| NEW
JERSEY
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| JerseyCity |
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| AREA |
8,722 sq miles (46th) (Land) 7,418 sq. miles (Water) 1,304 sq. miles
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| CAPITAL |
Trenton |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Entered Union (rank): Dec. 18, 1787 (3) , Present constitution adopted: 1947
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| LOCATION
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40.223N, 074.764W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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250 ft. |
| HIGHEST
POINT |
High Point; 1803 feet, 40th |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Atlantic coast; sea level, 3rd |
| COUNTIES |
21 |
| COASTLINE |
130 miles |
| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
in Mercer
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| STATE FOSSIL
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| STATE GRASS
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| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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| STATE GEMSTONE
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| STATE FLAG
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The State flag of New Jersey is buff colored. The state coat of arms is emblazoned in the center. The shield has three plows with a horse's head above it. Two women represent the goddesses of Liberty and Agriculture. A ribbon at the bottom includes the year of independence in 1776 and reads: Liberty and Prosperity. The New Jersey state flag was formally adopted in 1896 |
| STATE COLORS
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buff and blue (1965) |
| STATE SEAL
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New Jersey's state seal was adopted in 1777 as the legislature met on the second floor of the Indian King Tavern in Haddonfield. Skirmishes between the Continental Army and the British made the northern part of the state an unstable place to meet, so the legislature left Trenton and used the inn's facilities. The Indian King served well as an assembly place, and it was here that Pierre Eugene du Simitere's design for the state seal was accepted.
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| STATE SLOGAN
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You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here! |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Liberty and Prosperity |
| STATE SONG
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I'm From New Jersey |
| STATE TREE
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Red Oak |
| STATE BIRD
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Eastern Goldfinch |
| STATE ANIMAL
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horse (1977) |
| STATE FISH
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brook trout |
| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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Garden State |
| STATE FLOWER
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Purple Violet |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Delaware New York Pennsylvania |
