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New Jersey is astate located in both theMid-Atlantic andNortheastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of theheavily urbanized Northeast 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...)

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TheDarlington's Bridge at Delaware Station was a highway bridge over theDelaware River in the community ofDelaware, New Jersey (known locally as Delaware Station). Formerly a railroad bridge constructed by theDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1855, the bridge was sold off when the new one upstream was constructed. Henry V. Darlington, anEpiscopal minister in Delaware and nearbyBelvidere offered to buy the second-hand bridge for $5,000 (1914 USD, equal to $156,960 today). Darlington converted it into a highway bridge, using two fired members of the nearby Meyer's Ferry to be toll collectors. The bridge prospered, becoming a part of State Highway Route 6 in 1927 andU.S. Route 46 in 1936. In 1932, during the massive state takeover of bridges by theDelaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Darlington refused offers, bargaining his way up to $275,000 (1932 USD, equal to $6,337,744 today) before accepting the sale. This amount was a far cry from the nearbyBelvidere-Riverton andPortland-Columbia Covered Bridge, which were accepted for $60,000 (equal to $1,382,780 today) and $50,000 (equal to $1,152,317 today) respectively. On that moment, tolls along the bridge and Route 6 were eliminated. The bridge prospered toll-free for another 21 years, until the construction of thePortland-Columbia Toll Bridge upstream at Columbia. Although Reverend Darlington was still alive to see all this transpire, the Commission ceased operations on the Darlington Bridge on April 3, 1954, and the bridge was immediately demolished.

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George Thomas Reynolds (May 27, 1917 – April 19, 2005) was an Americanphysicist best known for his accomplishments inparticle physics,biophysics andenvironmental science.

Reynolds received hisPhD in physics fromPrinceton in 1943, writing a thesis of the propagation ofshock waves. DuringWorld War II, he joined theUnited States Navy, and served with theManhattan Project. He worked withGeorge Kistiakowsky on the design of theexplosive lenses required by theimplosion-type nuclear weapon. He was involved in the investigation of thePort Chicago disaster, served withProject Alberta on Tinian, and was part of the Manhattan Project team sent toHiroshima andNagasaki to inspect the bomb damage. (Full article...)

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... that in the days immediately following the revelation of her role in theEliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, theMySpace page ofAshley Alexandra Dupré was viewed over 9 million times?
... that theNew Jersey Library Association, the oldestlibrary organization inNew Jersey, began in 1890 with 39 members and currently has over 1,600?
... that awaiting sentencing,David Friedland faked his death while diving and wasAmerica's most wanted fugitive until his arrest in theMaldives years later where he built a chain of scuba diving shops?

