Tourism Regions of New Jersey - Raritan Bayshore, Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, Highlands, New Jersey, Keyport, New Jersey, Union Beach (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Raritan Bayshore, Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, Highlands, New Jersey, Keyport, New Jersey, Union Beach, New Jersey, Middletown Township, New Jersey, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, Hazlet, New Jersey, Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, Keansburg, New Jersey, South Amboy, New Jersey, Belford, New Jersey, Leonardo, New Jersey, Gateway Region, Delaware Valley, Delaware Water Gap, Sandy Hook, Jersey Shore, Cheesequake State Park, Naval Weapons Station Earle, Southern Shore Region, Navesink tribe, Skylands Region, Delaware River Region. Excerpt: The Gateway Region is located in the northeastern part of State of New Jersey in the United States of America. The area encompasses Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union and Middlesex counties. It is the most urban part of the state, with population of more than four million, and is home to most of its larger cities, though much housing was originally developed as suburbs as part of the New York metropolitan area. It is home to Ellis Island, the "gateway" through which many immigrants entered the United States, many of whom choose to stay in the region, which continues to be the port of entry and first home to many born abroad, making it one of the most ethnically diverse of the nation. It may also be the most socio-economically diverse, with some of the biggest pockets of poverty and most exclusive of suburbs in the state. The designation has not caught on in local parlance, as the topography and self-identification of the residents tend not to correspond to the collective name. The terms North Jersey and Central Jersey are used describe parts of the Gateway. The name may have been taken fromk the 1960s Newark nickname Gateway City after the newly developed Gateway Center downtown. Amtrak's high-speed rail project throught the region is called Gateway. It is one of six tourism regio...