3rd State
December 18, 1787 |
New
Jersey |
The Northeast |
Flag of the State of New
Jersey
State Abbreviation: NJ
Nickname: Garden State
Origin of name: Named after island of Jersey in the English Channel.
New Jersey State Symbols:
Capital: Trenton
Motto: Liberty and Prosperity
New
Jersey State Seal
Animal: Horse
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Bug: Honey
Bee
Dance: Square Dance
Dinosaur: Hadrosaurus
foulkii
Fish: Brook Trout
Flower: Purple
Violet
Shell: Knobbed
Whelk (It is found on all beaches and bays of New Jersey)
Song: None
Tree: Red
Oak
Things to Know
Modern paleontology began in earnest in 1858 with the discovery of
the first nearly-complete skeleton of a dinosaur in Haddonfield, New
Jersey. The Hadrosaurus
Web Site
Major Rivers: Delaware River, Hudson River
Famous New Jerseyites
H.
Norman Schwarzkopf (1934-), US Army General, Recipient of the
Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Thomas A. Edison (1847- 1931), American inventor
One of the greatest inventors of all time.
Judy Blume (1938 - ) Fiction writer with well-known books such as Superfudge and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
Bruce Springsteen, musician.
Edwin
Aldrin (1930- ), Astronaut
Zebulon
Mongomery Pike (1779-1813), United States army officer and
Western explorer
Grover
Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Caldwell
Printable
fact sheet on President Grover Cleveland provides you with
photos and personal information.
Things to Do
New Jersey State Bird and
State Flower Printable Color Page.
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Sites to See
Garden State Pops Youth Orchestra
Learn about the orchestra, the instruments, and more.
Edison Invents the Phonograph
Meet amazing Americans at the Library of Congress website.
Edison Invents!
Play "Edison Invents" to learn about this inventor and his many inventions. Check out the how to make a light bulb experiment.
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