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Image 1Metropolitan statistical areas and divisions of New Jersey; those shaded in blue are part of theNew York City Metropolitan Area, includingMercer andWarren counties. Counties shaded in green, includingAtlantic,Cape May, andCumberland counties, belong to thePhiladelphia Metropolitan Area. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 2A 1950s-stylediner inOrange (fromNew Jersey)
Image 32024 U.S. presidential election results by county in New Jersey
Democratic
Republican
(fromNew Jersey)
Image 4Ethnic origins in New Jersey (fromNew Jersey)
Image 5Largest ethnicity by municipality based on 2020 census (fromNew Jersey)
Image 6TheHindenburg just moments after catching fire (1937) (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 7Modern map which approximates the relative size and location of the settled areas of New Netherland and New Sweden. (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 8At 69.6 mi (112.0 km) in length,Raritan River is the longest river entirely within New Jersey, flowing fromRaritan Valley nearClinton (above), eastward toRaritan Bay and theAtlantic Ocean. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 9New Brunswick, nicknamed theHub city and theHealthcare City, is a focus city for academia,healthcare, and culture in New Jersey. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 10GovernorWoodrow Wilson (1911) (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 11Map of the 107-mile-long (172 km)Morris Canal, which crosses the state (fromNew Jersey)
Image 12The Great Falls of the Passaic River (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 13A map ofNew Netherland andNew Sweden in present-day New Jersey during thecolonial era (fromNew Jersey)
Image 14A letter sent toSenate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder caused the deaths of two postal workers. (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 15Koreatown, Bergen County, across theGeorge Washington Bridge fromNew York City (fromNew Jersey)
Image 16MetLife Stadium inEast Rutherford, one of only twoNFL stadiums shared by two teams, is home to theNew York Giants andNew York Jets. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 17Delaware Water Gap is shared betweenWarren County and neighboringPennsylvania. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 18Military map byWilliam Faden with troop movements during theTen Crucial Days (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 19Washington Rallying the Americans at the Battle of Princeton, a portrait byWilliam Ranney depictingGeorge Washington rallyingContinental Army troops at theBattle of Princeton in January 1777 (fromNew Jersey)
Image 20Cape May–Lewes Ferry connects New Jersey andDelaware acrossDelaware Bay. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 21Cleveland Tower atPrinceton University, anIvy League university and one of the world's most prominent research institutions, served briefly as the U.S. Capitol in the 18th century. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 22TheJersey Shore extends inland from theAtlantic Ocean into its manyinlets, includingManasquan Inlet, looking westward atsunset from thejetty atManasquan. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 23The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys,
1777 map byWilliam Faden (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 24TwoHudson–Bergen Light Rail trains inJersey City (fromNew Jersey)
Image 25The design of the golden-domedNew Jersey State House inTrenton differs from most other U.S. state houses in not resembling theU.S. Capitol. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 26Great Falls of thePassaic River inPaterson was designated aU.S. National Historical Park in 2009. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 27Molly Pitcher at theBattle of Monmouth (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 28A heat map showing median income distribution in New Jersey by county (fromNew Jersey)
Image 29Map of New Jersey counties (fromNew Jersey)
Image 30Atop theHudson Palisades inEnglewood Cliffs,Bergen County, overlooking theHudson River, theGeorge Washington Bridge, and theskyscrapers ofMidtown Manhattan,New York City (fromNew Jersey)
Image 31Results of the 1910 gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Wilson won the counties in blue. (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 32New Jersey is named after theEnglish Channel island ofJersey (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 33Map of New Jersey's major transportation networks and cities (fromNew Jersey)
Image 34The original provinces of West and East New Jersey are shown in yellow and green respectively. The Keith Line is shown in red, and the Coxe and Barclay Line is shown in orange. (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 35Washington Crossing the Delaware, an 1851 portrait byEmanuel Leutze depictingWashington's covert crossing the Delaware River fromBucks County, Pennsylvania toMercer County on December 25, 1776, prior to theBattle of Trenton (fromNew Jersey)
Image 36George B. McClellan, was an American soldier,Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24thgovernor of New Jersey. (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 37TheAtlantic City Boardwalk seen fromCaesars Atlantic City, which opened in 1870 as the world's firstboardwalk At5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) long, it is also the world's longest and busiest boardwalk. New Jersey is home to the world's highest concentration of boardwalks.
Image 38Sunset on the beach atAtlantic City, anoceanfront resort and the nexus of New Jersey'sgambling industry (fromNew Jersey)
Image 39New Jersey's telephonearea codes (fromNew Jersey)
Image 40Prudential Center inNewark, home of theNHL'sNew Jersey Devils (fromNew Jersey)
Image 41Map of counties in New Jersey by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    30–40%
  
    40–50%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
  Black or African American
    40–50%
  
  Hispanic or Latino
    40–50%
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Image 42TheGeorge Washington Bridge, connectingFort Lee (foreground) inBergen County across theHudson River toNew York City (background), is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 43New Jerseysuburbia inMonroe Township,Middlesex County. Despite being themost densely populated U.S. state, New Jersey is mostly suburban. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 44ThePort Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the world's firstcontainer seaport and remains one of the world's largest and busiest. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 45Michael Schleisser and the "Jersey man-eater" as seen in theBronx Home News (1916) (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 46ANJ Transit train on theNortheast Corridor inRahway (fromNew Jersey)
Image 47Old Queens atRutgers University, the largest state university system in New Jersey (fromNew Jersey)
Image 48Ubiquitousgardens exemplified bylandscaping atRutgers University-Camden lend New Jersey its eponymous nickname as the Garden State. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 49Cranberry harvest (fromNew Jersey)
Image 50India Square in theMarion Section ofJersey City is home to the highest concentration ofAsian Indians in theWestern Hemisphere. (fromNew Jersey)
Image 51New Jersey population density as of 2020 (fromNew Jersey)
Image 52Former U.S. presidentLyndon Johnson meetsAlexei Kosygin inGlassboro (1967) (fromHistory of New Jersey)
Image 53A fleet of naval forces being constructed in the Camden shipyards (1919) (fromHistory of New Jersey)

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Regions	Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Jersey Delaware River Region Delaware Valley Gateway Region Hudson Waterfront Highlands Jersey Shore Meadowlands New York metro area North Hudson North Jersey Pascack Valley Piedmont Pine Barrens Raritan Bayshore Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians Southern Shore Region Skylands Region South Jersey Tri‑State Region West Essex West Hudson
Counties	Atlantic Bergen Burlington Camden Cape May Cumberland Essex Gloucester Hudson Hunterdon Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris Ocean Passaic Salem Somerset Sussex Union Warren
Major cities and towns	Atlantic City Bayonne Camden Clifton Edison Elizabeth Hackensack Hoboken Jersey City Newark New Brunswick Ocean City Paterson Perth Amboy Trenton Vineland Woodbridge