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Did you know that Buzz Aldrin, Judy Blume, and Frank Sinatra are all New Jersey Natives? Explore more interesting New Jersey facts and trivia with this list.
1. The New Jersey territory was home to more battles of the US Revolutionary War than any other state, earning it the nickname “Cockpit of the Revolution”.
2. In New Jersey, self-service gasoline pumps are illegal.
3. New Jersey is the largest source of manufactured silk in the United States.
4. The first steam locomotive made in America was built in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1824.
5. Famous New Jersey natives include Buzz Aldrin, author Judy Blume, and Frank Sinatra.
Photo Credit: Carl Lender
6. The famous 4-mile-long Atlantic City Boardwalk isn't actually named for the wooden planks with which it was constructed, but for the man who designed it in the 1870s, Alexander Boardman.
7. Prolific inventor Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the quadruplex telegraph, DC current, the carbon microphone, the fluoroscope, and the light bulb all while living in Newark, New Jersey.
8. New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States. In 2018, there were over 1,200 residents per square mile.
9. New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen wrote many of his most famous hits about places he knew and experiences he had while growing up in a working-class family in Long Branch, New Jersey.
10. With over 600 diners throughout the state, New Jersey has more diners than any other state in America and is known as the "Diner Capital of the World."
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Did you know that Buzz Aldrin, Judy Blume, and Frank Sinatra are all New Jersey Natives? Explore more interesting New Jersey facts and trivia with this list.
1. The New Jersey territory was home to more battles of the US Revolutionary War than any other state, earning it the nickname “Cockpit of the Revolution”.
2. In New Jersey, self-service gasoline pumps are illegal.
3. New Jersey is the largest source of manufactured silk in the United States.
4. The first steam locomotive made in America was built in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1824.
5. Famous New Jersey natives include Buzz Aldrin, author Judy Blume, and Frank Sinatra.
Photo Credit: Carl Lender
6. The famous 4-mile-long Atlantic City Boardwalk isn't actually named for the wooden planks with which it was constructed, but for the man who designed it in the 1870s, Alexander Boardman.
7. Prolific inventor Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the quadruplex telegraph, DC current, the carbon microphone, the fluoroscope, and the light bulb all while living in Newark, New Jersey.
8. New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States. In 2018, there were over 1,200 residents per square mile.
9. New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen wrote many of his most famous hits about places he knew and experiences he had while growing up in a working-class family in Long Branch, New Jersey.
10. With over 600 diners throughout the state, New Jersey has more diners than any other state in America and is known as the "Diner Capital of the World."
For more interesting New Jersey facts, see our article here: factretriever.com/new-jersey-facts
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