seagullbeagle
05-07-2002, 06:30 PM
A few things you might not know about NEW JERSEY........
New Jersey is a peninsula.
Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
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 most dense system of
highways and railroads in the US.
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 50+ resort cities & towns, some
of the nations' most famous:
Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside
Heights, Long Branch & Cape May.
New Jersey has the most stringent testing
along our coastline for Water
Quality Control than any other seaboard state
in the entire country.
New Jersey is a leading industrial state and
is the largest chemical
producing state in the nation when you include
pharmaceuticals.
Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown
in New Jersey.
Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as
being the best you can buy.
New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry
and cranberry production.
Here's to New Jersey-the toast of the country!
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, and he still lives
> > there!
> > > > >
> > New Jersey is a major seaport state with the
> > largest seaport in the US,
> > located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80% of what our
> > nation imports comes through Elizabeth Seaport
> first.
> > > > >
> > New Jersey is home to one of the nation's
> > busiest airports at Newark International.
> > > > >
> > George Washington slept here. Several
> > important Revolutionary War battles
> > were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General
> > George Washington.
> > > > >
> > 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.
> > > > >
> > The transistor was invented in Murray Hill, NJ
> > at Bell Laboratories.
> > Bell Lab engineers in Holmdel, NJ were the first to
> > detect the background radiation of the Big Bang.
> > > > >
> > 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 is home to the Miss America pageant
> > held in Atlantic City.
> > > > >
> > The game Monopoly, played all over the world,
> > named the streets on their
> > playing board after the actual streets in
> > Atlantic City.
> > > > >
> > And Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in
> > the world.
> > > > >
> > New Jersey has the largest petroleum
> > containment area outside of the Middle
> > East countries.
> > > > >
> > The first Indian reservation was in New
> > Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains.
> > > > >
> > New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the
> > world.
> > > > >
> > New Jersey had the first Medical Center, in
> > Jersey City.
> > > > >
> > The Pulaski Sky Way, from Jersey City to
> > Newark, was the first skyway-highway.
> > > > >
> > NJ built the first auto tunnel under a river,
> > the Hudson. (Holland Tunnel)
> > > > >
> > New Jersey is the only state in the nation
> > which offers child abuse
> > prevention workshops to every public school.
> > > >
New Jersey is a peninsula.
Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
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 most dense system of
highways and railroads in the US.
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 50+ resort cities & towns, some
of the nations' most famous:
Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside
Heights, Long Branch & Cape May.
New Jersey has the most stringent testing
along our coastline for Water
Quality Control than any other seaboard state
in the entire country.
New Jersey is a leading industrial state and
is the largest chemical
producing state in the nation when you include
pharmaceuticals.
Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown
in New Jersey.
Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as
being the best you can buy.
New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry
and cranberry production.
Here's to New Jersey-the toast of the country!
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, and he still lives
> > there!
> > > > >
> > New Jersey is a major seaport state with the
> > largest seaport in the US,
> > located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80% of what our
> > nation imports comes through Elizabeth Seaport
> first.
> > > > >
> > New Jersey is home to one of the nation's
> > busiest airports at Newark International.
> > > > >
> > George Washington slept here. Several
> > important Revolutionary War battles
> > were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General
> > George Washington.
> > > > >
> > 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.
> > > > >
> > The transistor was invented in Murray Hill, NJ
> > at Bell Laboratories.
> > Bell Lab engineers in Holmdel, NJ were the first to
> > detect the background radiation of the Big Bang.
> > > > >
> > 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 is home to the Miss America pageant
> > held in Atlantic City.
> > > > >
> > The game Monopoly, played all over the world,
> > named the streets on their
> > playing board after the actual streets in
> > Atlantic City.
> > > > >
> > And Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in
> > the world.
> > > > >
> > New Jersey has the largest petroleum
> > containment area outside of the Middle
> > East countries.
> > > > >
> > The first Indian reservation was in New
> > Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains.
> > > > >
> > New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the
> > world.
> > > > >
> > New Jersey had the first Medical Center, in
> > Jersey City.
> > > > >
> > The Pulaski Sky Way, from Jersey City to
> > Newark, was the first skyway-highway.
> > > > >
> > NJ built the first auto tunnel under a river,
> > the Hudson. (Holland Tunnel)
> > > > >
> > New Jersey is the only state in the nation
> > which offers child abuse
> > prevention workshops to every public school.
> > > >