Welcome to New Jersey!
New Jersey
Capital: Trenton
State Nickname: Garden State and Cockpit of the Revolution
State Flower: Purple Violet
State Tree: Red Oak
State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State Insect: Honeybee
State Song: None
Statehood: New Jersey became the third state to ratify the Constitution on December 18, 1787.
Area: 7,787 square miles: the 5th smallest state in area. New Jersey could fit inside Alaska 75 times.
Neighbors: New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the Atlantic Ocean
