Our town was named after Thomas A. Edison. The lightbulb
was invented here. On December 18, 1787 New Jersey became the 3rd state in the nation.
In 1790 Trenton became the capital. New Jersey is one of the smallest states in size but has one of the largest populations. It's nicknamed the Garden State. The state flower is the purple violet
, the state bird is the Eastern goldfinch, the state animal is the horse
, the state insect is the honey bee
, the state tree is the Red Oak
, and the state colors are buff and blue. The first dinosaur found in the USA was found in New Jersey in 1858. It was a duck billed Hadrosaurus. We have two lighthouses in NJ
. We are home to the Delaware Indians
. The first college football
and baseball
games were played here.
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