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New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is the most densely populated U.S. state, and is situated at the center of the Northeast megalopolis, the most populous American urban agglomeration. New Jersey is bordered on its north and east by the state of New York; 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 the state of 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, ranks 11th in population. The state capital is Trenton, and the 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 with Warren County constituting part of the rapidly industrializing 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 numerous pivotal battles and military commands in the American Revolutionary War. On December 18, 1787, it became the third state to ratify the United States Constitution, and thus be admitted to the Union, and was the first state to ratify the U.S. Bill of Rights on November 20, 1789. (Full article...)

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The Atlantic City Expressway (officially numbered, but unsigned, as Route 446 and abbreviated A.C. Expressway, ACE, or ACX, and known locally as "the Expressway") is a 44.19-mile (71.12 km), controlled-access toll road in New Jersey, managed and operated by the South Jersey Transportation Authority. It serves as an extension of the freeway portion of Route 42 in Turnersville southeast to Atlantic City. It connects the Philadelphia metropolitan area with Atlantic City and other Jersey Shore resorts. In addition to providing a route between the Delaware Valley and Atlantic City, as well as other Shore Points, the expressway also serves other Southern New Jersey communities, including Hammonton and Mays Landing. The expressway intersects many major roads, including Route 73 in Winslow Township, Route 54 in Hammonton, Route 50 in Hamilton Township, the Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Township, and U.S. Route 9 in Pleasantville.

The Atlantic City Expressway has an open system of tolling, with two mainline toll plazas (Egg Harbor in Hamilton Township and Pleasantville) and seven exits with ramp tolls. The total cost to travel the length of the Atlantic City Expressway is currently $3.75 and E-ZPass is accepted. In 2008, two separate plans were made to raise the tolls along the road, one proposed by Governor Jon Corzine and one proposed by the South Jersey Transportation Authority that would increase tolls 50%. The latter toll increase took place effective November 18, 2008. The expressway features one service area, Farley Plaza, in Hamilton Township a short distance west of the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza, as well as a gas station and mini-mart near the Atlantic City Welcome Center in Pleasantville. In a few years, the road is expected to use all-electronic tolling.

Plans for the road go back to the 1930s, when a parkway was proposed between Camden and Atlantic City that was never built. Plans resurfaced for the road in the 1950s when a group of officials led by State Senator Frank S. Farley pushed for a road to help the area economy. The New Jersey Expressway Authority was created in 1962 to be responsible for building an expressway. The Atlantic City Expressway was built between 1962 and 1965 at a total cost of $39.8 million. The South Jersey Transportation Authority assumed control of the road in 1991 from the New Jersey Expressway Authority.

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Atlantic City is a coastal city in Atlantic County, known for its legalized gambling, and for inspiring the game Monopoly.

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Margaret McKenna MMS is an American religious sister and anti-militarist activist. Raised in Hackensack, New Jersey, she earned her PhD in the origins and religious thought of Christianity from the University of Pennsylvania. In the 1970s, McKenna began participating in non-violent civil disobedience with the Plowshares Movement, sometimes being arrested or imprisoned for her actions. Her activism has continued through recent years.

In 1989, McKenna helped to found New Jerusalem Laura, a North Philadelphia addiction treatment center that strives to help people recover from substance abuse without the use of medication, by substituting community service, discussion, and Bible study as routes to recovery. (Full article...)

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... that the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey has on display the Intelligent Whale, an experimental Civil War-era submarine propelled by a hand crank operated by its four-man crew?
... that the New York-based mock metal / glam metal band Satanicide replaced their bassist when they became aware that he "secretly liked Billy Joel"?
... that Thomas S. Rodgers was one of five members of his family to reach the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy during the first 25 years of the 20th century?

