The late 1860s and 1870s were a period of breakneck railroad construction and consolidation. Although it is commonplace to dwell on the completion of a transcontinental rail line in 1869, the extensive reconstruction and expansion of southern railroads destroyed during the Civil War was of equal importance.
Originally Posted by snopes. Comment: there is this rumor that keeps circulating around Monmouth county. New Jersey, that when selling your house and relocating out of state, that. you have to pay a New Jersey Exit Tax-up to 1% of the sell price....what.
The New Jersey state sales tax rate is 7%, and the average NJ sales tax after local surtaxes is 6.97%. 1  Groceries, clothing and prescription drugs are exempt from the New Jersey sales tax. 2  Counties and cities are not allowed to collect local sales taxes.