NEW JERSEY

In 1858, the first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton was found in Haddonfield, New Jersey. The Hadrosaurus foulkii was the state dinosaur of New Jersey from 1991.

In 1878, John P. Holland rode his submarine in the Passaic River in Paterson.

The first organized baseball game was played in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1846.

The first professional basketball game was played in Trenton, New Jersey in 1896.

New Jersey has the most diners in the world.

New Jersey was the site of more than 100 battles during the American War for Independence.

New Jersey was known as the "Pathway of the Revolution".

The "Prototype for progressive agendas" New Jersey was considered the prototype for progressive economic, political, and social agendas.

New Jersey is the only state where all its counties are classified as metropolitan areas.

New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the U.S. located in Elizabeth.