New Jersey - School-Age

New Jersey

3rd State (December 18, 1787), the northwest U.S.

State Abbreviation: NJ

Capital: Trenton

Origin of name: Named after island of Jersey in the English Channel.

Motto: Liberty and Prosperity

Nickname: Garden State

New Jersey State Symbols

New Jersey State Symbols Information Sheet and Color Pages (pdf)

New Jersey Map USA

New Jersey: State Seal

Animal: Horse

Bird: Eastern Goldfinch

Bug: Honey Bee

Dance: Square Dance

Dinosaur: Hadrosaurus foulkii

Fish: Brook Troutt

Flower: Violet

Fruit: Highbush Blueberry

New Jersey State Symbols

Memorial Tree: Dogwood

Ship: A.J. Meerwald

Shell: Knobbed Whelk (It is found on all beaches and bays of New Jersey)

Song: None

Tree: Red Oak

New Jersey Flag

Flag of New Jersey.

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Things to Know

Senators from New Jersey.

Agriculture: New Jersey farmers produce more than 100 different kinds of fruits and vegetables.

New Jersey is one of the top 10 producers of apples, bell peppers, blueberries, cranberries, cucumbers, eggplant, peaches, tomatoes, spinach, squash, and asparagus.

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