Popular Tourist Attractions

Cape May Zoo
Turtle Back Zoo
Liberty State Park
George Washington Bridge

National Parks

Gateway National Recreation Area.

State Parks

Liberty State Park

Population

9,288,994

State Fish

Brook trout

Popular Tourist Attractions

Popular Iconic New Jersey Foods That Require Clean Water

New Jersey is famous for the following foods:

Pork Roll

Italian Hot Dogs

Salt Water Taffy

Tomato Pie

Jersey Hoagies

Disco Fries

Fun Facts

    • New Jersey was named after the Isle of Jersey, an island in the English Channel.
    • The first officially recorded, organized baseball game was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, on June 19, 1846.
    • New Jersey is one of only two states where self-service filling of gasoline is prohibited. The other is Oregon.
    • The properties in the United States version of the board game Monopoly are named after the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
    • New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is often referred to as the “Diner Capital of the World.”
    • The Union Watersphere, also known as the Union Water Tower, is the tallest water tower in the world. It is located in Union, New Jersey.
    • The world’s largest statue of a tooth (15 feet tall) is located in Trenton, New Jersey.
    • Morristown National Historical Park, established in March, 1933, was the first national historic park in the United States.
    • The first steam-powered ferry service in the United States began operation on October 11, 1811. The service was between Hoboken, New Jersey and Manhattan.
    • The first balloon flight in America was made by Jean Pierre Blanchard. On January 9,1793, he landed a balloon at Deptford, New Jersey.
    • On January 19, 1883, the first standardized incandescent electric lighting system with overhead wires began service in Roselle, New Jersey.

    This page was last updated on July 31, 2022.

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