NJ Informational Page

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

The State Motto is:

Liberty and Prosperity.

New Jersey's Official Tall Ship

The state capital is Trenton.

The state flower is "The Common Violet".

(click on the picture to see a beautiful Violet)

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

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		The Farms
	The Rivers
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.

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