NEW JERSEY

US flagOur town was named after Thomas A. Edison. The lightbulb lightbulb was invented here. On December 18, 1787 New Jersey became the 3rd state in the nation. NJflag 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 NJflower, the state bird is the Eastern goldfinch, the state animal is the horse horse, the state insect is the honey bee beehivebee, the state tree is the Red Oak NJtree, 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 lighthouse. We are home to the Delaware Indians indian. The first college football football and baseball baseball games were played here.

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