New Jersey
| Capital | Trenton |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Garden State |
| Official Language | None |
| Governor | Jon Corzine, D |
| Senator | Frank Lautenberg, D (202) 224-3224 Contact |
| Senator | Bob Menendez, D (202) 224-4744 Contact |
| Ratification of Constitution/or statehood | December 18, 1787 (3rd) |
| Flag of New Jersey | Motto: "Liberty and Prosperity" |
New Jersey is one of the thirteen original colonies that formed the United States. It was the third state to enter into the Union. Its population has the highest overall density of any State, featuring many thousands of towns.[1]
New Jersey is nicknamed "the Garden State." It has 127 miles of coastline, including resort areas such as Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Cape May, some with beautiful and historic Victorian architecture. 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.
New Jersey legalized domestic partnerships (for same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples over 62 years of age) in 2004[2] and civil unions for same-sex couples, which are similiar to same sex marriage, in 2007.[3]
The current Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine, a Democrat, while the Governor-Elect is Republican Chris Christie.
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.
References
- ↑ http://www.nj.gov/nj/govinfo/county/localgov.html (list of municipalities, which links to each one).
- ↑ http://www.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnership-in-the-united-states
- ↑ http://data.lambdalegal.org/pdf/772.pdf
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