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When English settlers came to New Jersey it reminded them of an island of the coast of England called jersey so they named the land "New" Jersey.
Jersey Shore is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It is not located anywhere near "The Jersey Shore," which is a collection of towns running all along the, you guessed it, New Jersey shore line. Some of the more popular Jersey shore towns are, Sea Bright, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Belmar, Spring Lake, Point Pleasant Beach, Sea Side, and Long Beach Island. There are many more all the way south to Cape May.
The term "Jersey Shore" is specific to the beaches along the coast of New Jersey. It likely originated from local vernacular. While many other coastal regions use "beach," the term "shore" may reflect the cultural history and local traditions of the area.
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maine, Maryland, Georgia, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachesets, and Pennsylvania are considered to be the East Coast states.
Some of the most densely populated cities in the US include Union City, New Jersey, Guttenberg, New Jersey, West New York, New Jersey, Hoboken, New Jersey, and New York, New York. Other densely populated cities are Jersey City, New Jersey, San Francisco, California, Passaic, New Jersey, East Orange, New Jersey, and Boston, Massachusetts.
"On Jersey Shore" is not an idiom -- it's a description of where someone lives. They are on the shore or coast of the state of New Jersey.
Cause its the shore in New Jersey.
Jersey Shore is the shoreline of New Jersey.
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Jersey Shore house in Seaside Heights,New Jersey
New Jersey Shore Line Railroad ended in 1914.
Lighthouses are more common along the Maine coastline than along the coast of New Jersey because of Maine's rocky and perilous shore line.
Snooki - Marlboro, New York JWOWW - Franklin, New York Sammi - Hazlet, New Jersey Deena - New Egypt, New Jersey Pauly D - Johnston, Rhode Island The Situation - West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York Vinny - Staten Island, New York Ronnie - Bronx, New York
In the state New Jersey.
Hazlet, New Jersey
The Jersey Shore is indeed on the map, in the sense that it's a generic term meaning "the Atlantic coast of the state of New Jersey, and adjacent resort and residential communities." It's doubtful that there is any official map with an area labelled "Jersey Shore", though there might well be promotional tourist maps bearing that designation.
When English settlers came to New Jersey it reminded them of an island of the coast of England called jersey so they named the land "New" Jersey.