racer2c
06-03-04, 06:41 PM
Another one of dads emailings. He grew up in Hillside in the 40's and 50's and his paraents retired out in Bernardsville. His youngest brother still lives in Bedminster. I always liked visiting the Bernardsville area as a kid. Jersey was 'different'. White Jersey corn on the cob is still one of my favorites.
New Jersey is a peninsula.
Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
seaboard, from Maine to Florida. (And I always thought Todt Hill on Staten Island was.)
New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are Classified as
metropolitan areas.
New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.
New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq. mi.) than Havana,
Cuba.
New Jersey has the most dense system of highways and railroads in the
US.
New Jersey has the highest cost of living.
New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.
New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred
to as the Diner Capital of the World
New Jersey is home to the original mystery pork parts chub (no, not
spam) Taylor Ham or Pork Roll. Home to the less mysterious, but the best,
Italian hot dogs and Italian sausage w/peppers and onions.
North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world,
with seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by
inventor John P. Holland.
New Jersey has 50+ resort cities &towns, some of the nations' most
famous:
Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch &
Cape May.
New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for Water
Quality Control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.
New Jersey is a leading technology &industrial state and is the
largest chemical producing state in the nation when you include
pharmaceuticals.
Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production
(and here you thought Massachusetts?).
Here's to New Jersey - the toast of the country! In 1642, the first
brewery in America opened in Hoboken.
New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body
electric guitar in Mahwah in 1940.
New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US,
located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80% of what our nation imports comes
through Elizabeth Seaport first.
New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports at Newark
Liberty International.
George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War
battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George
Washington.
The light bulb, phonograph (record player) and motion picture
projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ
laboratory.
We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.
The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ.
The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.
The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ.
New Jersey is home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City.
The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on
their playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world.
New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the
Middle East countries.
The first slaves in the "New World" landed at Perth Amboy.
The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung
Mountains.
New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!).
New Jersey had the first Medical Center, in Jersey City.
The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway
highway. NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson. (Holland
Tunnel).
The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is
also the birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick
in 1889. (Rutgers College played Princeton.)
The first Drive-in Movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ, (but
they're all gone now!).
New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S " Pro Football teams!
The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ.
The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas
Armstrong.
New Jersey is a peninsula.
Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern
seaboard, from Maine to Florida. (And I always thought Todt Hill on Staten Island was.)
New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are Classified as
metropolitan areas.
New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.
New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq. mi.) than Havana,
Cuba.
New Jersey has the most dense system of highways and railroads in the
US.
New Jersey has the highest cost of living.
New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.
New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred
to as the Diner Capital of the World
New Jersey is home to the original mystery pork parts chub (no, not
spam) Taylor Ham or Pork Roll. Home to the less mysterious, but the best,
Italian hot dogs and Italian sausage w/peppers and onions.
North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world,
with seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by
inventor John P. Holland.
New Jersey has 50+ resort cities &towns, some of the nations' most
famous:
Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch &
Cape May.
New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for Water
Quality Control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.
New Jersey is a leading technology &industrial state and is the
largest chemical producing state in the nation when you include
pharmaceuticals.
Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production
(and here you thought Massachusetts?).
Here's to New Jersey - the toast of the country! In 1642, the first
brewery in America opened in Hoboken.
New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body
electric guitar in Mahwah in 1940.
New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US,
located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80% of what our nation imports comes
through Elizabeth Seaport first.
New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports at Newark
Liberty International.
George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War
battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George
Washington.
The light bulb, phonograph (record player) and motion picture
projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ
laboratory.
We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs.
The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ.
The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.
The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ.
New Jersey is home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City.
The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on
their playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world.
New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the
Middle East countries.
The first slaves in the "New World" landed at Perth Amboy.
The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung
Mountains.
New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!).
New Jersey had the first Medical Center, in Jersey City.
The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway
highway. NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson. (Holland
Tunnel).
The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is
also the birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick
in 1889. (Rutgers College played Princeton.)
The first Drive-in Movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ, (but
they're all gone now!).
New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S " Pro Football teams!
The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ.
The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas
Armstrong.