Since 1978 LOGIN New Jersey Info GARDEN STATE New Jersey’s Firsts Did you know that… The first highway traffic circle opened in 1927 at the junction of Route 30, Route 38, and Route 130. The Pennsauken Circle was more commonly known as the Airport Circle. The first practical incandescent electric lamp was perfected, one mile from our offices. Edison invented the phonograph and the first motion picture camera picture and projector. One-quarter of the country’s destroyers were made during World War II. The first nearly-complete skeleton of a dinosaur was discovered. This is the discovery that scientifically proved that dinosaurs had really existed and began the science of studying dinosaur fossils – modern paleontology. Streptomycin was discovered in 1943 . In 1918 Marconi’s radio station, the world’s most powerful, was stationed. The first balloon flight in America took place in 1793. The first ferry service in the United States operated in 1811. The first organized baseball game was played on October 31, 1846. The first intercollegiate football team was played between Rutgers and Princeton on Nov 6, 1869. The first professional basketball game was played in 1896. The world’s first belt conveyor to carry ore was built. The first submarine was built in 1878. The first boardwalk was built in 1879 in Atlantic City. The first airplane passenger service was inaugurated on May 3, 1919. The World Series live radio broadcast was carried. The Miss America pageant first started and is still held. The first drive-in movie theater was built in 1933. Jackie Robinson broke the organized baseball color line by playing in his first International League game. The first coast-to-coast direct distance dialing was inaugurated. The first robot used to replace a human worker was used. The first nuclear-power commercial ship was launched. The first Colt revolver was developed in Paterson in 1836. The first log cabin, built in Swedesboro in the 1640s. The first steam locomotive built in Hoboken in 1824 by Colonel John Stevens. The first road sheet asphalt pavement laid in Newark in 1870. The first town to be lighted by electricity was Roselle. The first cultivated blueberries in 1916. The first brewery in America in 1642. The first national historic park created in 1933 in Morristown. Is first in average value of farmlands and buildings per acre. 1481 Oak Tree Road Iselin, NJ 08830 T 732.283.9000 F 732.283.3103 503 Washington Blvd Sea Girt, NJ 08750 T 732.449.2000 F 732.449.2828 LOG IN Last updated: March 8, 2017 @ 10:51 am Copyright © 2021 Sitar Realty Company. All Rights Reserved.