New Jersey (NJ)
New Jersey's Web Site and Kid's Page 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's Bird: Eastern Goldfinch State's Flower:Violet State's Tree: Red Oak State's Song: None |