The
flag of New Jersey
New Jersey (
JUR -zee ) is a state situated within both the
Mid-Atlantic and
Northeastern regions of the United States. It is the
most densely populated of all
50 U.S. states , and is situated at the center of the
Northeast megalopolis . New Jersey is bordered on its north and east by
New York state ; on its east, southeast, and south by the
Atlantic Ocean ; on its west by the
Delaware River and
Pennsylvania ; and on its southwest by
Delaware Bay and
Delaware . At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2 ), New Jersey is the
fifth-smallest state in land area , but with close to 9.3 million residents as of the
2020 United States census , its highest
decennial count ever, it ranks
11th in population . The state capital is
Trenton , and the state's most populous city is
Newark . New Jersey is the only U.S. state in which every county is deemed
urban by the
U.S. Census Bureau with 13 counties included in the
New York metropolitan area , seven counties in the
Philadelphia metropolitan area , and
Warren County part of the heavily
industrialized
Lehigh Valley metropolitan area.
New Jersey was first inhabited by
Paleo-Indians as early as 13,000 B.C.E., with the
Lenape being the dominant
Indigenous group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century.
Dutch and
Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state, with the
British later seizing control of the region and establishing the
Province of New Jersey , named after
the largest of the
Channel Islands . The colony's fertile lands and relative
religious tolerance drew a large and diverse population. New Jersey was among the
Thirteen Colonies that supported the
American Revolution , hosting several
pivotal battles and military commands in the
American Revolutionary War . On December 18, 1787, New Jersey became the third state to ratify the
United States Constitution , which granted it
admission to the Union , and it was the first state to ratify the
U.S. Bill of Rights on November 20, 1789. (
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Hard Justice (2008) was a
professional wrestling
pay-per-view (PPV)
event produced by
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on August 10, 2008 at the
Sovereign Bank Arena in
Trenton, New Jersey . It was the fourth annual event under the
Hard Justice chronology. Seven
professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's
card .
The
main event saw
Samoa Joe defeat
Booker T , who was accompanied by
Sharmell , in a steel structure with six sides that was filled with weapons—a match titled a
Six Sides of Steel
Weapons match —to retain the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship .
A.J. Styles defeated
Kurt Angle in the second main match on the card in which the wrestler who was
unable to respond to a ten count by the referee would lose. Two
tag team matches were featured bouts scheduled on the
undercard . In the first,
Christian Cage and
Rhino defeated
Team 3D (
Brother Ray and
Brother Devon ) in a
New Jersey
Street Fight in which no one could be disqualified. The second was for the
TNA World Tag Team Championship , in which
Beer Money, Inc. (
Robert Roode and
James Storm ) defeated the champions,
The Latin American Xchange (
Homicide and
Hernandez ), to win the championship.
The event marked the beginning of a return
angle for
Jeff Jarrett , who had not been active in the company since May 2007, when Samoa Joe used the signature weapon of Jarrett's (an
acoustic guitar ) in his match with Booker T. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of number five on
Billboard's DVD Sales Chart. Wrestling Observer.com and 411Mania.com writer Larry Csonka rated the entire event a 7.6 out of 10 stars, higher than the
2007 event's rating of 4.
The following are images from various New Jersey-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 2
Cranberry harvest (from
New Jersey )
Image 5 A heat map showing median income distribution in New Jersey by county (from
New Jersey )
Image 6 High-rise residential complexes in the borough of
Fort Lee (from
New Jersey )
Image 7
Sunset on the beach at
Atlantic City , an
oceanfront resort and the nexus of New Jersey's
gambling industry (from
New Jersey )
Image 8 Ethnic origins in New Jersey (from
New Jersey )
Image 9 The
Atlantic City boardwalk, as seen from
Caesars Atlantic City , opened in 1870, as the world's first
boardwalk . At
5+ 1 ⁄2 miles (8.9 km) long, it is also the world's longest and busiest boardwalk. New Jersey is home to the world's highest concentration of boardwalks.
