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New Jersey (pronounce /nuːˈdʒɝzi/) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York and Philadelphia.

Trivia about new jersey

  • This state is 2nd in blueberry production, 3rd in cranberries, 4th in peaches but 1st in chemical production
  • It's the only state that doesn't have an undergraduate university or university system named just for the state itself
  • Bruce Springsteen was born in 1949 in Freehold, near Asbury Park, in this state
  • With about 1,040 people per square mile of land, life in this most densely populated state is a real garden party
  • Weehawken, site of an 1804 political duel, is in this state's 13th, represented by Albio Sires
  • In the 1674 Treaty of Westminster, the Dutch returned New York & this other "new" colony to the British
  • Called the "Garden State", it leads the U.S. in hazardous waste sites
  • Palisades Interstate Park lies in both New York & this state
  • A regular rocket scientist, U.S. Representative Rush Holt of this "Garden State" was a nuclear physicist
  • Cape May, at the end of the Garden State Parkway in this state, is the USA's oldest seashore resort
  • While she sang of being "Born & raised in San Jose", Dionne's actually from East Orange in this state
  • Fort Dix is in this state's 4th District, repped by Chris Smith, who was elected to Congress at age 27
  • This state boasts 2 of the oldest universities in the U.S.: Princeton & Rutgers
  • The 89% high school graduation rate of this "Garden State" is the USA's highest
  • In 1869 this state's Rutgers beat Princeton in the first college game
  • The Chatfield Memorial Garden is one of many lovely gardens in this Garden State
  • The light bulb & the phonograph were invented in this state
  • Known for its Victorian homes, Cape May in this state celebrates Victorian Week every October
  • On November 20, 1789 this "Garden State" became the first to ratify the Bill of Rights
  • In 1933 this state ushered in the first drive-in movie theater; it was located in Camden
  • Paterson, in this state, was once known as "America's Silk City"
  • Count Basie &Bruce Springsteen
  • On March 31, 1870 in Perth Amboy in this state, Thomas Peterson became the first black to vote in the U.S.
  • A Naval air station in the city of Lakehurst in this state was the site of the fateful 1937 Hindenburg explosion
  • With more than 1,000 people per square mile, this East Coast state has the highest population density in the U.S.
  • 242-year-old Sandy Hook Lighthouse, which lies on this Garden State's coast, is the USA's oldest still in use
  • Oops! The first catalogue showing all 50 stamps accidentally had New York twice, leaving this neighbor out
  • The horse is the state animal of this state, home to Schering-Plough & Bayonne
  • Place names that come from Indian tribes in this state include Totowa, Piscataway & Passaic
  • Garden State
  • A submarine launched by John P. Holland in the 1800s can be seen at the Paterson Museum in this state
  • This state's many hazardous waste sites include Chemsol in Piscataway & Crompton in Perth Amboy
  • Founded in 1779, the Elizabeth Daily Journal, this state's oldest newspaper, folded
  • Elizabeth is this state's fourth-largest city in population
  • The first stagecoach line was established in 1732 between Burlington & Amboy in this colony
  • A house in this state's city of Hackensack was given to Baron von Steuben for service to the U.S.; he sold it
  • While it's been called the "Clam State" & "Mosquito State", it's officially the "Garden State"
  • "Oklahoma!" had a surrey with a fringe on top; this Garden State's musical would feature a Zeppelin
  • The Garden State Parkway passes by Paramus & Passaic in this state
  • Christine Todd Whitman
  • The first U.S. passenger rail fatalities occurred in this state when the Camden & Amboy train derailed
  • Here's a famous holiday cruise taken to this state
  • A numbered shirt you just bought from your favorite football team
  • Aaron Burr, Jack Nicholson, Frank Sinatra
  • Cherry Hill
  • The most densely populated state; every one of this middle Atlantic state's 21 counties has over 50,000 people
  • The Brendan Byrne Arena is named for a former governor of this state
  • In 1982 the NHL's Colorado Rockies became this state's Devils
  • This colony was granted to Sir George Carteret who had been lt. governor of one of the Channel Islands
  • A&P,Toys "R" Us,Pathmark
  • (Hi, I'm Ian Ziering) On TV I live in "Beverly Hills 90210", but I was born in West Orange 07052 in this state
  • Franklin's son William, governor of this colony, was a staunch Tory
  • This state was home to the world's first drive-in movie theater & the first boardwalk
  • At 6,704 square miles, Swaziland is slightly smaller than this "garden state"
  • Christine Todd Whitman was elected the 50th governor of this state in 1993
  • Cape May, in this state, is as far south as Washington, D.C.
  • Haddonfield, in this Eastern state, was the site of the first "nearly complete" dinosaur find--a Hadrosaurus
  • This state's largest lake, Lake Hapatcong, lies about 25 miles west of Passaic
  • During much of the colonial period, its assembly met alternately at Perth Amboy & Burlington
  • Seton Hill University is in Greensburg, Penn.; Seton Hall University is in South Orange in this state
  • Rahway River,Passaic River
  • Jon Corzine
  • Check out Nassau Hall, the U.S. capitol in 1783, located at Princeton Univ. in this state
  • The Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778 in this state was the last major battle in the north
  • There's a replica of the study in the ex-president's home in this state, kept as it was when he fell fatally ill
  • It took all "The Real Housewives of" this to restrain Teresa from going after Danielle Staub on the reunion show
  • In 2007 this state's Jon Corzine broke several bones in a car crash--he wasn't buckled in
  • Nothing to boast about, but the state with the most hazardous wast sites, more than 115, is this "Garden State"
  • Mary Pickford, Pearl White, and Theda Bara were among those who made movies in Fort Lee in this state
  • In 1738, after 36 years of sharing a governor with New York, this colony got its own governor, Lewis Morris
  • In 1987, a mile-long garbage slick was spotted off Monmouth County in this state; call Tony Soprano, he's in waste mgmt.
  • The home where Albert Einstein spent his last 20 years is in this state
  • Cape May is a resort town in this state, down the shore from Point Pleasant
  • Fort Monmouth in this state is the headquarters of the U.S. Army Telecommunications-Electronics Command
  • Christine Todd Whitman, 1994 to 2001
  • Concrete barriers that restrict access are named for this state on whose highways they were first used
  • In 1664 the Duke of York granted land west of the Hudson River to his supporters; it was named this
  • Fort Monmouth,Fort Dix
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands next to a Seeing Eye dog.) While there are other schools, only dogs trained at The Seeing Eye's Morristown location in this East Coast state can rightly be called Seeing Eye dogs
  • This present state "resembles a beer barrel, tapped at both ends," with the beer "running into Philadelphia & New York"
  • The Great Falls of the Passaic are a sight to be seen in this state
  • The Raritan is the longest river wholly within this state
  • This state was named for an island in the English Channel
  • Fort Dix in this state is bordered by McGuire Air Force Base & Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst
  • Born there in 1837, Grover is the only president native to this state
  • Take a gamble & visit Lucy the Elephant, seen here, a seaside attraction in this state for over 100 years
  • Mercer County, which became the center for a Martian invasion in 1938

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