The flag of New Jersey New Jersey Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is the most densely populated of all 50 U.S. states , and is situated at the center of the Northeast megalopolis . New Jersey is bordered on its north and east by New York state ; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean ; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania ; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware . At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2 ), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area , but with close to 9.3 million residents as of the 2020 United States census , its highest decennial count ever, it ranks 11th in population . The state capital is Trenton , and the state's most populous city is Newark . New Jersey is the only U.S. state in which every county is deemed urban by the U.S. Census Bureau with 13 counties included in the New York metropolitan area , seven counties in the Philadelphia metropolitan area , and Warren County , part of the heavily industrialized Lehigh Valley metropolitan area.
New Jersey was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians as early as 13,000 B.C.E., with the Lenape being the dominant Indigenous group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century. Dutch and Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state, with the British later seizing control of the region and establishing the Province of New Jersey , named after the largest of the Channel Islands . The colony's fertile lands and relative religious tolerance drew a large and diverse population. New Jersey was among the Thirteen Colonies that supported the American Revolution , hosting several pivotal battles and military commands in the American Revolutionary War . On December 18, 1787, New Jersey became the third state to ratify the United States Constitution , which granted it admission to the Union , and it was the first state to ratify the U.S. Bill of Rights on November 20, 1789. (Full article...
Interstate 676 (abbreviated
I-676 ) is an
Interstate Highway that serves as a major thoroughfare through
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , where it is known as the
Vine Street Expressway , and
Camden ,
New Jersey , where it is known as the northern segment of the
North–South Freeway , as well as the
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Highway. Its western terminus is at
I-76 in Philadelphia near the
Philadelphia Museum of Art . From there it heads east towards the
Ben Franklin Bridge . On the New Jersey side of the bridge, the highway heads south to its southern terminus at I-76 in
Gloucester City near the
Walt Whitman Bridge . Between the western terminus and downtown Camden, I-676 is
concurrent with
U.S. Route 30 (US 30).
After World War II , freeway approaches were planned for both sides of the Ben Franklin Bridge, which was completed in 1926 and served as a part of US 30. In Pennsylvania, the Vine Street Expressway was planned to run along the northern edge of Center City Philadelphia to the Schuylkill River , while in New Jersey, the North-South Freeway was to head south along the Route 42 corridor. When the Interstate Highway System was created in the 1950s, this stretch of highway was a part of I-80S , with Interstate 680 continuing on the Schuylkill Expressway to the Walt Whitman Bridge. In 1964, the designations became I-76 and I-676, respectively, and in the 1970s the two routes were switched onto their current alignments. I-676 in New Jersey was completed between I-76 and Morgan Boulevard by 1960 and north of there to downtown Camden by the 1980s. The Vine Street Expressway was opened from the Schuylkill Expressway to 18th Street by 1960 and east of there to the Ben Franklin Bridge on January 10, 1991 after several obstacles to construction.
Thomas Woodrow Wilson president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party , Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election . As president, Wilson changed the nation's economic policies and led the United States into World War I in 1917. He was the leading architect of the League of Nations , and his progressive stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonianism .
