New Jersey Information
Please browse down the page for general state information. All of the pictures are links to interesting sites, but be sure to come back.
New Jersey was the 3rd state to enter the union.
Dec. 18, 1787
Liberty and Prosperity.
New Jersey's Official Tall Ship
The A. J. Meerwald
The state capital is Trenton.
The state flower is "The Common Violet".
(click on the picture to see a beautiful Violet)
The New Jersey State Site
gives a through account of the other official items:
official bird (Eastern Gold Finch)
seashell (knobbed whelk)
many more, including...
Folk Dance (follow the link to find this out)
The Official Dinosaur of New Jersey
Hadrosaurus foulkii
Now, most states do not have an official dinosaur, nor do they have a reason why.
The story of a discovery in 1858 and the beginning of Modern Paleontology
History is about people, but their environment has an impact on their way of life.
Click on the pictures below to follow the links to some of New Jersey's environments and their stories.
The Mountains
Our very own Pinelands
The Salt Marshes
The Atlantic Ocean
A really COOL site.
The Shore
The Delaware Bay
The site below, from 50states.com has an abundance of information about every state.
NEW JERSEY What A Difference A State Makes
This Web site was created by Susan Ditmire. Comments, corrections and suggestions always welcome.
This page was last updated Tuesday, 27-Mar-2007 11:50:12 CDT