Thought you might enjoy some Interesting facts about New Jersey:
-New Jersey is a peninsula with 130 miles of coastline.
-In the pristine upper northwest corner of the state, is the Appalachian
Highlands region. The name is derived from the small portion of the
Appalachian Mountain chain that passes through NJ, which includes the
highest point in NJ is located in that region at High Point State Park.
-Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
-New Jersey has more racehorses than Kentucky.
-The largest pine forest in the country is located in a protected area
called the NJ Pine Barrens.
-The NJ Devils Hockey team's name originated from the Pine Barrens State
Forest legend of the "Jersey Devil."
-New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq. mi.) than Havana, Cuba.
-North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world, with more cars stolen
in Newark then any other city, even the 2 largest cities, NYC and LA put
together. (As a result, if you live in Essex, where Newark is located, you
pay several hundred dollars more annually for car insurance!)
-New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as
the diner capital of the world.
-North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world with
seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
-New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
-The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor John
P. Holland.
-New Jersey has over 50 resort cities and towns, some of the nations most
famous, Asbury park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Cape May.
-New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US
located in Elizabeth.
-New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle
East Countries, also located in Elizabeth. (You can see it as you fly into
Newark Airport.)
-The light bulb, phonograph (record player), motion picture projector were
invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory.
-The first seaplane was built in Keyport.
-The first airmail to Chicago was started from Keyport.
-The first phonograph records were made in Camden.
-New Jersey is home to the Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City.
-Atlantic City is where the street names came from for the game Monopoly.
-Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world.
-The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey.
-New Jersey has the tallest water tower in the world.
-New Jersey is home to the Boy Scouts of America with its headquarters
located in New Brunswick.
-Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New Jersey.
-New Jersey had the first Medical Center, Jersey City.
-The Pulaski Sky Way (first sky way highway) from Jersey City to Newark.
-The first tunnel under the Hudson River. (Holland Tunnel).
-The invention and manufacturing of the Colt Revolver was in Paterson.
-An episode based on the legendary Jersey Devil has been featured on the
popular "X-Files" show on Fox Broadcasting. (Talk about tall tales.)
-New Jersey is the only state in the nation which offers child abuse
prevention workshops to every public school.
-The first baseball game was played in Hoboken.
-The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick; In
1889 Rutgers College played Princeton. Rutgers won.
-The first Drive-in Movie Theater was opened in Camden.
-Home to both of NEW YORK'S Pro Football Teams.
-The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson.
-Unofficially divided into two parts...north and south of the parkway
bridge.
(Because of it's close proximity to NYC, jobs north of the bridge pay a lot
more than south.)
-New Jersey has the highest percentage urban population in the US with about
90% of the people living in an urban area.
-New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
-New Jersey is the only state where all its counties are classified as
metropolitan areas.
-New Jersey has the highest population density in the US an average 1,030
people per sq. mi., which is 13 times the national average.
-Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifa,
Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Joseph Czesnik, Dr. Carl
Gedon, John Milewski, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, Carole Baker, Judy Sharpe,
Ernie Kovacs, Sarah Vaughn, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander
Hamilton, David G. Walley, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Frank Sinatra,
Eileen Donnely, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman, The
Duprees, Jerry Lewis, Richard Wojewodzki, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis,
Caesar Romero, Lou Costello, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny
DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Robert Blake, John Forsyth, Meryl Streep,
Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey,
John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, Uncle Floyd, Susan Sarandon, all New Jersey
natives.
-New Jersey is a peninsula with 130 miles of coastline.
-In the pristine upper northwest corner of the state, is the Appalachian
Highlands region. The name is derived from the small portion of the
Appalachian Mountain chain that passes through NJ, which includes the
highest point in NJ is located in that region at High Point State Park.
-Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
-New Jersey has more racehorses than Kentucky.
-The largest pine forest in the country is located in a protected area
called the NJ Pine Barrens.
-The NJ Devils Hockey team's name originated from the Pine Barrens State
Forest legend of the "Jersey Devil."
-New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq. mi.) than Havana, Cuba.
-North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world, with more cars stolen
in Newark then any other city, even the 2 largest cities, NYC and LA put
together. (As a result, if you live in Essex, where Newark is located, you
pay several hundred dollars more annually for car insurance!)
-New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as
the diner capital of the world.
-North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world with
seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
-New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
-The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor John
P. Holland.
-New Jersey has over 50 resort cities and towns, some of the nations most
famous, Asbury park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Cape May.
-New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US
located in Elizabeth.
-New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle
East Countries, also located in Elizabeth. (You can see it as you fly into
Newark Airport.)
-The light bulb, phonograph (record player), motion picture projector were
invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory.
-The first seaplane was built in Keyport.
-The first airmail to Chicago was started from Keyport.
-The first phonograph records were made in Camden.
-New Jersey is home to the Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City.
-Atlantic City is where the street names came from for the game Monopoly.
-Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world.
-The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey.
-New Jersey has the tallest water tower in the world.
-New Jersey is home to the Boy Scouts of America with its headquarters
located in New Brunswick.
-Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New Jersey.
-New Jersey had the first Medical Center, Jersey City.
-The Pulaski Sky Way (first sky way highway) from Jersey City to Newark.
-The first tunnel under the Hudson River. (Holland Tunnel).
-The invention and manufacturing of the Colt Revolver was in Paterson.
-An episode based on the legendary Jersey Devil has been featured on the
popular "X-Files" show on Fox Broadcasting. (Talk about tall tales.)
-New Jersey is the only state in the nation which offers child abuse
prevention workshops to every public school.
-The first baseball game was played in Hoboken.
-The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick; In
1889 Rutgers College played Princeton. Rutgers won.
-The first Drive-in Movie Theater was opened in Camden.
-Home to both of NEW YORK'S Pro Football Teams.
-The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson.
-Unofficially divided into two parts...north and south of the parkway
bridge.
(Because of it's close proximity to NYC, jobs north of the bridge pay a lot
more than south.)
-New Jersey has the highest percentage urban population in the US with about
90% of the people living in an urban area.
-New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
-New Jersey is the only state where all its counties are classified as
metropolitan areas.
-New Jersey has the highest population density in the US an average 1,030
people per sq. mi., which is 13 times the national average.
-Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifa,
Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Joseph Czesnik, Dr. Carl
Gedon, John Milewski, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, Carole Baker, Judy Sharpe,
Ernie Kovacs, Sarah Vaughn, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander
Hamilton, David G. Walley, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Frank Sinatra,
Eileen Donnely, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman, The
Duprees, Jerry Lewis, Richard Wojewodzki, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis,
Caesar Romero, Lou Costello, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny
DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Robert Blake, John Forsyth, Meryl Streep,
Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey,
John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, Uncle Floyd, Susan Sarandon, all New Jersey
natives.
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