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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the 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, it ranks 11th in population and first in population density. The state capital is Trenton, and the most populous city is Newark. With the exception of Warren County, all of the state's 21 counties lie within the combined statistical areas of New York City or Philadelphia.

New Jersey was first inhabited by Native Americans for at least 2,800 years, with the Lenape being the dominant group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century. Dutch and Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state. The British later seized control of the region and established 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 multiple pivotal battles and military commands in the American Revolutionary War. The state remained in, and supported, the Union during the American Civil War. Following the Civil War's end, the state emerged as a major national center of manufacturing and immigration, helping drive the Industrial Revolution and becoming the site for many industrial, technological, and commercial innovations into the mid 20th century. (Full article...)

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The Forage War was a partisan campaign consisting of numerous small skirmishes that took place in New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War between January and March 1777, following the battles of Trenton and Princeton. After both British and Continental Army troops entered their winter quarters in early January, Continental Army regulars and militia companies from New Jersey and Pennsylvania engaged in numerous scouting and harassing operations against the British and German troops quartered in New Jersey.

The British troops wanted to have fresh provisions to consume, and also required fresh forage for their draft animals and horses. General George Washington ordered the systematic removal of such supplies from areas easily accessible to the British, and companies of American militia and troops harassed British and German forays to acquire such provisions. While many of these operations were small, in some cases they became quite elaborate, involving more than 1,000 troops. The American operations were so successful that British casualties in New Jersey (including those of the battles at Trenton and Princeton) exceeded those of the entire campaign for New York.

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The Indian King Tavern was a colonial American tavern in Haddonfield, and was the site of the 1777 New Jersey General Assembly meeting that officially ratified the Declaration of Independence and adopted the state's Great Seal.

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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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Image 1The Hindenburg just moments after catching fire. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 2Cape May–Lewes Ferry connects New Jersey and Delaware across Delaware Bay. (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 4A 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 5Skyscrapers in Jersey City, one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world (from New Jersey)
Image 6Lyndon Johnson meets Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro (from History of New Jersey)
Image 7Nassau Hall at Princeton University, an Ivy League university and one of the world's most prominent research institutions (from New Jersey)
Image 8Bergen County across the George Washington Bridge (from New Jersey)
Image 9A 1950s-style diner in Orange (from New Jersey)
Image 10Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood Township is the world's largest yeshiva outside Israel. Orthodox Jews represent one of the fastest-growing segments of New Jersey's population. (from New Jersey)

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

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Image 12Federal Courthouse in Camden, which is connected to Philadelphia via the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the background (from New Jersey)
Image 13Part of Palisades Insterstate Park and the cliffs of Palisades in Bergen County overlooking the Hudson River (from New Jersey)
Image 14George 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 15Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson was designated a U.S. National Historical Park in 2009. (from New Jersey)
Image 16New Jersey State House in Trenton (from New Jersey)
Image 17Cranberry harvest (from New Jersey)
Image 18Map of New Jersey's major transportation networks and cities (from New Jersey)
Image 19New Jersey's telephone area codes (from New Jersey)
Image 20Atlantic City is an oceanfront resort and the nexus of New Jersey's gambling industry. (from New Jersey)
Image 21Molly Pitcher taking over her husband's position at a cannon (from History of New Jersey)
Image 22Boardwalk in Atlantic City as seen from Caesars Atlantic City. Opened in 1870, it was the first boardwalk built in the United States. At 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) long, it is also the world's longest.
Image 23Prudential Center in Newark, home of the NHL's New Jersey Devils (from New Jersey)
Image 24The relative location of New Netherland and New Sweden in eastern North America in the colonial era (from New Jersey)
Image 25Downtown New Brunswick is an educational and cultural district undergoing gentrification. (from New Jersey)
Image 26A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder caused the deaths of two postal workers. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 27Map of the 107-mile-long (172 km) Morris Canal across North Jersey (from New Jersey)
Image 28High-rise residential complexes in the borough of Fort Lee (from New Jersey)
Image 29The 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 30George B. McClellan (from History of New Jersey)
Image 31The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys,
1777 map by William Faden (from History of New Jersey)
Image 32Results of the 1910 gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Wilson won the counties in blue. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 33Washington Crossing the Delaware in the winter of 1777, during the New York and New Jersey campaign, depicted in this portrait by Emanuel Leutze, 1851 (from New Jersey)
Image 34India 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 35A NJ Transit train heads down the Northeast Corridor through Rahway (from New Jersey)
Image 36A heat map showing median income distribution by county in New Jersey (from New Jersey)
Image 37A fleet of naval forces being constructed in the Camden shipyards (from History of New Jersey)
Image 38Paterson, 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 39Governor Wilson, 1911 (from History of New Jersey)
Image 40At 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) east to Raritan Bay. (from New Jersey)
Image 41Michael Schleisser and the "Jersey man-eater" as seen in the Bronx Home News (from History of New Jersey)
Image 42Washington Rallying the Americans at the Battle of Princeton, a portrait of George Washington rallying his troops at the January 3, 1777, Battle of Princeton by William Ranney (from New Jersey)
Image 43The Great Falls of the Passaic River (from History of New Jersey)
Image 44Old Queens at Rutgers University, the largest state university system in New Jersey (from New Jersey)
Image 45New Jersey population density map (2020) (from New Jersey)
Image 46Two Hudson–Bergen Light Rail trains in Jersey City (from New Jersey)
Image 47Military map by William Faden with troop movements during the Ten Crucial Days (from History of New Jersey)
Image 48MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, the most expensive stadium ever built, is home to the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets. (from New Jersey)
Image 49Delaware Water Gap is shared between Warrren County and neighboring Pennsylvania. (from New Jersey)