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Official State Symbols of New Jersey

Garden State, state slogan - How New Jersey Became the Garden State and Greening the Garden State, One Backyard at a Time

Violet, state flower – Bring Color Violet to the Community

Eastern Goldfinch, state bird – Spotting the Eastern Goldfinch in Cape May

Blueberry, state fruit - Champagne Wishes and Blueberry Dreams

Honeybee, state insect - All Abuzz About Bees

Brook Trout, state fish – Raising Jersey Brook Trout, One Fish Egg at a Time

Knobbed Whelk, state sea shell  – Sue Actually Sells Sea Shells

Horse, state animal - Racehorses Past Their Prime Find Retirement Haven

A.J. Meerwald, state tallship  - Piloting the A.J. Meerwald, New Jersey’s Official Tall Ship

Hadrosaurus Foulkii, state dinosaur -  New Jersey’s Oldest Resident

Some Unofficial Symbols

Lenni-Lenape – Dancing from Past to Present

Lucy the Elephant – America’s First Roadside Attraction

South Jersey Farm – Duffield’s, A Family Farm for Modern Times

Atlantic City Rolling Chairs – A Ride in “The Capn’s” Rolling Chair

Submarine Sandwich – White House, the Birthplace of the Sub

John A. Roebling’s Sons Co. – Roebling Legacy Looms Large on Land, Air and Sea

“The Boss” – Glory Days: A Night with a Springsteen Cover Band

Old Barracks Museum - Finding History in the Old Barracks

Battleship New Jersey -Battleship New Jersey Stays Afloat

State’s Most Recognized Potter – A Way with New Jersey Clay

Jersey Shore – The “New” New Jersey Shore

Cape May Light House - Tour Guide at the Top of Cape May

Pizza – Mac & Manco’s, an Ocean City Staple

Burger Joint – White Diamond Knows Burgers