The history and topography of the United States of America . THE UNITED STATES. 493 are bui\u The sfeam-fiigate Fulton, which lay near the navy-yard and was anobject of attraction, was blown up at this place in 1829, occasioning the loss ofseveral lives. NEW JEnSEYIs bounded on the north and north-east by New York; on the east and south-east bythe Atlantic; on the south-west by Delaware Bay; and on the west, by Pennsylvania.^The extreme length is directly from south to north, 170 miles; area, 7,870 squaremiles; mean breadth, forty-six miles. New Jersey presents three very marked divisions; fir
The history and topography of the United States of America . THE UNITED STATES. 493 are bui\u The sfeam-fiigate Fulton, which lay near the navy-yard and was anobject of attraction, was blown up at this place in 1829, occasioning the loss ofseveral lives. NEW JEnSEYIs bounded on the north and north-east by New York; on the east and south-east bythe Atlantic; on the south-west by Delaware Bay; and on the west, by Pennsylvania.^The extreme length is directly from south to north, 170 miles; area, 7,870 squaremiles; mean breadth, forty-six miles. New Jersey presents three very marked divisions; first, a marine or sandy section;secondly, a hilly or middle section ; and, thirdly, a mountainous section. The firstoccupies nearly one-half the area of the state. A line from the mouth of Shrews-bury River to Bordentown, will very nearly separate the alluvial from the hillytract. Between this natural limit and the continuation of the Blue Ridge, NewJersey is delightfully variegated by rich and bold scenery. This hilly region containsthe counties of Middlese
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