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New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km²), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest U.S. state by land area. According to a 2025 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, it is the 11th-most populous state, with over 9.5 million residents, its highest estimated count ever. The state capital is Trenton, and the state's most populous city is Newark. New Jersey is the most densely populated U.S. state, and is the only U.S. state in which every county is deemed urban by the U.S. Census Bureau.

New Jersey was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians as early as 13,000 BC. The Lenape were the dominant Indigenous group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century, and they were subdivided into dialectal groups such as the Munsee, in the north, and the Unami and the Unalachtigo, elsewhere. Dutch and Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state, with the British later seizing control of the region and establishing the Province of New Jersey, named after the Channel Island of Jersey. 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 several pivotal battles and military commands in the American Revolutionary War earning the title "Crossroads of the American Revolution". New Jersey remained in the Union during the American Civil War and provided troops, resources, and military leaders in support of the Union Army. After the war, the state emerged as a major manufacturing center and a leading destination for immigrants, helping drive the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. New Jersey was the site of many industrial, technological, and commercial innovations. Many prominent Americans associated with New Jersey have proven influential nationally and globally, including in academia, social advocacy, business, entertainment, government, military, non-profit leadership, and other fields. (Full article...)

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The Glen Rock is a 570-ton boulder located in Glen Rock, New Jersey, United States. The boulder, which is the namesake of the town in which it is located, is the largest glacial erratic found atop Triassic bedrock in the state of New Jersey. The exact origin of the rock is uncertain, though studies alternatively place its origin in New York State's Hudson Highlands and the New Jersey Highlands. The Glen Rock, which is composed of gneiss, is located in the center of a former glacial lake.

The cultural history of the Glen Rock predates the settlement of New Jersey by European colonists. The Lenape, who referred to the boulder as Pamackapuka, used the rock as a trail marker, a location to build signal fires, and as a throne for chiefs used when presiding over meetings. Later, beginning in colonial times, European settlers to the region used the rock as a landmark on trails and as a marker for land deeds. The Glen Rock, which had been largely submerged under soil, was excavated during road work in 1912; supporting structures were added to the rock during that time to prevent it from collapsing. Following the First World War, a memorial plaque was installed on the rock to honor veterans who had died during the conflict. In 1964, the New Jersey State Office of Historic Sites designated the Glen Rock as a state landmark. (Full article...)

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July 19, 2026 – 2026 FIFA World Cup: In association football, Spain win their second FIFA World Cup title after defeating the defending champions Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the final held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Spain's captain Rodri is awarded the Golden Ball. (France 24) (Yahoo! Sports)

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Robert Menendez (/mɛˈnɛndɛz/; born January 1, 1954) is an American former politician and lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2006 until his resignation in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2006. His political career ended after he was convicted in a political corruption case in 2024, making him the first sitting member of Congress convicted of conspiracy to act as a foreign agent.

In 1974, Menendez was elected to the Union City School District's Board of Education. He studied political science at Saint Peter's University and graduated from Rutgers Law School. In 1986, he was elected mayor of Union City. While continuing to serve as mayor, he was elected in 1988 to represent the state's 33rd district in the New Jersey General Assembly and moved to the New Jersey Senate in 1991 upon winning the special election for the 33rd Senate district. The next year, Menendez won a seat in the House of Representatives. In January 2006, Menendez was appointed by Governor Jon Corzine to fill his vacated Senate seat. He was elected to a full six-year term in November and reelected in 2012 and 2018. Menendez chaired the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2013 to 2015 and from 2021 to 2023. (Full article...)

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... that the Hudson County Courthouse in Jersey City, New Jersey contains artwork by Francis David Millet, Kenyon Cox, Edwin Blashfield and Howard Pyle?
... that before "the mouth that roared" was mayor of Jersey City, he was vice-president of Hudson County Community College?
... that the original and current Landing Road bridges in Landing, New Jersey, stood side-by-side until the demolition of the older structure?

