And before NJ the US tech hub was Baltimore. Information technology has been built into the economic history of the United States for quite some time. The firs

And before NJ the US tech hub was Baltimore. Information technology has been built into the economic history of the United States for quite some time. The first electronic telegraph ran from DC to Bmore. Prior to the telegraph and it's forerunner, the optical telegraph, the fastest way to transmit goods and information were the Clipper ships coming out of the port of Baltimore (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Clipper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Clipper). If you're interested in reading more economic history I highly recommend both The Weather Experiment (https://www.amazon.com/Weather-Experiment-Pioneers-Sought-Future/dp/0374536201 https://www.amazon.com/Weather-Experiment-Pioneers-Sought-Fu...) and Empire of Cotton (https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Cotton-History-Sven-Beckert/dp/0375713964 https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Cotton-History-Sven-Beckert/dp...)