New Jersey

New Jersey is the fourth smallest and the most densely populated state of the United States. It is abbreviated NJ by the U.S. Postal Service and N.J. conventionally. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. more...

The state's official nickname is the "Garden State."

New Jersey is considered part of the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey are included in the metropolitan areas of New York, Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley. The highest point of elevation in New Jersey is High Point, with an altitude of 1,803 feet (550 m).

Inhabitated by Native Americans for 11,000-50,000 years, New Jersey was later settled by the Swedes and Dutch. The British later seized control of the region of New Jersey, which was granted to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley. New Jersey was an important site during the American Revolution, since several decisive battles were fought in New Jersey. Cities like Paterson, New Jersey helped to drive the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, the economy of New Jersey prospered through the 1920s but declined in the 1930s in the Great Depression.

Geography

New Jersey is bordered on the north and northeast by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. The western border of New Jersey is largely defined by the Delaware River.

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