes ▁that ▁were ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁resident ial ▁develop ments . ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁a ▁dam ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁Clo ve ▁Creek ▁in ▁Sus sex ▁Bor ough ▁to ▁create ▁Clo ve ▁Ac res ▁Lake ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁horse ▁racing ▁track ▁and ▁pic nic ▁spot . ▁The ▁ ▁lake ▁was ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁la kes ide ▁community ▁in ▁that ▁str add les ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁Sus sex ▁and ▁W antage ▁Township . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Lake ▁Ne ep a ul in ▁in ▁W antage ▁Township ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁dam ming ▁an ▁un named ▁mountain ▁stream . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ,