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Instead of the State Symbols of New Jersey (see earlier post) I present to you some of the facts of New Jersey. See here for more information on New Jersey.

• It’s name origin was from the Channel Isle of Jersey
• The capitol is Trenton, New Jersey. This is also where the first professional basketball game was played.
• The governer is Jon Corzine
• New Jersey has 13 U.S representatives.
• It entered the Union on Dec. 18, 1787
• New Jersey’s motto: “Liberty and Prosperity.”
• Their nickname is the “Garden State”
• Their number of counties is 21
• They have 11 state forests and 42 state parks.

These are not all of the facts of New Jersey, and if you want to know more click on the link at the beginning of this post.