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Image 1Prudential Center in Newark, home of the NHL's New Jersey Devils (from New Jersey)
Image 2A fleet of naval forces being constructed in the Camden shipyards in 1919 (from History of New Jersey)
Image 3New Brunswick, nicknamed the Hub city and the Healthcare City, is a focus city for academia, healthcare, and culture in New Jersey, and has many high-rise buildings. (from New Jersey)
Image 4A mil military map by William Faden indicating troop movements during the Ten Crucial Days (from History of New Jersey)
Image 5Largest alone or in any combination ethnic origin by county in New Jersey, per the 2020 census (from New Jersey)
Image 6Modern map which approximates the relative size and location of the settled colonial-era areas of New Netherland and New Sweden (from History of New Jersey)
Image 7The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys, a 1777 map by William Faden (from History of New Jersey)
Image 8Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson was designated a U.S. National Historical Park in 2009. (from New Jersey)
Image 9The Hindenburg just moments after catching fire in 1937 (from History of New Jersey)
Image 10Cape May–Lewes Ferry connects New Jersey and Delaware across Delaware Bay. (from New Jersey)
Image 11A heat map showing median income distribution in New Jersey by county (from New Jersey)
Image 12The Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the world's first container seaport and remains one of the world's largest and busiest. (from New Jersey)
Image 13Map of the 107-mile-long (172 km) Morris Canal, which crosses the state (from New Jersey)
Image 14Atop the Hudson Palisades in Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, overlooking the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge, and the skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan, New York City (from New Jersey)
Image 15Michael Schleisser and the "Jersey man-eater" as seen in the Bronx Home News (1916) (from History of New Jersey)

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

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Non-Hispanic White

30–40%

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

Black or African American

40–50%

Hispanic or Latino

40–50%

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Image 17MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, one of only two NFL stadiums shared by two teams, is home to the New York Giants and New York Jets. (from New Jersey)
Image 18Ethnic origins in New Jersey (from New Jersey)
Image 19Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth (from History of New Jersey)
Image 20Former U.S. president Lyndon Johnson meeting Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro in 1967 (from History of New Jersey)
Image 21Cleveland Tower at Princeton University, an Ivy League university and one of the world's most prominent research institutions, served briefly as the U.S. Capitol in the 18th century. (from New Jersey)
Image 22The Atlantic City Boardwalk seen from Caesars Atlantic City, which opened in 1870 as the world's first boardwalk At 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) long, it is also the world's longest and busiest boardwalk. New Jersey is home to the world's highest concentration of boardwalks.
Image 23Metropolitan 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 24The Great Falls of the Passaic River (from History of New Jersey)
Image 25Map of New Jersey counties (from New Jersey)
Image 26A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder, which caused the deaths of two postal workers. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 27Largest ethnicity by municipality based on 2020 census (from New Jersey)
Image 28Ubiquitous gardens exemplified by landscaping at Rutgers University-Camden lend New Jersey its eponymous nickname as the Garden State. (from New Jersey)
Image 29At 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), eastward to Raritan Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. (from New Jersey)
Image 30George B. McClellan, a Union army soldier during the Civil War, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey (from History of New Jersey)
Image 31A 1950s-style diner in Orange (from New Jersey)
Image 32New Jersey's telephone area codes (from New Jersey)
Image 33Map of New Jersey's major transportation networks and cities (from New Jersey)
Image 34Sunset on the beach at Atlantic City, an oceanfront resort and the nexus of New Jersey's gambling industry (from New Jersey)
Image 35Washington Crossing the Delaware, an 1851 portrait by Emanuel Leutze depicting Washington's covert crossing the Delaware River from Bucks County, Pennsylvania to Mercer County on December 25, 1776, prior to the Battle of Trenton (from New Jersey)
Image 36Cranberry harvest (from New Jersey)
Image 37Old Queens at Rutgers University, the largest state university system in New Jersey (from New Jersey)
Image 38The Jersey Shore extends inland from the Atlantic Ocean into its many inlets, including Manasquan Inlet, looking westward at sunset from the jetty at Manasquan. (from New Jersey)
Image 39The George Washington Bridge, connecting Fort Lee (foreground) in Bergen County across the Hudson River to New York City (background), is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. (from New Jersey)
Image 40The design of the golden-domed New Jersey State House in Trenton differs from most other U.S. state houses in not resembling the U.S. Capitol. (from New Jersey)
Image 412024 U.S. presidential election results by county in New Jersey
Democratic
Republican
(from New Jersey)
Image 42A NJ Transit train on the Northeast Corridor in Rahway (from New Jersey)
Image 43Governor Woodrow Wilson in 1911 (from History of New Jersey)
Image 44New Jersey suburbia in Monroe Township, Middlesex County. Despite being the most densely populated U.S. state, New Jersey is mostly suburban. (from New Jersey)
Image 45Delaware Water Gap is shared between Warren County and neighboring Pennsylvania. (from New Jersey)
Image 46Two Hudson–Bergen Light Rail trains in Jersey City (from New Jersey)
Image 47A map of New Netherland and New Sweden in present-day New Jersey during the colonial era (from New Jersey)
Image 48Washington Rallying the Americans at the Battle of Princeton, a portrait by William Ranney depicting George Washington rallying Continental Army troops at the Battle of Princeton in January 1777 (from New Jersey)
Image 49The original provinces of West and East New Jersey 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 50The Adventure Aquarium in Camden is the largest aquarium in New Jersey. It is home to two female hippopotamuses. (from New Jersey)