The Millstone Times June 2020

Get To Know Our Garden State • New Jersey was named for the English Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom the land was origi- nally given). • Passaic river was the site to the first submarine ride by inventor John P. Holland. • We’re the only state to have three counties (Mor- ris, Somerset and Hunterdon) listed among the Forbes list of Top 10 Richest Counties in the Unit- ed States. • New Jersey was the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and the first state to sign the Bill of Rights. • New Jersey has the tallest water tower in the world. • Pumping your own gas is technically against the law. A gas attendant is always close by and ready to grab your car’s nozzle. • The region of the mid-Atlantic that includes New Jersey has had many names over the course of time. Some believe that descendants of the Native Americans who arrived over 10,000 years ago called it "Lenapehok- ing." The Italian explorer Giovanni Da Verrazano dubbed it "Lorraine" in 1524. A century later the Swedes called it "New Sweden" and the Dutch called it "New Netherland." The name "New Jersey" appeared for the first time in a royal grant issued by King Charles II's brother (James, Duke of York) on June 24, 1664. • New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle East countries. • The U.S. Mint's bicentennial commemorative quarter representing New Jersey honors the state's role in the American Revolution ("Crossroads of the Revolution," featuring George Washington crossing the Delaware River with James Monroe holding the flag); New Jersey became the 3rd state in 1787.

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