Description: New Jersey Attractions
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Date it became a state: 1787
Governor: Jon Corzine
Land Area:7,417 sq. mi.
States Surrounding it: Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware
State Nickname: Garden State
State Motto: Liberty and prosperity
State Mammal: Horse
State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State Tree: Red Oak
History (5 important events):
1. 1774- Tea burning at Greenwich in protest of taxes
2. 1776- New Jersey adopted first state constitution; George Washington crossed Delaware River from Pennsylvania in surprise attack on British; Washington defeated British at Battle of Trenton
3. 1777- Washington headquartered at Morriston
4. 1783- Princeton served as U.S. capital
5. 1784- Trenton served as U.S. capital
Geography (Describe the land, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc):
Hudson, Delaware, Raritan, Great Egg Harbor are all of the major rivers in New Jersey.
Attractions/Places to Visit:
1. Adventure Aquarium
2. Aljira A Ctr For Contemporary Art
3. Art Montclair Museum
Other Interesting Facts:
In 1776 New Jersey adopts its first state Constitution.
In 1787 New Jersey is the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution