Date Admitted: |
1787 |
State Capital: |
Trenton |
Admission to U.S.: |
Third State |
Flag Adopted: |
1896 Amended 1928 |
State Motto: |
"Liberty And Prosperity" |
Nickname: |
The Garden State |
State Song: |
"Northern Red Oak" |
Highest Point: |
High Point - 1,803 feet (550 m) above sea level |
State Mammal: |
Horse |
State Insect: |
Honey bee |
State Shell: |
Knobbed whelk |
State Fish: |
Brook trout |
State Bird: |
Eastern Gold Finch |
State Dinosaur: |
Hadrosaurus foulkii |
State Flower: |
Violet |
State Tree: |
Red Oak |
State Fruit: |
Blueberry
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State Seal: |
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State Folk Dance: |
Square dance |
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