Origin of name: Named after island of Jersey in the English Channel.
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Capital: Motto: Liberty and Prosperity
Animal: Horse Bird: Eastern Goldfinch Bug: Honey
Bee Dance: Square Dance Dinosaur: Fish: Brook Trout Flower: Shell: (It is found on all beaches and bays of New Jersey) Song: None Tree:
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
Major Rivers: , Hudson River
Famous New Jerseyites
(1934-), US Army General, Recipient of the
Presidential Medal of Freedom.
(1847- 1931), American inventor
One of the greatest inventors of all time.
(1938 - ) Fiction writer with well-known books such as Superfudge and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
, musician.
(1930- ), Astronaut
(1779-1813), United States army officer and
Western explorer
, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Caldwell
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