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Jim McGreevey (born 1957), 52nd Governor of New Jersey (B) [182] John Gerald Milton (1881–1977), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate in 1938 (B) [183] A. Harry Moore (1877–1952), 39th Governor of New Jersey who was elected to serve three separate non-consecutive terms and also served in the U.S. Senate (B) [184]
Ezra Koenig (born 1984), musician, Vampire Weekend (New York City, raised in North Jersey) Michael Landon (1936–1991), actor, Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie (Queens, New York raised in Collingswood) Ailee, real name Amy Lee (born 1989), Korean singer (Denver, Colorado, grew up in Palisades Park and Leonia)
Camden, 4 places in Maine, New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina – Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden [100] [99] Cameron, 3 places in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia – Simon Cameron [99] Cameron, Missouri – Malinda Cameron (maiden name of wife of Samuel McCorkle, who platted the town of Somerville, Missouri)
St. Joseph (Founded by Joseph Robidoux IV, Missouri-born fur trader of French Canadian descent who named the city after himself) St. Louis (named after King Louis IX, later canonized as Saint Louis) St. Louis County; Ste. Genevieve (named after Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris) Ste. Genevieve County (named after Genevieve, the patron saint ...
Jersey City is home to New Jersey City University and Saint Peter's University. [287] [288] Hudson County Community College is a junior college located in the Journal Square area offering courses to help students transition into a larger university. [289] The Newark-based New Jersey Institute of Technology has an annex at 101 Hudson Street.
There are many cities in the US named Florence, but this is the only one named after the Italian city. All the others were named after people. [10] Genoa: Genoa, New York [10] Genoa, Nebraska: Genoa, Nevada: Genoa, Wisconsin: Imola: Imola, California [5] La Verna: Alverno, Wisconsin [23] Lido di Venezia: Lido Beach, New York [57] Lodi: Lodi ...
So the name "New Jersey" was chosen, and today the communities of Carteret and Berkeley Heights are also named for the two friends, Elizabeth is named for Carteret's wife, and the Duke of York is himself the namesake of New York. In 1672, the Third Anglo-Dutch War broke out, and in July 1673, the Dutch reoccupied New York City, renaming it New ...
Neptune Township – The Crossroads of the Jersey Shore; New Brunswick – Health Care City, [38] Hub City [39] Newark – Brick City, [40] Gateway City, [41] Renaissance Newark [41] North Arlington – Where Bergen County Begins [6] Ocean City – America's Greatest Family Resort, [42] A Moral Seaside Resort (historic slogan from the 19th ...