Good Morning New Jersey

Good morning, New Jersey! The first robot to replace a human worker was used by General Motors in Ewing Township in 1961. The Unimate worked side by side with the workers for ten years and is now on display at the Smithsonian Institute.

Good morning, New Jersey! Mmm, Mmm good. The first condensed soup in America was cooked and canned at Campbell’s Soup, in Camden County in 1897. The first five flavors were tomato, consommé, chicken, vegetable, and oxtail.

Good morning, New Jersey! The first submarine was built in 1878 by John Holland of Passaic County. The submarine is now in a public museum in Paterson.

Good morning, New Jersey! The first balloon flight in America was made by Jean-Pierre Blanchard. On January 9, 1793, he landed a balloon at Deptford carrying a letter from George Washington.

Good morning, New Jersey! The first phonograph, a device for recording and replaying sound, was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in Menlo Park in 1877. Think of him next time you download your favorite songs.

Good morning, New Jersey! The very first ferry service in the US started in NJ in 1811 and operated between Hoboken and Manhattan and is still an important means of crossing the Hudson River.

Good morning, New Jersey! New Jersey’s first traffic circle was unveiled in Camden County in 1925. By 1955, only 30 of the original 67 circles were still around.

Good morning, New Jersey! In 1762, the first drive through window was established at the Seven Stars Tavern in Salem County.

Good morning, New Jersey! Atlantic City is the home to the first Miss America pagent in 1921 and was home to the pagent for 85 years.

Good morning, New Jersey! While many of you may have spent some time at the beach this summer, you may not know that the very first boardwalk in the world was built in Atlantic City in 1870 and it is six miles long.