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Essex County

• Adam,Chris, and Shannon

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History

• Essex Countys role in the Revolutionary War was
  a vital part of the war effort.
• The Native American influence was the Lenape
  tribe.
• The interesting people were the best robbers in
  New Jersey Peter R. and Katie Woua.

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Geography

• The Passaic River Valley is beyond the Watchung
  Mountains.
• Great Falls is beyond the Passaic River.
• The Watchung Mountains are on the western side of
  Essex county.
• The Passaic river is a huge river that flows
  across Essex county.It is 80 miles total.
• The Newark Bay is the lowest elevation in Essex
  county.
• The Rahway River has two branches. It is a source
  of drinking water for the people in Rahway. It is
  24 miles long.

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Transportation

• Garden State Parkway, NJ Turnpike, and Eisenhower
  Parkway.
• Caldwell Trucking Company
• Port Newark

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Demographics

• Essex County is the second largest County in NJ.
• Its population is 798,301
• People population decreased in 2006.
• Businesses increased in 2002 by 14.5.

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Points of Interest

• The Turtle Back Zoo is located in West Orange,
  New Jersey. It offers wildlife education and
  conservation.
• Riker Hill Complex is located in Livingston,New
  Jersey.It has three parts A dinosaur park, an
  art park, and Becker park. Becker Park is just
  open land.
• Essex County Environmental Center is located in
  Roseland,New Jersey. It is a wetlands preserve
  thats along the Passaic River.
• The Codey Arena is located in West Orange, New
  Jersey. It is the practice and training rink for
  the New Jersey Devils.
• Historic Document Library is located in
  Newark,New Jersey. It is a Historical library
  with Essex Countys historical documents.

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Morris County

• Christian,Baylee,Derek and Siena

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History

• The county was named after the governor of the
  Province of New Jersey, Colonel Lewis Morris.
• Morris County was inhabited by the Lenape before
  the Europeans came.
• Morris County was known as the The Military
  Capital of the Revolutionary War, because its
  location, which made General George Washington
  and his Continental Army make their winter camps
  for two different winters.
• George Washington and his army camped here. A
  Morristown resident, George Mc Culloch, built the
  Morris canoe in 1831.

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Geography - Landforms

• Morris County is a part of the New York
  Metropolitan area.
• The land area is about 469 square miles.

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Geography - Waterways

• The Passaic River runs through Morris.
• Lake Hopatcong and Pompton River are also a part
  of Morris County.
• About 2.55 is water in Morris County.

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TRANSPORTATION

• Major highways Route10,53,46 and Interstate 80.
• Train service Boonton train station NJ TRANSIT
  MONTCLAIR BOONTON LINE.

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Points of Interest

• George Washington had his army stationed in
  Morristown.
• Morris County was created on March 15,1739
  from portions of Huntertown County.
• The county was named for the Governor of the
  province of New Jersey.

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Passaic County

• Justin,Brianna,
• Rebecca,Tracy

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History

• The name Passaic County is of Native American
  origin meaning valley.
• Dey Mansion in Wayne was General George
  Washingtons Revolutionary War headquarters.
• Alexander Hamilton developed the plan for the
  city that now is Paterson.
• Catholina Lambert was a silk manufacturer. He
  built a castle in 1892 which is in Paterson.
• Maria and Pietro Botto were immigrant silk
  workers.

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Geography

• Some waterways are brooks like Beaver Brook and
  Preakness Brook.
• Other waterways are rivers. One is Peckman River.
• Passaic River is a large river.
• Some landforms are islands. Fox Island is an
  island.
• Other landforms are mountains like Garret
  Mountain.

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Transportation

• Interstate 287, Interstate 80,U.S. Route 202,
  U.S.Route 46, Route 23, Route 21, Route 20, Route
  19, Route 4,Route 3, and the Garden State Parkway
  are some Major highways.
• New Jersey Transit-Main Line. The train travels
  from Port Jervis, New York,through Passaic County
  to Hoboken terminal. A total of 95 miles.
• 86 of N.J. communities are served exclusively by
  trucks. In N.J. one out of every 14 workers-were
  employed in trucking occupation.
• Greenwood Lake Airport is a general aviation
  airport in West Milford, Passaic County, and New
  Jersey. This public used airport is owned by the
  New Jersey Department of Transportation. It
  covers an area of 150 acres and has 1 runway.
  This is the only airport is Passaic County.

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Demographics

• Passaic Countys population was 489,049 as of the
  2000 census.
• In 1950 to 1960 there was a significant
  population increase of 69,000 people, at that
  time, the population was 337,093 wich grew to
  406,618 in those ten years. But during the next
  45 years there has been a slow but steady
  population increase of 406,618 to 499,060. A
  total increase of 93,000 people.

