Just like the rest of the country, 1960s New Jersey faced its fair share of problems. This decade was a very tumultuous time in New Jersey's history, as you'll see in some fo the photos below. On March 6, 1962, a savage nor'easter hit the state - hundreds of residents were evacuated from the shore area. On August 2, 1964, New Jersey experienced its first race riot, in Jersey City. In the following weeks, similar riots occurred in Paterson and Elizabeth; dozens were injured and hundreds were arrested. From June 23 to June 25, 1967, President Johnson met with Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey. In the midst of the Cold War, the Glassboro Summit Conference helped improve relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, though no specific agreements were reached. Just weeks later, New Jersey's worst race riots broke out in Newark.

Of course, there was creation, innovation and plenty of fun amidst the chaos. In 1961, the first enclosed shopping mall in New jersey opened in Cherry Hill. In 1963, snowboarding pioneer Tom Sims of Haddonfield created the "ski board," an early version of the snowboard. In 1965, Mildred Barry Hughes was first woman elected to the New Jersey Senate. In 1969, the New Jersey lottery got its start and New Jersey native Buzz Aldrin (from Glen Ridge) landed on the moon with Neil Armstrong. Life isn't all about the big events though, sometimes it's about the little moments. The following shots capture everyday life in New Jersey in the 1960s.

1. New Jersey American Legion Parade Champions, Sr. Color Guard. Bayonne, 1961.

2. The 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City.

3. The demolition of Ulysses S. Grant Cottage, formerly at 995 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch.

4. Jessica Bowman is crowned "Miss Teen '64" in Newark.

5. Millburn as seen from South Mountain in 1965.

6. Route 46 in Saddle Brook circa 1965.

7. Conte's Automatic Car Wash at 684 Joline Ave., Long Branch, circa the 1960s.

8. Holiday Inn located in Fort Lee circa the 1960s.

9. A Trenton, New Jersey train station in 1967.

10. An Atlantic City vacation photo circa 1960.

11. The Holmdel Horn Antenna in 1967. In 1964, astronomers Robert Wilson and Arno Penzias discovered cosmic microwave background radiation with this antenna, for which they were awarded a Nobel prize in physics.

12. Riverside (Burlington County) in 1969.

13. The Garden State Parkway over the Raritan River in 1965.

14. 24th St. Motel in North Wildwood, circa the 1960s.

Do you recognize any of these places? Share your memories of 1960s New Jersey in the comments, and be sure to submit your New Jersey photos (both new and old!) to the Only In New Jersey Facebook Page.

Looking for more photos from 1960s New Jersey? We dug up a video that highlights some of the most memorable places and businesses from the '60s in New Jersey, and we hope you enjoy this little walk down memory lane as much as we did!