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Image 1Results of the 1910 gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Wilson won the counties in blue. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 2A heat map showing median income distribution in New Jersey by county (from New Jersey)
Image 3Metropolitan statistical areas and divisions of New Jersey; those shaded in blue are part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, including Mercer and Warren counties. Counties shaded in green, including Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland counties, belong to the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. (from New Jersey)
Image 4George 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 5High-rise residential complexes in the borough of Fort Lee (from New Jersey)
Image 6Map of the 107-mile-long (172 km) Morris Canal across North Jersey (from New Jersey)
Image 7Military map by William Faden with troop movements during the Ten Crucial Days (from History of New Jersey)
Image 8Molly Pitcher taking over her husband's position at a cannon (from History of New Jersey)
Image 9The Hindenburg just moments after catching fire. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 10A fleet of naval forces being constructed in the Camden shipyards (from History of New Jersey)
Image 11Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson was designated a U.S. National Historical Park in 2009. (from New Jersey)
Image 12Paterson, 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 13New Netherland and New Sweden in New Jersey during the colonial era (from New Jersey)
Image 14Cape May–Lewes Ferry connects New Jersey and Delaware across Delaware Bay. (from New Jersey)
Image 15Skyscrapers in Jersey City, one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world (from New Jersey)
Image 16Two Hudson–Bergen Light Rail trains in Jersey City (from New Jersey)
Image 17Delaware Water Gap is shared between Warrren County and neighboring Pennsylvania. (from New Jersey)
Image 18Lyndon Johnson meets Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro (from History of New Jersey)
Image 19Washington Crossing the Delaware, an 1851 portrait by Emanuel Leutze depicting Washington's crossing the Delaware River from Bucks County, Pennsylvania to Mercer County in December 1776, prior to the Battle of Trenton (from New Jersey)
Image 20Washington Rallying the Americans at the Battle of Princeton, a portrait by William Ranney depicting George Washington rallying his troops at the Battle of Princeton in January 1777 (from New Jersey)
Image 21A 1950s-style diner in Orange (from New Jersey)
Image 22At 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 23The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys,
1777 map by William Faden (from History of New Jersey)
Image 24The Atlantic City boardwalk, as seen from Caesars Atlantic City, opened in 1870, as the first U.S. boardwalk. At 5+1⁄2 miles (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 25Prudential Center in Newark, home of the NHL's New Jersey Devils (from New Jersey)
Image 26Downtown New Brunswick, an hub for academia and culture in New Jersey (from New Jersey)
Image 27Map of New Jersey's major transportation networks and cities (from New Jersey)
Image 28New Jersey population density as of 2020 (from New Jersey)
Image 29Governor Wilson, 1911 (from History of New Jersey)
Image 30Michael Schleisser and the "Jersey man-eater" as seen in the Bronx Home News (from History of New Jersey)
Image 31A NJ Transit train on the Northeast Corridor in Rahway (from New Jersey)
Image 32The Great Falls of the Passaic River (from History of New Jersey)
Image 33India 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 34Nassau 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 35Part of Palisades Interstate Park and the cliffs of Palisades in Bergen County overlooking the Hudson River (from New Jersey)
Image 36Cranberry harvest (from New Jersey)
Image 37A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder caused the deaths of two postal workers. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 38MetLife 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 39New Jersey's telephone area codes (from New Jersey)
Image 40George Washington Bridge, connecting Fort Lee (foreground) in Bergen County across the Hudson River to New York City, is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. (from New Jersey)
Image 41Koreatown, Bergen County, across the George Washington Bridge from New York City (from New Jersey)
Image 42A modern map which approximates the relative size and location of the settled areas of New Netherland and New Sweden, which was never officially recognized by the Dutch Republic (from History of New Jersey)
Image 43The design of the dome-capped New Jersey State House in Trenton differs from most other U.S. statehouses, as it does not resemble the U.S. Capitol. (from New Jersey)
Image 44Federal Courthouse in Camden, which is connected to Philadelphia via the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the background (from New Jersey)

Map of counties in New Jersey by racial plurality, per the 2020 census

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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 46The 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 47Atlantic City is an oceanfront resort and the nexus of New Jersey's gambling industry. (from New Jersey)
Image 48Old Queens at Rutgers University, the largest state university system in New Jersey (from New Jersey)