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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