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Northeast: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Water plunges 77 feet (23 m) over the Great Falls of the Passaic River at Paterson, New Jersey. Early Americans used the falling water to power various mills and manufacturing facilities. Since 2009, the Great Falls have been part of a national park.

are the Hudson and the Delaware. The Hudson forms the eastern part of New Jersey’s border with New York. The Delaware runs the length of New Jersey’s western border before empty- ing into Delaware Bay. Other major rivers include the Passaic (in northern New Jersey) and the Raritan (in the central part of the state).

dramatic features. These include the Watchung Mountains, a series of paral- lel ridges that are about 40 miles (64 km) long, and the Palisades, sheer cliffs that overlook the western bank of the Hudson River at a height of up to 540 feet (164 meters). Northwestern New Jersey is a sce- nic area of mountains, ridges, and val- leys. The state’s highest elevation, High Point, is in northern Sussex County, near the border with New York. Part of the Kittatinny Mountains, High Point rises more than 1,800 feet (550 m) above sea level. New Jersey’s most important rivers

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The world’s first boardwalk was built in Atlantic City in 1870.