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New Jersey was formally separated into two provinces, West Jersey and East Jersey , for the 28 years between 1674 and 1702 . Determination of an exact location for a West Jersey/East Jersey borderline was often a matter of dispute, but the old provinces correspond roughly with South Jersey and North Jersey today. The southern point of all of the lines is well north of Atlantic City , making that city part of West Jersey, though this may seem surprising since Atlantic City is on the east coast. Remnants of the most operative line, run by George Keith , can still be seen in the county boundaries between Burlington and Ocean , and between Hunterdon and Somerset . The Keith line runs NNW from the southern part of Little Egg Harbor , passing just north of Tuckerton , and proceeding up toward a point on the Delaware River just north of the Water Gap . The Keith line did not agree with the deed that formally defined the boundary, the 1676 Quintipartite Deed , and later, more accurate surveys and maps needed to be made to resolve property disputes. This resulted in the Thornton line, about 1696 , and the Lawrence line, 1743 , which was adopted as the final line for legal purposes. REFERENCES
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