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Revision as of 20:50, December 19, 2007
New Jersey is one of the thirteen original colonies that formed the United States. It was the third state to enter into the union.
It is nicknamed "the Garden State." It has 127 miles of coastline, including resort areas such as Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Cape May. Its capital city is Trenton.
It is home to two famous old universities: Princeton and 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, 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.
Since 2004, New Jersey has offered domestic partnerships, which are similiar to same sex marriage.[1]
The current Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine.
Conservapedia
Conservapedia was founded in New Jersey on November 22, 2006. It was started by a class of 56 homeschooled children, ranging from 11 years old to 18, as a project for homework.
Residents
Inventor Eli Witney was born in New Jersey.
References
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