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americas-florists.com directory
of florists in New Jersey, USA
Italian Giovanni da Verrazano, in 1524, was the
first European to explore the area we know today as New Jersey.
One of the original 13 states (it joined the Union in 1787), it
was named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. New
Jersey is referred to as the "Garden State" because of
its fertile farmland. General George Washington won a key
Revolutionary War battle at Trenton when he crossed the Delaware
River from Pennsylvania and surprised the Hessian soldiers
stationed there. Trenton is the state capital, and the flower is
the purple violet. Atlantic City, a resort town and home to the
Miss America pageant, attracts visitors from around the world.
State Flower: Purple violet
State Motto: Liberty and prosperity
State Nickname: Garden State
State Bird: Eastern goldfinch
Land area: 7,419 sq mi. - Length: 150 miles - Width: 70 miles
10 largest cities (1999 est.) Newark, 263,087;
Jersey City, 230,458; Paterson, 148,645; Elizabeth, 110,586;
Trenton, 84,398; Camden, 82,402; Clifton, 75,669; East Orange,
69,801; Passaic, 61,173; Bayonne, 60,189 - Persons per square mile (1999): 1,097.7
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