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In this episode, we explore new jersey as the american crossroads. So when you think of New Jersey today, you probably just think of highways. Right, yeah, the Turnpike or the Jersey Shore. Exactly, like a place you drive through to get somewhere else. But we are looking at a stack of sources today. that prove this specific slice of land is, well, it's essentially the engine room of American history. Oh, absolutely. I mean, it's where George Washington literally saved the revolution. Right. And where Thomas Edison invented the future. Yeah. And where Martians supposedly landed. Yeah, the alien invasion. It is the absolute definition of a historical crucible. It really is. And our mission for this deep dive is to synthesize this really massive historical survey of the state. We want to show you how a relatively small area became the ultimate crossroa ... 
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