| Date Admitted: |
1787 |
| State Capital: |
Trenton |
| Admission to U.S.: |
Third State |
| Flag Adopted: |
1896 Amended 1928 |
| State Motto: |
"Liberty And Prosperity" |
| Nickname: |
The Garden State |
| State Song: |
"Northern Red Oak" |
| Highest Point: |
High Point - 1,803 feet (550 m) above sea level |
| State Mammal: |
Horse |
| State Insect: |
Honey bee |
| State Shell: |
Knobbed whelk |
| State Fish: |
Brook trout |
| State Bird: |
Eastern Gold Finch |
| State Dinosaur: |
Hadrosaurus foulkii |
| State Flower: |
Violet |
| State Tree: |
Red Oak |
| State Fruit: |
Blueberry
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| State Seal: |
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| State Folk Dance: |
Square dance |
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