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Title: Lets Learn About New Jersey


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Lets Learn About New Jersey
  • By 4B

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Interesting Bits of Information
  • Admitted to statehood Dec 18,1787
  • Some of the street names in Monopoly come from
    Atlantic City.
  • The first drive-in movie theatre was in Camden.
  • New Jersey has the most dense of highways and
    railroads.
  • New Jersey has the most diners in the world.
  • New Jersey has 50 resort cities and towns,some of
    them are most famous.

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State Map
  • Trenton is the state capital. Newark is also a
    large city.
  • Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and the Atlantic
    Ocean border NJ.
  • The Delaware River is an important river.

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State Flag
  • The two women are the goddesses of Liberty and
    Prosperity.
  • The plows stand for the states agriculture.
  • The horses head symbolizes strength.
  • The knights helmet symbolizes courage.
  • The state flag was adopted in 1896.

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Famous People from NJ
  • Stephen Crane writer, Newark
  • Judy Blume author, Elizabeth
  • Ruth St. Denis dancer, choreographer, Newark
  • Patricia McBride ballerina, Teanick
  • Dorothy Parker author, West Bend
  • James W. Marshall discovered gold in California,
    Hunterdon
  • Ice-T rapper, Newark
  • David Copperfield magician, Metuchen
  • Anne Morrow Lindbergh author, Englewood
  • Norman Schwarzkopf army general, Trenton
  • Ernie Kovacs comedian, Trenton
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