New Jersey: A Guide to the State - Softcover

Barbara Westergaard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813512425 ISBN 13: 9780813512426

Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr, 1987

Synopsis

In the third edition of this classic guide, Barbara Westergaard surveys the state’s rich diversity while providing the most up-to-date information on several hundred of New Jersey’s towns, cities, and parks. Entries are arranged alphabetically with concise yet thorough descriptions detailing what there is to see and do in each community and its surrounding area and how each place is connected to its past. The book lists museums, parks, historical points of interest, natural and recreational areas, and many other attractions.  There is even a guided tour of the New Jersey Turnpike—the most heavily traveled toll road in the country. Updated for this edition, the book includes new points of interest and population figures.     

Whether you are a longtime resident or newcomer to New Jersey, a commuter, a visitor, or a neighbor from a nearby state, this easy-to-use, town-by-town guide will lead you to new discoveries.

 

Includes information on:

·  towns and cities

·  museums

·  arts centers

·  historic sites

·  lighthouses

·  nature centers

·  animal refuges and zoos

·  amusement parks

·  wineries

·  sports facilities

·  planetariums

·  parks and gardens

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In what state you can see ten thousand hawks in one day? The birthplaces of Grover Cleveland, the electric lightbulb, the commercial blueberry, the ironclad ship, the diner, the drive-in theater, and modern baseball? Where George Washington crossed the Delaware River? In New Jersey, of course!

Barbara Westergaard has now updated her classic - the easy-to-use guide to the Garden State, from Bergen County to Cape May, from the Kittatinny Mountains to the shore. Arranged alphabetically by town and city name, the entries describe what there is to do and see in a community and its surrounding area and how each place is connected to its past. The book lists museums, parks, historical points of interest, natural and recreational areas, and many other attractions. There is also the beloved guided tour of New Jersey Turnpike that identifies what everyone has been whizzing by for so many years.

Whether you are a longtime resident or newcomer to New Jersey, a commuter, a visitor, or a resident of a nearby state, this guide will lead you to new discoveries and heighten your enjoyment of the familiar.

About the Author:

Barbara Westergaard is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0813512425
• ISBN 13: 9780813512426
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 407