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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I have never heard that before.
New Jersey has a history of lots of 'ghost' stories (such as Amittyville). It is my understanding that this was the genesis of the name.
Edit: Amittyville is in NY I think. Nonetheless, the point remains
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New Jersey is definitely named after the Jersey Devil. The name was chosen out of a "Name the Team" poll when they moved from Colorado.
http://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/30/sp...name-poll.html