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The New Jersey Portal New Jersey is astate located in both theMid-Atlantic andNortheastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of theheavily urbanizedNortheast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast byNew York State; on its east, southeast, and south by theAtlantic Ocean; on its west by theDelaware River andPennsylvania; and on its southwest byDelaware Bay andDelaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), New Jersey is thefifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2024U.S. Census Bureau estimate, it is the11th-most populous state, with over 9.5 million residents, its highest estimated count ever. The state capital isTrenton, and the state's most populous city isNewark. New Jersey is the only U.S. state in which everycounty is deemedurban by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is themost densely populated U.S. state. New Jersey was first inhabited byPaleo-Indians as early as 13,000 BC. TheLenape were the dominantIndigenous group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century, and they were subdivided into dialectal groups such as the Munsee, in the north, and the Unami and the Unalachtigo, elsewhere.Dutch andSwedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state, with theBritish later seizing control of the region and establishing theProvince of New Jersey, named afterJersey. The colony's fertile lands and relativereligious tolerance drew a large and diverse population. New Jersey was among theThirteen Colonies that supported theAmerican Revolution, hosting severalpivotal battles and military commands in theAmerican Revolutionary War earning the title, "Crossroads of the American Revolution." New Jersey remained in theUnion during theAmerican Civil War andprovided troops, resources, and military leaders in support of theUnion Army. After the war, the state emerged as a majormanufacturing center and a leading destination for immigrants, helping drive theIndustrial Revolution in the U.S. New Jersey was the site of many industrial, technological, and commercialinnovations.Many prominent Americans associated with New Jersey have proven influential nationally and globally, including in academia, advocacy, business, entertainment, government, military, non-profit leadership, and other fields. (Full article...) Selected article -show another Most of US 30 in New Jersey follows the White Horse Pike, aturnpike chartered in 1854 to run from Camden to Stratford and eventually toward Atlantic City. In 1917,pre-1927 Route 3 was legislated to run from Camden to Absecon on the White Horse Pike, while US 30 was designated in New Jersey in 1926 to connect Camden and Atlantic City via the White Horse Pike. A year later, pre-1927 Route 3 was replaced byRoute 43, which ran between US 130 near Camden and US 9 (nowRoute 157) in Absecon, andRoute 25 was designated along the portion of US 30 between the Ben Franklin Bridge and US 130. The segment of US 30 past Route 43 into Atlantic City becameRoute 56 in 1938. In 1953, the state highway designations were removed from US 30. Afreeway was proposed for US 30 in Camden County during the late 1960s, running from Camden to Berlin; however, it was never built. Selected picture -show another Credit:Nightscream A street located inOcean Grove, anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place inNeptune Township. It is located on theJersey Shore, betweenAsbury Park to the north andBradley Beach to the south. New Jersey news'Related portalsSelected biography -show another Kilmer's Columbia University yearbook photograph, c. 1908 Alfred Joyce Kilmer (December 6, 1886 – July 30, 1918) was an Americanwriter andpoet mainly remembered for a short poem titled "Trees" (1913), which was published in the collectionTrees and Other Poems in 1914. Though a prolific poet whose works celebrated the common beauty of thenatural world as well as hisCatholic faith, Kilmer was also ajournalist,literary critic,lecturer, andeditor. At the time of his deployment to Europe duringWorld War I, Kilmer was considered the leading American Catholic poet and lecturer of his generation, whom critics often compared to British contemporariesG. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) andHilaire Belloc (1870–1953). He enlisted in theNew York National Guard and was deployed toFrance with the69th Infantry Regiment (the famous "Fighting 69th") in 1917. He was killed by asniper's bullet at theSecond Battle of the Marne in 1918 at the age of 31. He was married toAline Murray, also an accomplished poet andauthor, with whom he had five children. While most of his works are largely unknown today, a select few of his poems remain popular and are published frequently inanthologies. Several critics—including both Kilmer's contemporaries and modern scholars—have dismissed Kilmer's work as being too simple and overlysentimental, and suggested that his style was far too traditional, even archaic. Many writers, including notablyOgden Nash, haveparodied Kilmer's work and style—as attested by the many imitations of "Trees." (Full article...) Did you know? -show different entries
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