| 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 |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 112th Congress
U.S. Senate: 112th Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
