Welcome to New Jersey! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Garden State, Clam State, Camden and Amboy State, Jersey Blue State, Pathway of the Revolution | ||
| Slogan | Garden State | 2017 | |
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | Liberty and Prosperity | 1928 | > |
| Song | [none] | > | |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| Flower | common meadow violet (Viola sororia) | 1972 | > |
| Tree | red oak (Quercus rubra) | 1950 | > |
| Memorial Tree | dogwood (Cornus florida) | 1951 | > |
| Berry | highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) | 2004 | > |
| Bird | eastern goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | 1935 | > |
| Animal | horse (Equus caballus) | 1977 | > |
| Reptile | bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) | 2018 | > |
| (Freshwater) Fish | brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | 1991 | > |
| Saltwater Fish | striped bass (Morone saxatilis) | 2017 | > |
| Bug | honeybee (Apis mellifera)  |
1974 | > |
| Butterfly | black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) | 2016 | > |
| Shell | knobbed whelk (Busycon carica) | 1995 | > |
| Dinosaur † | Hadrosaurus foulkii (Hadrosaurus foulkii) | 1991 | > |
| Soil | Downer (unofficial)  |
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| Cultural Symbols | |||
| Colors | buff and Jersey blue | 1965 | > |
| Tall Ship | A.J. Meerwald | 1998 | > |
| Folk Dance | square dance |
1983 | > |
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