Born in
Staunton, Virginia , Wilson
grew up in the
Southern United States during the
American Civil War and
Reconstruction era . After earning a
Ph.D. in history and political science from
Johns Hopkins University , Wilson taught at several colleges prior to being appointed president of
Princeton University , where he emerged as a prominent spokesman for
progressivism in higher education. Wilson served as
governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913, during which he broke with party bosses and won the passage of several progressive reforms. Wilson defeated incumbent
Republican William Howard Taft and third-party nominee
Theodore Roosevelt to easily win the 1912 United States presidential election, becoming the first Southerner to do so since 1848. (
Full article... )
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The following are images from various New Jersey-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 MetLife Stadium in
East Rutherford , one of only two
NFL stadiums shared by two teams, is home to the
New York Giants and
New York Jets . (from
New Jersey )
Image 2 Old Queens at
Rutgers University , the largest state university system in New Jersey (from
New Jersey )
Image 3 Washington Rallying the Americans at the Battle of Princeton , a portrait by
William Ranney depicting
George Washington rallying
Continental Army troops at the
Battle of Princeton in January 1777 (from
New Jersey )
Image 4 Nassau Hall at
Princeton University , an
Ivy League university and one of the world's most prominent research institutions, served briefly as the U.S. Capitol in the 18th century. (from
New Jersey )
Image 5 Military map by
William Faden with troop movements during the
Ten Crucial Days (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 6 A heat map showing median income distribution in New Jersey by county (from
New Jersey )
Image 8 Ethnic origins in New Jersey (from
New Jersey )
Image 11 Skyscrapers in
Jersey City , one of the most
ethnically diverse cities in the world (from
New Jersey )
Image 13 New Jersey is named after the
English Channel island of
Jersey (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 14 The
George Washington Bridge , connecting
Fort Lee (foreground) in
Bergen County across the
Hudson River to
New York City (background), is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. (from
New Jersey )
Image 15 The
Hindenburg just moments after catching fire (1937) (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 17 Delaware Water Gap is shared between
Warren County and neighboring
Pennsylvania . (from
New Jersey )
Image 18 George B. McClellan , was an American soldier,
Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th
governor of New Jersey . (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 20 The 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. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 21 Cape May–Lewes Ferry connects New Jersey and
Delaware across
Delaware Bay . (from
New Jersey )
Image 23 The Great Falls of the Passaic River (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 24 New Jersey's telephone
area codes (from
New Jersey )
Image 25 New Brunswick , nicknamed the
Hub city and the
Healthcare City , is a focus city for academia,
healthcare , and culture in New Jersey. (from
New Jersey )
Image 26 A letter sent to
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder caused the deaths of two postal workers. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 27 Map of the 107-mile-long (172 km)
Morris Canal across
North Jersey (from
New Jersey )
Image 28 Map of New Jersey's major transportation networks and cities (from
New Jersey )
Image 29 The
Jersey Shore extends inland from the
Atlantic Ocean into its many
inlets , including
Manasquan Inlet , looking westward at
sunset from the
jetty at
Manasquan . (from
New Jersey )
Image 31 A 1950s-style
diner in
Orange (from
New Jersey )
Image 33 A fleet of naval forces being constructed in the Camden shipyards (1919) (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 34 A map of
New Netherland and
New Sweden in New Jersey during the
colonial era (from
New Jersey )
Image 35 Modern map which approximates the relative size and location of the settled areas of New Netherland and New Sweden. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 36 High-rise residential complexes in the borough of
Fort Lee (from
New Jersey )
Image 37 Map of counties in New Jersey by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
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%
(from
New Jersey )
Image 38 The
Atlantic City boardwalk, as seen from
Caesars Atlantic City , opened in 1870, as the world's first
boardwalk . At
5+ 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 40 At 69.6 mi (112.0 km) in length,
Raritan River is the longest river entirely within New Jersey, flowing from
Raritan Valley near
Clinton (above), eastward to
Raritan Bay and the
Atlantic Ocean . (from
New Jersey )
Image 41 Federal Courthouse in
Camden , which is connected to
Philadelphia via the
Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the background (from
New Jersey )
Image 42 Cranberry harvest (from
New Jersey )
Image 43 Results of the 1910 gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Wilson won the counties in blue. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 44 New Jersey population density as of 2020 (from
New Jersey )
Image 46 India Square in the
Marion Section of
Jersey City is home to the highest concentration of
Asian Indians in the
Western Hemisphere . (from
New Jersey )
Image 47 Sunset on the beach at
Atlantic City , an
oceanfront resort and the nexus of New Jersey's
gambling industry (from
New Jersey )
Image 48 The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys ,
1777 map by
William Faden (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 49 The design of the dome-capped
New Jersey State House in
Trenton differs from most other U.S. state houses in not resembling the
U.S. Capitol . (from
New Jersey )
Image 50 Paterson , sometimes known as Silk City, has become a prime destination for an internationally diverse pool of immigrants, with at least 52 distinct ethnic groups. (from
New Jersey )
Image 51 Michael Schleisser and the "Jersey man-eater" as seen in the
Bronx Home News (1916) (from
History of New Jersey )
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