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It is nicknamed "the Garden State." It has 127 miles of coastline, including resort areas such as Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Cape May.

It is nicknamed "the Garden State." It has 127 miles of coastline, including resort areas such as Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Cape May.

It is home to two famous old universities: [[Princeton University|Princeton]] and [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]]. They are both ''colonial colleges,'' two of the nine colleges chartered in the colonies before the American Revolution. Using the founding dates claimed by the universities<!--to avoid a famous dispute between Princeton and Penn-->, Princeton is the fourth oldest university in the United States and Rutgers is the eighth oldest. Princeton is a member of the ''Ivy League.''

It is home to two famous old universities: [[Princeton University|Princeton]] and [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]]. They are both ''colonial colleges,'' the nine colleges chartered in the colonies before the American Revolution. Princeton traditionally claims 1740 as its year of founding<!--have to put in this qualification because of a longstanding dispute between Princeton and Penn-->, making it the fourth oldest university in the United States; Rutgers, founded in 1766, is the eighth oldest. Princeton is a member of the ''Ivy League.''