New Jersey (nickname: "Jersey") is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is the fourth smallest, tenth most populous and is the most densely populated of the fifty states of the United States. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the metropolitan areas of New York, Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley.

Inhabitated by Native Americans for more than 11,000 years, the area was settled by the Swedes and Dutch. The British later seized control of the region, which was granted to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley as the colony of New Jersey. New Jersey was an important site during the American Revolutionary War; several decisive battles were fought there. Cities such as Paterson helped to drive the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. New Jersey's position at the center of the BosWash megalopolis, between Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., fueled its rapid growth through the suburban boom of the 1950s and beyond.

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Omw to new jersey -_-
itsteeteebaybeh (tierra sims) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:23:23 -0000
Omw to new jersey -_-
Seattle (WA) Times: NBA: King James makes royal visit to New Jersey. More #Seattle #news - http://tinyurl.com/kouxqy
SeattleNewsHeds (1stHeadlines Seattle) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:23:05 -0000
Seattle (WA) Times: NBA: King James makes royal visit to New Jersey. More #Seattle #news - http://tinyurl.com/kouxqy
You may not slurp your soup in new jersey. haha
HelloItsCaitlin (Caitlin Mullen) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:22:21 -0000
You may not slurp your soup in new jersey. haha
Financial services data centers are #1 draw on electric power in the State of New Jersey (BloombergTV) & can be found in places like Mahwah
mdorn (Edu-Tourist) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:22:14 -0000
Financial services data centers are #1 draw on electric power in the State of New Jersey (BloombergTV) & can be found in places like Mahwah
New Jersey in march doesnt seem quite that appealing... Lol RT @missy_crissie: @bcampos1 yeA. Def! U should make a trip out this way.
bcampos1 (Bobby Campos) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:21:27 -0000
New Jersey in march doesnt seem quite that appealing... Lol RT @missy_crissie: @bcampos1 yeA. Def! U should make a trip out this way.
The New Jersey Nets are just bad!
Moeknowledge (Maurice Rawls) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:21:25 -0000
The New Jersey Nets are just bad!

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