Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

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Elizabeth is a historic industrial city in northeastern New Jersey, part of the New York metropolitan area and a major transportation and shipping hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
adjacentWaterBody Arthur Kill
Newark Bay
areaCode 908
borderedBy Arthur Kill
Newark Bay
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
county Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
founded 1664
governmentType Mayor–Council
hasFacility Elizabeth Marine Terminal
hasHigherEducationInstitution Kean University
Union County College
surface form: Union College of Union County, New Jersey
hasHistoricSite Belcher-Ogden Mansion
Boxwood Hall
First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth
hasInfrastructure Interstate 95 NERFINISHED
New Jersey Turnpike NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 1/9
hasRailService NJ Transit
hasRailStation Elizabeth station
North Elizabeth station
hasShoppingCenter The Mills at Jersey Gardens
is historic industrial city
shipping hub
transportation hub
isCountySeatOf Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
locatedIn North Jersey
surface form: Northeastern New Jersey
locatedNear Newark Liberty International Airport NERFINISHED
Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Staten Island
surface form: Staten Island, New York
locatedOn Atlantic coastal plain
mayor J. Christian Bollwage
namedAfter Elizabeth, wife of Sir George Carteret
originalName Elizabethtown
partOf New York metropolitan area
Port of New York and New Jersey
portFacility Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal
postalCodeType ZIP Code
roleInEconomy industrial manufacturing center
major center for shipping and logistics
servedAs first capital of New Jersey
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

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William Halsey Jr. birthPlace Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States