New Jersey (nickname: "Jersey") is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is the fourth smallest, tenth most populous and is the most densely populated of the fifty states of the United States. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the metropolitan areas of New York, Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley.

Inhabitated by Native Americans for more than 11,000 years, the area was settled by the Swedes and Dutch. The British later seized control of the region, which was granted to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley as the colony of New Jersey. New Jersey was an important site during the American Revolutionary War; several decisive battles were fought there. Cities such as Paterson helped to drive the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. New Jersey's position at the center of the BosWash megalopolis, between Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., fueled its rapid growth through the suburban boom of the 1950s and beyond.

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RT @JanSimpson New Jersey: Corruption just in the State or Corruption Running thru the Halls of American Gov? http://tinyurl.com/yllteuw
TheRock1985 (Chris Hildebrand) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:41 -0000
RT @JanSimpson New Jersey: Corruption just in the State or Corruption Running thru the Halls of American Gov? http://tinyurl.com/yllteuw
New York Republicans win Virginia, New Jersey governorships – Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rep.. http://bit.ly/1NQTEl
NYNewsOverview (New York) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:03 -0000
New York Republicans win Virginia, New Jersey governorships – Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rep.. http://bit.ly/1NQTEl
Republican use fear tactics (again) that ACORN is going to steal the New Jersey governor's race, forgetting that ACORN is not in New Jersey.
wtfbradiocom (wtfb radio) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:48 -0000
Republican use fear tactics (again) that ACORN is going to steal the New Jersey governor's race, forgetting that ACORN is not in New Jersey.
Waking up to a Republican win in New Jersey.... priceless!
EducatorsGoal (LuckyOne) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:34 -0000
Waking up to a Republican win in New Jersey.... priceless!
A pro-life, school voucher conservative won in New Jersey and Virginia as Gov. If Dems lose these states, they can't win Pres elections.
godspinky (Kenneth W. Clifton) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:31 -0000
A pro-life, school voucher conservative won in New Jersey and Virginia as Gov. If Dems lose these states, they can't win Pres elections.
Republicans win Virginia, New Jersey governorships (Reuters) : Reuters - Republicans rolled to victory in Vir.. http://cli.gs/g0JzY
inv77 (Inv) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:07 -0000
Republicans win Virginia, New Jersey governorships (Reuters) : Reuters - Republicans rolled to victory in Vir.. http://cli.gs/g0JzY

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