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January 15, 2016 •
Newsy Jersey, Third State •
1900
It was kind of disappointing to learn that I missed hearing about this for four weeks. Last month, the NJ State Assembly voted...
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November 6, 2015 •
Third State •
2633
The brook trout, also known scientifically as the Salvelinus fontinalis, is the New Jersey State Fish! Governor James Florio...
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July 3, 2013 •
Third State •
2219
The State Fruit is the blueberry! This will not come as a big surprise if you’ve lived in New Jersey for any amount of...
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February 13, 2013 •
Third State •
2041
The honey bee became the state bug when the Legislature enacted the bill, A-671, and Gov. Brendan T. Byrne signed it on June 20,...
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June 6, 2012 •
Camden, Third State •
3788
Try saying that name three times fast! Meet our State Dinosaur—Hadrosaurus foulkii. It wasn’t just a random choice when New...
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March 5, 2012 •
Third State •
2682
The New Jersey state flower is the Common Meadow Violet. Viola sororia is a stemless herbaceous perennial plant that is native to...
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December 28, 2011 •
Third State •
3459
The official New Jersey state tree is the red oak, Quercus borealis maxima. The red oak was authorized by a joint resolution...
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February 2, 2011 •
Third State •
1763
Adopted on June 27, 1935 by Senate Bill No. 241, New Jersey’s State Bird is the Eastern Goldfinch (also known as the American...
