What makes the state of New Jersey special?
24 Mar 2011
I can name a few points to get your thoughts started.
- New Jersey along with Oregon require all gas stations statewide to operate full-service.
- Six Flags Great Adventure has the highest attendance of any Six Flags park, not to mention Kingda Ka, the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster.
- New Jersey is widely covered in the media these days, especially on reality television.
- Boardwalks, Wawa, jughandles and The Sopranos are New Jersey trademarks.
- New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state (if DC is not considered state-equivalent in this count). It’s 13 times the US average!
- New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as metropolitan areas.
- New Meadowlands Stadium is the only NFL stadium home to two teams on one field.
- New Jersey has the most dense system of highways and roads of any U.S. state with 38,835 miles.
- New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the diner capital of the world.
- New Jersey has over 50 resort cities and towns, especially on the 127 mile iconized "Jersey Shore", including some of the nations most famous, Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights and Cape May.
- Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Redman, Das EFX, Naughty by Nature, Sugar Hill Gang, Lords of the Underground, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifa, Shaq, Judy Blume, Arron Burr, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Frank Sinatra, Grover Cleveland, all New Jersey natives.
- New Jersey has the largest statewide public transit system, New Jersey Transit.
- New Jersey’s geography is very unique, it is directly across the border from both Philadelphia and New York City, making it the center of the Northeast Corridor.
- Atlantic City is where the street names came from for the game Monopoly (although there have been updated versions recently).
- The first baseball game was played in Hoboken. It’s now the great American sport.
- Atlantic City has the first and longest boardwalk in the world.
- Picturesque Cape May holds the distinction of being the oldest seashore resort in the United States and one of the most unique.
I know this is a great deal of points, I just want to see if we have any more noteworthy ones. I recently started to get to know New Jersey, and I’m reaching out to the online world to extend that familiarity. The more you include, the more likely your answer is going to be chosen as best! Just be as helpful as possible by being detailed! Thanks!
I can think of some the beatuiful gardens and the new york giants staudium
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Staci
2011 Mar 25 1nothing
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Bugz Bunny
2011 Mar 25 2I can think of some the beatuiful gardens and the new york giants staudium
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