By Gum Diesel you've hit them all. Now I am really homesick for Jersey, but I can't go home again. Probably break my neck next time. I will have to be content with the Yam capital of the world along with the Bubba Barbeque's Home. Only good thing is the Calabash Seafood now that is something to brag about. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <DieselDis@aol.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:50 AM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Interesting > New Jersey! > > > > Some interesting facts about our beloved Garden > > State... > > Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation > > along the entire > > eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida. > > -NewJersey is the only state where all of its > > counties are classified as > > metropolitan areas. > > New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky. Sorry Carl. > > 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 theUS. > > New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is > > sometimes > > referred to as the Diner Capital of the World. > > 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 industrial state and is the > > largest chemical > > producing state in the nation when you include > > pharmaceuticals. > > Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New > > Jersey. > > 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. > > 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 > > 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), > > andmotion 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 Indian reservation was in New Jersey,\in > > the Watchung Mountains. > > New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. > > New Jersey had the first Medical Center, in Jersey > > City. > > The Pulaski Sky Way, from Jersey City to Newark, was > > the first skyway > > highway. > > NJ built the first tunnel under a river, (the > > Holland Tunnel under the > > Hudson). > > New Jersey is the only state in the nation which > > offers child abuse > > prevention workshops to every public school. > > 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. > > New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S" Pro > > Football Teams! > > The first radio station and broadcast was in > > Paterson, NJ > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >