New Jersey A to Z highlights state facts and history
A compact overview of New Jersey noting its location between New York City and Philadelphia, dense population, manufacturing role in chemicals and medicines, and major companies like Bristol-Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson. It mentions early exploration by Giovanni da Verrazano, colonial claims, Revolutionary War battles, statehood in 1787, Atlantic coastline, rivers, and the first Boardwalk in Atlantic City in 1870, plus Grover Cleveland’s Caldwell birthplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New York City
Philadelphia
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Johnson & Johnson
Giovanni da Verrazano
France
Netherlands
Sweden
Britain
Bruce Springsteen Early Life and Rise to Fame
Bruce Springsteen born September 23 1949 in Freehold New Jersey. He lives with his wife Patti Scialfa and his son and formed a band that made him a global rock icon known as The Boss. He signed with Columbia Records in 1972 and earned multiple Grammys an Academy Award in 1994 and Hall of Fame induction in 1999.
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Bruce Springsteen
Freehold
N.J
Patti
Bruce
New Jersey Shore
Columbia Records
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The
Garden State
Atlantic Ocean
Hudson
Delaware
Atlantic City
Grover Cleveland
Caldwell
Haddonfield
Thomas Edison
Menlo Park
West Orange
Ellis Island
Hudson River
Statue of Liberty
From the
Press Syndicate
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Princeton
Trenton
Red Oak
Cleveland
Poe
Aes
Ersity
Mex
Mimi
Jane
Jim
Aadow
Che
Doris
Dean
Neeshia
Nick
Ocean
COAST
Tre Ellis
WAR
OAK
Boardwalk
Atlantic
Revolutionary
Violet
Edison
Monopoly
Garden
Onm
CKOA
Artul
Mini Spy
Gus Goodsport
Dahntay Jones
Duke
Jones
Rutgers
Pine Barrens
Delaware River
Isle of Jersey
Island
English Channel
Massachusetts
Ocean Spray
Campbell Soup Co
Park Place
Cape May
North America
U.S
Camden
U.S. Navy
Woodrow Wilson
James Madison
Princeton University
Wilson
Northlands
Flemington
Sandy Hook
Highlands
New York Harbor
America
George Washington
Hoboken
New York Nine
Knickerbockers
New Brunswick
Popcorn Park
Forked River
Humane
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Visitnj.ora
Betty Debnam
Tali Denton
Lucy Lien
Wendy Daley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!