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Points of Interest

• Passaic has a lot Landmark like Garret Mountain
  Reservation, Great Falls state park, and High
  Mountain Park Reserve.
• Passaic has recreation and sight seeing Lambert
  Castle located on Garrent Mountain Reservation in
  Paterson. Great Falls of Passaic River has a
  walking and driving area.
• William Paterson University displays works of art
  of local artists.

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• Parks
• Pulaski Park in Weehawken
• Ringwood Manor State Park in Greenwood Lake
• Weasle Brok Park in Orange
• Battleship Main Memorial in Pompton Plains
• Alps Road Park in Paterson

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Sussex County

• Kelly, Gloria, Jack ,and Chris

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History

• Sussex County was named by Jonathan Belcher for
  Sussex in England.
• The Lenni-Lenape tribe,part of the Algonquin
  nation were the original inhabitants of Sussex
  County.They were very peaceful.
• Dr. Joseph Warren,a native of Sussex
  County,helped recruit and organize soldiers
  during the Siege of Boston.He led Revolutionary
  forces at Bunker Hill.

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Interesting People

• Dr. Joseph Warren
• Charles J. Fletcher-inventor of hovercraft
• Peter Graves-actor
• John Cleves Symmes-Revolutionary War officer
• Hugh Judson Kilpatrick-Civil War general
• Lou Dobbs-television news host
• Russ Van Citta-MLB player
• Janeane Garofalo- actress

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Geography - Landforms

• High Point is the highest elevation in the state
  at 1,803 feet above sea level.
• Delaware Water Gap is on the border between NJ
  and PA. It is 10,000 acres of preserved park
  land.
• Kittatinny Valley State Park has lakes and
  limestone outcroppings.

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Geography - Waterways

• Delaware River It is 360 miles long and is on
  the Western border of NJ.
• Musconetong River Is on the border between
  Sussex and Morris Counties.
• Pequest River starts in a swamp south of Newton
  and is 2.47 miles long.

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Transportation

• The major highways are Route 15, Route 23, Route
  94, Route 183, and Route 284.
• The train service is available (Commuter rail
  goes through N.J. Transit.)
• The airports are Sussex Airport, Newton Airport,
  and Aeroflex Airport.

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Demographics

• The population estimated for 2006 was 153,384.
• The population density is 277/mi (the centers are
  Newton, Vernon, Stanhope, Hopatcong, Andover,and
  Franklin.
• The population is 95 and Increasing.

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Points of Interest

• The Sussex County farm and horse show is a ten
  day agricultural fair that is held at the Sussex
  County fair grounds in Augusta,
• attend every year.
• High Point is an attraction in Sussex County.It
  is located in the northern part of New Jersey in
  Montague,Sussex County.
• The newspaper in Sussex County is way different
  than Bergen County.The newspaper in Sussex County
  is called The New Jersey Herald .The only day it
  doesnt get sent on is Saturday.
• There is a place called Kittatinny Valley State
  Park in Sussex County.It is a place that has
  large plains and is very beautiful.
• Space Farms Zoo and museum is very cool.A variety
  of animal bones get sent to display in the
  museum.Rare animals get sent to the zoo.

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Warren County

• Julia, Bryn,Maverick,
• and Dieter

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History

• Warren County was named in honor of Dr. Joseph
  Warren.
• The Lenni Lenape were the first residents.
• During the Revolutionary War, the majority of
  the colonists supported the patriotic cause.

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History - Interesting People

• Charily Berry was a baseball player.
• Henry S. Harass was a politician.
• Lou Read was a film maker.
• Robert D. Meyer was a politician.
• Bill Wash was in the NFL.

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Geography-Waterways

• Delaware River flanks the Appalachian Ridge.
• Delaware Water Gap is a geological formation
  where a river cuts through a Mountain Ridge.
• Lake Musconetcong River is a tributary of the
  Delaware River.

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Geography -Landforms

• Kittatinny Mountain is a long ridge across
  northwestern NJ ,part of the Ridge and Valley
  province of the Appalachian Mountains.
• High Point is the highest elevation in the state
  of NJ at 1,803 feet.
• Stokes State Forest is known for its Mountainous
  Woods.

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Transportation

• The major highways are Phillipsburg Newark
  Expressway (1-78) and Bergen Passaic Expressway
  (1-80).
• The train service is NJ Transit
• Train one train stop in Hackettstown.
• Hackettstown airport is in Warren County.

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Demographics

• The population in 2003 was 109,219.
• The population density is 286 people per square
  mile.

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Points of Interest

• Alpha is a borough in Warren County close to the
  Pennsylvania border it, provides bus and train
  service to Warren County.
• Warren County has rugged terrain to the north and
  west and gentle farmland to the east and south.
• The balloon activity occurs later in the day,when
  the winds are most calm.
• This Good Times Restaurant has Comedy night on
  the last Saturday of each month