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New Jersey State Flag


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New Jersey's official state flag was adopted on March 26, 1896.
The flag has a buff (light yellow-brown) background; this is the color of part of the uniform selected by General George Washington in 1779 for his New Jersey Continental Line. Part of the state seal (which was designed by Pierre Eugene de Simitiere in 1777) is in the center. In the center is a blue shield with three plows in it. On the sides of the shield are the goddess of liberty (holding a staff and the cap of freedom) and the goddess of agriculture (holding a cornucopia filled with food). Above this is the head armor of a knight, a horse's head, and blue filigrees. Below are the words "LIBERTY AND PROSPERITY" and the date "1776." The goddesses symbolize liberty and prosperity.



State Capital: Trenton


Largest City: Newark


Entered Union: Dec. 18, 1787


Status: New Jersey was the 3rd state in the USA and the 47th biggest state


State Flower: Purple violet


State Tree: Red oak


State Bird: Eastern goldfinch


State Song: None


State Nickname: Garden State


State Motto: "Liberty and Prosperity"


Bordering States: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware


Origin of the Name: New Jersey was named by James, Duke of York (the brother of King Charles II of England), who was given New Jersey by his brother. James later gave New Jersey to Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. James named the colony New Jersey to honor Carteret, who had been the Governor of Jersey, a British island in the English Channel.



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