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New Jersey was the third state in the USA.
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The State Capital is Trenton, which had originally been selected as the capital of the US in 1784.
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New Jersey was named by James, Duke of York, who received it as a gift from his brother, King Charles II of England. He later
gave it to Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret (who had been the Governor of Jersey, a British island in the English
Chanel).
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The State Motto is “Liberty and Prosperity.”
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The State Nickname is “The Garden State.” Just look around Frenchtown and Hunterdon County and you’ll understand why.
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The State Seal magnifies the important elements that make up the state: |
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Symbolizing New Jersey’s farming tradition, there are plows on a shield, and the golden Ceres holding a horn of plenty.
This represents the agricultural importance of New Jersey and prosperity.
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Liberty stands on the left, representing freedom |
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A horse, also referring to argriculture is pictured above a helmet, and indicates that New Jersey is a soverign state. |
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The date 1776 signifies New Jersey’s signing of the Declaration of Independence |
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The State Bird is the Eastern Goldfinch. |
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The State Animal is the Horse (Equus Caballus)
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The State Insect is the Honeybee (Apis Mellifera)
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The State Tree is the Red Oak |
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The State Flower is the Purple Violet
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New Jersey’s chief regional crop is the tomato
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Campbell’s Soup Company was founded by John Campbell at Camden, NJ in 1869.
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There’s even a State Dinosaur: Hadrosaurus Foulkii |
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New Jersey is home to two American Presidents: |
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Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein were famous inventors who lived and worked in New Jersey. |
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Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon is a New Jersey native. |
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Clara Barton, who founded the American Red Cross, was a famous nurse who also worked in New Jersey as a teacher. |
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Lois Hunt (1925–2009), soprano opera singer who toured for decades with baritone Earl Wrightson |
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Anne Kursinski (born 1959), top show jumping competitor. |
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Harvey Spencer Lewis (1883-1939), Rosicrucian author, occultist and mystic. |
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J. Linus McAtee (1897-1963), thoroughbred horse racing jockey. |
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Billy Pauch (born 1957), race car driver. |
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Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969), author of Eat, Pray, Love. |