Image 10 The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys ,
1777 map by
William Faden (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 12
New Brunswick , nicknamed the
Hub city and the
Healthcare City , is a focus city for academia,
healthcare , and culture in New Jersey. (from
New Jersey )
Image 13 The original provinces of West and East New Jersey are shown in yellow and green respectively. The Keith Line is shown in red, and the Coxe and Barclay Line is shown in orange. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 14 New Jersey is named after the
English Channel island of
Jersey (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 15 A map of
New Netherland and
New Sweden in New Jersey during the
colonial era (from
New Jersey )
Image 16 The Great Falls of the Passaic River (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 17 Michael Schleisser and the "Jersey man-eater" as seen in the
Bronx Home News (1916) (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 18 The
George Washington Bridge , connecting
Fort Lee (foreground) in
Bergen County across the
Hudson River to
New York City (background), is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. (from
New Jersey )
Image 19 Map of counties in New Jersey by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Non-Hispanic White 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Black or African American 40–50%
Hispanic or Latino 40–50%
(from
New Jersey )
Image 20 New Jersey population density as of 2020 (from
New Jersey )
Image 21
Cape May–Lewes Ferry connects New Jersey and
Delaware across
Delaware Bay . (from
New Jersey )
Image 23 Military map by
William Faden with troop movements during the
Ten Crucial Days (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 24
Paterson , sometimes known as Silk City, has become a prime destination for an internationally diverse pool of immigrants, with at least 52 distinct ethnic groups. (from
New Jersey )
Image 25 Map of New Jersey's major transportation networks and cities (from
New Jersey )
Image 26
Nassau Hall at
Princeton University , an
Ivy League university and one of the world's most prominent research institutions, served briefly as the U.S. Capitol in the 18th century. (from
New Jersey )
Image 27 Modern map which approximates the relative size and location of the settled areas of New Netherland and New Sweden. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 29
MetLife Stadium in
East Rutherford , one of only two
NFL stadiums shared by two teams, is home to the
New York Giants and
New York Jets . (from
New Jersey )
Image 30 A letter sent to
Senate Majority Leader
Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder caused the deaths of two postal workers. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 31 The
Hindenburg just moments after catching fire (1937) (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 32 The
Jersey Shore extends inland from the
Atlantic Ocean into its many
inlets , including
Manasquan Inlet , looking westward at
sunset from the
jetty at
Manasquan . (from
New Jersey )
Image 33 New Jersey's telephone
area codes (from
New Jersey )
Image 36 Results of the 1910 gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Wilson won the counties in blue. (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 37
Old Queens at
Rutgers University , the largest state university system in New Jersey (from
New Jersey )
Image 38 The design of the dome-capped
New Jersey State House in
Trenton differs from most other U.S. state houses in not resembling the
U.S. Capitol . (from
New Jersey )
Image 39 A 1950s-style
diner in
Orange (from
New Jersey )
Image 40 A fleet of naval forces being constructed in the Camden shipyards (1919) (from
History of New Jersey )
Image 41 Federal Courthouse in
Camden , which is connected to
Philadelphia via the
Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the background (from
New Jersey )
Image 42
Delaware Water Gap is shared between
Warren County and neighboring
Pennsylvania . (from
New Jersey )
Image 44
India Square in the
Marion Section of
Jersey City is home to the highest concentration of
Asian Indians in the
Western Hemisphere . (from
New Jersey )
Image 45 Map of the 107-mile-long (172 km)
Morris Canal across
North Jersey (from
New Jersey )
Image 46 At 69.6 mi (112.0 km) in length,
Raritan River is the longest river entirely within New Jersey, flowing from
Raritan Valley near
Clinton (above), eastward to
Raritan Bay and the
Atlantic Ocean . (from
New Jersey )
Image 48 Washington Rallying the Americans at the Battle of Princeton , a portrait by
William Ranney depicting
George Washington rallying
Continental Army troops at the
Battle of Princeton in January 1777 (from
New Jersey )
Image 50 Skyscrapers in
Jersey City , one of the most
ethnically diverse cities in the world (from
New Jersey )
Image 51
George B. McClellan , was an American soldier,
Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th
governor of New Jersey . (from
History of New Jersey )
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