Many Americans are familiar with Thomas Edison\'s "invention factory" in Menlo Park, where he patented the phonograph, the light bulb and more than one thousand other items.
Iconic aspects of American life, like the batting cage, catc.
In addition to the first cultivated blueberry, tasty treats like ice Cream cones and M&Ms are also Jersey natives.
Yet many other ideas have grown in the Garden State, too--New Jerseyans brought sound and music to movies and built the very first drive-in theater.
Many Americans are familiar with Thomas Edison\'s "invention factory" in Menlo Park, where he patented the phonograph, the light bulb and more than one thousand other items