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On May 10, 2019, New Jersey became the second state in the United States to have an Official State Microbe, the bacterium Streptomyces griseus. [6] On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that officially designates the Seeing Eye dog as the state dog of New Jersey. [7]
The streamer at the foot of the emblem contains the State Motto of New Jersey, "Liberty and Prosperity", and the year of statehood, 1776. It was originally designed by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere in 1777 and was modified slightly in 1928. [1] The seal is the central motif in the flag of New Jersey and the great seal of the state of New Jersey.
Pages in category "Symbols of New Jersey" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... List of New Jersey state symbols; A. A. J. Meerwald ...
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Officially incorporated in 1812 after ceding from Newark, Bloomfield was named after Joseph Bloomfield, who served as a Revolutionary War general and the fourth governor of New Jersey from 1801 to ...
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
State Resource Guides, from the Library of Congress; Tables with areas, populations, densities and more (in order of population) Tables with areas, populations, densities and more (alphabetical) State and Territorial Governments on USA.gov; StateMaster – statistical database for U.S. states; State Symbols USA
Putting the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson back on Virginia schools is reminder of how politically powerful those Confederate figures are (and have been for generations) in that ...