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New Jersey: flag The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey features a blue shield with three plows, flanked by two women in classical robes-one holding a staff topped with a liberty cap, the other holding a cornucopia. Above the shield is a horse's head, and below is a banner reading Liberty and Prosperity 1776. The seal is encircled by the words The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey. New Jersey state bird New Jersey state flower Political map of New Jersey showing state and county boundaries, major cities, county seats, and the state capital, Trenton. Insets highlight the Newark-Jersey City area in the north and the Camden-Cherry Hill area in the south. Neighboring states-New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland-are labeled, and a small locator map shows New Jersey's position within the United States. Trenton: New Jersey State House Map of the Middle Atlantic region of the United States, showing New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, along with parts of surrounding states. The map highlights major cities such as New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., as well as state capitals, lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, and other physical features like the Adirondack Mountains, Catskill Mountains, and the Appalachian Mountains. Major water bodies such as Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Atlan Map of New Jersey displaying physical features such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and the Pine Barrens region, along with major inlets and bays along the Atlantic coast. State boundaries are outlined, and key features like the Kittatinny Mountains and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area are labeled. Insets show the location of New Jersey within the United States and a detailed view of the area near the New York border. Great Falls on the Passaic River cascades between rocky cliffs, with a metal arch bridge spanning above the waterfall in Paterson, New Jersey. United States size comparison tool with dropdown menus to select two states and a large black map of the US on a purple background.
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A row of colorful Victorian houses with ornate details faces the beach in Cape May, New Jersey, with sand in the foreground and clear sky above.
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What was New Jersey's role in the American Civil War?
Discover how New Jersey's industrial might, exemplified by the Trenton Iron Works,...
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New Jersey: flag
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State seal of New Jersey
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New Jersey state bird
The eastern goldfinch is the state bird of New Jersey.
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New Jersey state flower
The purple violet is the state flower of New Jersey.
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Map of New Jersey
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Trenton: New Jersey State House
New Jersey State House, Trenton, New Jersey.
United States: Middle Atlantic region
The Middle Atlantic region.
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New Jersey
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Great Falls on the Passaic River
Great Falls on the Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey.
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Victorian houses
Victorian houses, Cape May, New Jersey.
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New Jersey
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State House, Trenton
State House, Trenton, New Jersey.
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Alexander Hall, Princeton University
Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.
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Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey.
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Harness racing
Amigo Hall (foreground), driven by Mike Lachance, winning the Hambletonian Stakes,...
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Philip Carteret
Philip Carteret arriving at the colony of New Jersey in 1665 to serve as its governor,...
The Granger Collection, New York
Emanuel Leutze: Washington Crossing the Delaware
Washington Crossing the Delaware, oil on canvas by Emanuel Leutze, 1851;...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of John Stewart Kennedy, 1897 (97.34), www. metmuseum.org
Woodrow Wilson
U.S. Pres. Woodrow Wilson, 1912.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZ62-13028)
Victorian-style homes in Cape May, N.J.
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