- New
Jersey was settled in 1618 by the Dutch.
- Became
a British Royal Province in 1702.
- One
of the 13 original states.
- Third
state to ratify U.S. Constitution in
1787.
- New
State Constitution adopted in 1947 to
succeed Constitution, 1844.
- Known
as "Pathway of the Revolution." Over
100 battles were fought on New Jersey
soil.
- Grover
Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of
the United States, was born in Caldwell
in 1837.
- Civil
Divisions: 21 counties; 566 municipalities.
- 2
United States Senators.
- 13
United States Representatives.
- 40
State Senators.
- 80
Members of the General Assembly.
- 7,721,000
residents (as of 1988).
- 2,737,000
households (as of 1985).
- 314
public libraries.
- 1,866
public elementary schools.
- 398
public secondary schools.
- 132
private high schools.
- 20
four-year colleges.
- 21
two-year colleges.
- 2
engineering colleges.
- 1
medical college.
- 2
dental colleges.
- 6
theological colleges.
- 7,504.8
square miles of land.
- 699.57
square miles of water.
- 8,204.37
square miles total area.
- 40%
forested land.
- 18.1%
farm land.
- 1,803
feet, highest altitude, at High Point
State Park, Sussex County.
- 166
miles, greatest length, from High Point
to Cape May.
- 32
miles, narrowest width, from Trenton
to Raritan Bay.
- 127
miles of Atlantic coastline.
- More
than 800 lakes and ponds.
- More
than 100 rivers and creeks.
- More
than 1,400 miles of trout streams.
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- 36
state parks.
- 11
state forests.
- 24
historic sites.
- 42
natural areas.
- 4
national recreational areas.
- 4
state marinas.
- 2
railroad carriers.
- 1
trunk line.
- 5
major freight terminals.
- 26
air carriers serving New Jersey.
- 13,451
manufacturing establishments (as of
1988).
- Miles
of highways and roads in state:
- 34,268
total.
- 2,267
state.
- 24,275
municipal roads.
- 6,788
county roads.
- 490
state forest, state park and institutional
roads.
- 411
toll and other roads.
- 137
miles of New Jersey Turnpike, from
George Washington Bridge in Bergen
County in the north to the Delaware
Memorial Bridge in the south.
- 173
miles of Garden State Parkway, from
Cape May in the south to the New
York state line in the north.
- 44
miles of Atlantic City Expressway,
from Turnersville to Atlantic City.
- 8,500
farms (as of 1992).
- $749,200,000
gross farm income (as of 1991).
- $654,400,000
cash receipts from farm income (as of
1991.
- New
Jersey is: 2nd in production of cultivated
Blueberries,1992.
- 3rd
in production of Cranberries,1992.
- 4th
in production of Peaches,1992.
- 4th
in production of fresh market Asparagus,1992.
- 4th
in production of fresh market Bell Peppers,1992.
- 5th
in production of fresh market Spinach,1992.
- 6th
in production of fresh market Head Lettuce,1992.
- 6th
in production of fresh market Cucumbers,1992.
- 7th
in production of fresh market Sweet
Corn, 1992.
- 8th
in production of fresh market Tomatoes,1992.
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