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New Jersey
Official State Web Site
njleg.state.nj.us
Italian Giovanni
da Verrazano, in 1524, was the first European to explore the area we know
today as New Jersey. One of the original 13 states (it joined the Union in
1787), it was named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. New
Jersey is referred to as the "Garden State" because of its fertile
farmland. General George Washington won a key Revolutionary War battle at
Trenton when he crossed the Delaware River from Pennsylvania and surprised
the Hessian soldiers stationed there. Trenton is the state capital, and the
flower is the purple violet. Atlantic City, a resort town and home to the
Miss America pageant, attracts visitors from around the world.
| Capital City: | Trenton |
| Nickname: | Garden State |
| Motto: | Liberty and Prosperity |
| Statehood: | December 18, 1787 (3rd) |
| Origin of State's Name: | Named for the Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret, one of the two men to whom the land was given |
| Largest Cities: | Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Trenton |
| Border States: | Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania |
| Land Area: | 7,419 sq. mi., 46th largest |
| State Bird: | Eastern Goldfinch |
| State Flower: | Violet (viola sororia) |
| State Tree: | Red Oak (quercus borealis maxima) |
| State Song: | None |
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