New Jersey (1983: Doomsday)

The State of New Jersey is a territory bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Doomsday proved particularly disastrous for New Jersey, as it is wedged between New York City and Philadelphia, both of which were hit by Soviet missiles. As a result, the state's most densely populated areas suffered the fallout from the explosions and much of the state's infrastructure in these areas was ruined.

In the months after Doomsday, survivors began trickling, and then flooding, into the surviving cities of New Brunswick, Princeton, and Atlantic City. The former state capital of Trenton's close proximity to the fallout from Philadelphia had led to Governor Tom Kean ordering the city's evacuation immediately after Doomsday, and the city was largely abandoned. The State Assembly reconvened at the Governor's Mansion in Princeton. Since then, due to the already-existing Governor's Mansion, the fact that it was one of the largest cities spared from atomic attack, and the rich resources of Princeton University, led to the Assembly remaining there. Princeton has served as the Capital of New Jersey ever since.