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New Jersey Profile
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 former home to the Miss America pageant, attracts visitors from around the world." ...Read more here: New Jersey - The Garden State
- Capital City:
- Trenton
- Nickname:
- Garden State
- Motto:
- Liberty and Prosperity
- Statehood:
- December 18, 1787 (3rd)
- Origin of State's Name:
- Named for the Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret, one of the two men to whom the land was given
- Largest Cities:
- Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Trenton
- Border States:
- Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania
- Land Area:
- 7,419 sq. mi., 46th largest
- State Bird:
- Eastern Goldfinch
- State Flower:
- Violet (viola sororia)
- State Tree:
- Red Oak (quercus borealis maxima)
- State Song:
- None
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New Jersey Schools
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Elementary Schools
- Washington
- (908) 789-4600
- 900 St Marks
- Westfield, NJ 07090
- Beatrice Gilmore
- (973) 785-1010
- 1075 Mcbride Avenue
- West Paterson, NJ 07424
Middle Schools
- Sandman Consolidated
- (609) 884-9410
- 838 Seashore Rd
- Cape May, NJ 08204
- Benjamin Franklin Middle
- (201) 670-2780
- 335 North Van Dien Ave
- Ridgewood, NJ 07451
High Schools
- West Milford High
- (973) 697-1701
- 67 Highlander Drive
- West Milford, NJ 07480
- Fort Lee High
- (201) 585-4675
- 3000 Lemoine Ave
- Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Sex Offender Information for New Jersey
For most citizens, the easiest method to obtain accurate and timely sex offender information for their local area is to visit their state sex offender registry website. States are required to provide this information for free. You do not need to pay for this information.
In New Jersey, the registered sex offenders can be found at http://www.njsp.org/info/reg_sexoffend.html. Please be sure to read all the disclaimers provided by the state.
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