found the first complete dinosaur skeleton as well as display it?

Capital: Trenton

Population: 8,899,339

Founded: December 18, 1787 (3rd)

State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch

State Tree: Red Oak

State Flower: Purple Violet

Number of Counties: 21

Largest City: Newark - 281,402

Nickname: Garden State

Number of Farms: 9,883

Average Farm Size: 74 acres

Total Farmland: 734,000 acres

• over 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables

• 4 major fruit crops

  • apples

  • blueberries

  • cranberries

  • peaches

• bell peppers

• spinach

• fish and seafood

  • bluefish

  • flounder

  • tuna

  • shellfish

• it is one of the first original 13 colonies

• the Miss America Pageant was held in Atlantic City in 1921

• Bruce Springsteen is from Freehold, NJ

• the world’s largest light bulb is near Thomas Edison’s lab in Edison, NJ

• Italians are the ethnic group

• Monopoly is based off of real streets in Atlantic City.

• Ellis Island and Liberty Island are actually in New Jersey’s waters

• Ellis Island has welcomed over 12 million immigrants

• the world’s first boardwalk was built in Atlantic City

• it is known as the garden state because of the fertile land

• the tallest water tower can be found in NJ

• Hudson River walkway is over 18 miles long

• In 1776, crossing the Delaware River into Trenton, New Jersey; George Washington fought with, and ultimately defeated the British forces. This was one of the first major victories in the Revolutionary War

• salt water taffy was invented in Atlantic City