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Lee

We often see NJ comments so this is a little information to help understand how we think.....

If you lived in NJ-

If you live in or have ever lived in Jersey...you'll appreciate
this...if not, you may be surprised!

New Jersey has the second highest per capita income in the U.S.

New Jersey has three counties in the top ten U.S. counties by income.

New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights (Nov. 20,1789)

New Jersey is a peninsula.

New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are
classified as metropolitan areas.

New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.

New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana,
Cuba.

New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the
US.

New Jersey has the highest cost of living.

New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.

New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.

Cartoonist Thomas Nast (Morristown) created the popular image
of Santa Claus.

New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes
referred to as the "Diner Capital of the World."

Home to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and
Italian sausage w/peppers and onions.

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 50+ resort cities & towns; some of the nation's most
famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long
Branch, Cape May.

New Jersey was home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic
City.

The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets
on its playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.

And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world,

Not to mention salt water taffy.

New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for
water quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire
country.

The "Trial of the Century" (the Lindberg Baby kidnapping) was
held in Flemington.

New Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the
largest chemical producing state in the nation when you include
pharmaceuticals.

Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can
buy.

You haven't lived until you have eaten New Jersey sweet Corn.

New Jersey is a leader in blueberry and cranberry production.

In 1642, the first brewery in America, opened in Hoboken.

New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body
electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.

New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the
US, located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80 percent of what our nation
imports comes through Elizabeth Seaport first.

New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports (in
Newark), Liberty International.

George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War
battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George
Washington. On Christmas Eve 1776 he crossed the Delaware to
attack the Hessian troops at Trenton.

The light bulb, phonograph (record player), and motion picture
projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ,
laboratory.

We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.

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Lee

Some more.....

The first movie studio was in West Orange.

The first western was filmed by Edison in the hills
of West Orange-"The Great Train Robbery."

Highest population density in the US

Home of the US Olympic Equestrian Team

Home to the United States Golf association (Far Hills)

The transistor was invented by Bell Labs in NJ

The telephone was invented in NJ

Samuel Morse's code machine was built in NJ (Morris Plains)

The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ.

The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.

The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ.

New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the
Middle East countries.

New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)

New Jersey had the first medical center, in Jersey City.

The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway
highway.

NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson (Holland
Tunnel).

The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is also the
birthplace of Frank Sinatra.

The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick
in 1889 (Rutgers College played Princeton).

The first drive-in movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ, (but
they're all gone now!).

New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S" pro football teams!

The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj.
Thomas Armstrong.

The Great Falls in Paterson, on the Passaic
River, is the second highest waterfall on the East Coast of the US.

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Lee

Some famous NJ natives....

All New Jersey natives:Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Derek JeterQueen Latifah, Susan Sarandon, Connie Francis, Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr,Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, The Jonas Brothers,Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton,Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman,Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill,Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, JoePesci, Joe Piscopo, Robert Blake, John Forsythe, Meryl Streep, Loretta Swit,Norman Lloyd, Paul Simon, Jerry Herman, Gordon McRae, Kevin Spacey, JohnTravolta, Phyllis Newman, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint, ElisabethShue, James Fennimore Cooper, Admiral Wm.Halsey,Jr., Dave Thomas (Wendy's),William Carlos Williams, Sammy Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Bob Reyers, Paul Robeson,Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia, Brian Williams, Charles Gibson, Martha Stewart,Andrew Fastow (!) and, of course, Francis Albert Sinatra.

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geolpilot

The best thing that ever happened to me was that I left NJ in 1965.

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BigAl8295

New Jersey is also home to the worst drivers in the U.S.

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Lee

I have enjoyed traveling to different states to live for the past 22 years....but I do not consider living in NJ a bad thing. I am proud to say I am a Jersey boy...born and raised.

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uncle nort

Thanks for sharing neat facts about N.J. There is apparently a real distinction between north and south portions of the state. How come some New Yorkers seem to dislike it so much? Are they just jealous maybe?

New Jersey has some good motorcycle roads, but I don't think the Jersey Turnpike would be one of them. At least it didn't seem so last time I was on it. Oh, and one more question- what's with no self-service gas? Weird.

Lee

Far from true. I was there 12 months ago for a few months. I found the worst drivers on the road ....especially Route 80 were the ones coming from and back to Pa. May be that is what confused you al...

Big Al I have also had the opportunity to drive on RT.80 and 78 and many other roads in Pa...from what I understand Websters is considering using Pa. as part of the definition of a bad driver.......

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Lee

There are a lot of areas in NJ that are great for riding starting with the western part of the state especially the tristate area around the delaware watergap. I have ridden there many times a lot of times with silverado. That area is very scenic and certain roads are less traveled with low traffic.

NJ has no self service gas by law. It has been that way since I was born and I am in my early fifties.

As for the dislikes of New Yorkers ...I think that is more of a NYC thing .....I have lived in New York state and did not find that mentality. Many NYC workers reside in NJ...which may stimulate the brunt of jokes from NYC residents.

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spank86

are any of those supposed to be good things?