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New Jersey
The US50 - A guide to the fifty states. The governor of New York also served as the governor of New Jersey until 1738, when Lewis Morris became governor of New Jersey. More than 100 battles took place on New Jersey soil during the Revolutionary War.
Rutgers Geology New Jersey Research. The Department of Geological Sciences at Rutgers University on the New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus represents a community of students, faculty members, and research scientists engaged in the exploration of wide variety of geological problems.
Wildernet - New Jersey. This is a small east-coast state that contains diverse landforms and numerous historic sites. Although, thickly settled excellent highway systems allow visitors and residents to easily access natural areas of the state. Tucked between Pennsylvania, to the west, and New York, to the north and east, New Jersey occupies a small parcel of land along the Atlantic Ocean. Central eastern and southern regions of the state boast many barrier islands with wide, white sand beaches and towns that range from quiet villages to rowdy resorts. Northern New Jersey can be divided into eastern and western regions, with the western area being less populated. The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area lies in this region along the New Jersey/Pennsylvania border. This region is steeped in Revolution Era history. The eastern region contains the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge which preserves nearly 7,000 acres of the unique wetlands that cover a large portion of the region surrounding the Hudson River.
New Jersey Geological Survey. The New Jersey Geological Survey is a public service and research agency within the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science & Research. Founded in 1835, the NJGS has evolved from a mineral resources and topographic mapping agency to a modern environmental organization that collects and provides geoscience information to government, consultants, industry, environmental groups, and the public.
State of New Jersey Homepage. Get fast, easy access to important government information.
Department of Environmental Protection. Committed to sustatining a sustainable high quality life for the residents of New Jersey.
Parks and Forests Index. New Jersey State Parks, Forests, Recreation Areas and Marinas. Click on New Jersey Travel Region Map for additional state park information.
New Jersey Travel & Tourism Website. A clickable map of the regions of New Jersey.
RCE New Jersey Agricultural Weed Gallery. Welcome to the New Jersey Agricultural Weed Gallery, a collection of photos and descriptions of agricultural weeds found in New Jersey from Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
State TopoView New Jersey from the Naional Geophysical Data Center.
New Jersey during the Revolution. New Jersey is called the crossroads of the American Revolution, because it held a key geographical position at the center of the new nation, and the armies were in or crossing it throughout the war. It was heavily involved in the fighting, due to the troop movements through the state, and its key geographic position between New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey had more engagements than any other state during the war, closely followed by South Carolina.
New Jersey State Information from 50states.com.
Raritan's Landing 1675-1875.
Map of the Province of New Jersey 1777.
Map of the Trenton New Brunswick Turnpike 1777.
Plan of Operations of General George Washington against the king's troop in New Jersey 1777.
The Seat of War 77.
Map of East/West New Jersey 1795.
Early New Jersey (Nova Belgii).
New Jersey History's Mysteries. This site is dedicated to all the little known and mostly forgotten people, places and events that make New Jersey the interesting state that it is. Pirates, politicians, murderers and heroes have all made their way through New Jersey's history, and the stories and photographs posted here document their journeys. Also, this site features those places and events that were once famous, feared or revered in New Jersey history, but that few today remember.
Indian Tribes of the Hudson River. In 1609 when Henry Hudson sailed up the Hudson, there were about ten thousand Indians living on either side of the Hudson. On the East bank the Mahicans held land from north of Albany to the sea including Long Island and eastern Connecticut. On the west bank, they occupied from the Catskills west to Schenectady where the territory of the Mohawks began. South of the Catskills there were the Minsis or Munsees, a tribe of the Lenni Lenapes whose territory extended south to the sea and west to the Delaware River. The Lenni Lenapes were also known as the Delawares.
The Horseneck Purchase. In 1701, 13,500 acres west of Newark was purchased for $325 (or about 2.5-cents an acre) from Loantique, Taphow, Manshum and others. The original deed burned in a house fire in 1745. Descendants of the signers of the original deed promptly signed a new document. These deeds were challenged as being unlawful. According to a survey in 1746, only 35 families lived in the area. When Samuel Baldwin was arrested in 1745 for trespassing on his own land, his neighbors armed themselves with clubs, axes and crow-bars and descended on the jail to liberate him. The struggle against the Proprietors continued until 1755. Daniel Lamson and John Condict acted as agents for the Landowner's Committee and pleaded the settlers case to the King in England.
The Old Newark Burying Ground. Burials took place from the late 1600's until 1818. After 1790 most burials were made in the graveyard behind the New Presbyterian Church across Broad Street. The old cemetery gradually deteriorated, becoming a dumping ground for refuse, and interfering with the orderly progress of the city. Over a period of many years, through legislative actions and court cases, the city strove to eliminate the burial ground and turn the property to other uses. In 1887 the city began removal of the remains, but it was not until about 1900 that arrangements to dismantle the cemetery were completed.
The History of the City of Newark, New Jersey. The Pilgrim Fathers, the first of the Puritans to migrate, had left England and first went to Holland. They did not want to loose their identity as English and Puritans. For these reasons, the Pilgrim Fathers came to America. The Pilgrims never proposed, however, to separate themselves completely from England and they intended to support the laws of the mother country, actively when they believed in them and passively when they did not. In the New Haven Colony, however, the founders asked for nothing from England. They were to get their laws and ordinances, their whole theory and practical working scheme of government, from the Bible. They chose seven men who, besides having supreme charge of the affairs of the church, had also the highest civic functions. These "seven Pillars" chose the first governor and four deputies to assist him, while they themselves acted as magistrates. There were no juries, because the mosaic law made no mention of any.
Map of Ancient New Haven. A copy of the 1641 Brockett map as shown in "Three Centuries of New Haven, 1638-1938" by Rollin G. Osterweis, published in 1953 by Yale Univ. Press.
Abstracts from The East Haven Register. During the reign of James I and Charles I, kings of England, the Puritans were subjected to a destructive oppression, and a furious persecution for conscience sake; and seeing no end to their sufferings, projected settlements in the wilderness of America, as a place of retreat for the Church of God, and where the salvation and freedom of themselves and of their posterity might be promoted and secured. Hence, large companies left their native land and crossed the Atlantic. Among them were persons of wealth, learning, and distinguished piety and eminence.
Mailing Lists for New Jersey.
Southeastern Genealogy Online's State of New Jersey contains