That is something visitors from other states out west describe; they don’t have buildings built 300+ years ago.
My town (in fact much of northeastern NJ) was part of the New Netherland settlement (a dozen miles west of NYC); the Dutch defeated the Swedes in western NJ to control the state, then lost to the British. While other states have earlier European settlement, most others haven’t been settled since the early 1600s. There is no shortage of history here.
Cousin went to high school in Midland Park, NJ over 50 yrs ago. Lots of Dutch.
I’m so tired of NJ bashing: We have some truly beautiful areas here, not the mention the cultural “joiseyness”that is known all over the country. Yes it’s politically corrupt, probably has been for longer than PA or MI. . . but that it MUST change. I don’t feel my vote even counted, except for the local vote. It’s been a given that NJ’s 14 electoral votes are just literally handed over to Dems every single year. If there’s a way to get around truth in ballot counting, NJ will find it and do it. Jeff van Horn, the former Dem who switched parties last year and ran and WON here this election, is someone I want to reach out to. I’ll congratulate him, and then tell him I want NJ’s electoral process examined and investigated. Now is the time, and I’m not giving up on NJ, as the rest of the country has. Got to work to flip this state, and I don’t mean voters. I mean election process.