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The streamer at the foot of the emblem contains the State Motto of New Jersey, "Liberty and Prosperity", and the year of statehood, 1776. It was originally designed by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere in 1777 and was modified slightly in 1928. [1] The seal is the central motif in the flag of New Jersey and the great seal of the state of New Jersey.
In 2017 the "Keystone Flag" was designed by Tara Stark, [17] a Pennsylvania resident. [18] The flag incorporates a keystone symbol, the de-facto state emblem of Pennsylvania, into a tricolor design using the colors on the coat of arms of Pennsylvania [19] as an intentional callback to the symbolism of the existing flag. [20] [17]
On May 10, 2019, New Jersey became the second state in the United States to have an Official State Microbe, the bacterium Streptomyces griseus. [6] On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that officially designates the Seeing Eye dog as the state dog of New Jersey. [7]
Sen. Paul J. Contillo will be remembered for his lifetime of public service, deep faith and ability to work across the aisle, officials said.
Joseph Brant, a Native American led Brant's Volunteers an irregular British Loyalist associators unit, of mixed Mohawk Indians and white soldiers raised during the American Revolutionary War who fought on the British side in the Province of New York. 2nd Battalion, "Associators", Pennsylvania National Guard, U.S. Army 111th Infantry Regiment ...
Pennsylvania long rifle: June 26, 2014 [2] Fish: Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) May 9, 1970 [4] [11] Flag: Flag of Pennsylvania: June 13, 1907 [4] [12] Flower: Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) May 5, 1933 [4] [13] Fossil: Phacops rana: December 5, 1988 [6] [14] Game bird: Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) June 22, 1931 [4] [15] Insect ...
ROBBINSVILLE – The NJSIAA is throwing in with flag football. After three successful seasons as a club sport, girls flag football will be a pilot sport under the auspices of the New Jersey State ...
The Pennsylvania coat of arms features a shield crested by a North American bald eagle, flanked by horses, and adorned with symbols of Pennsylvania's strengths—a ship carrying state commerce to all parts of the world; a clay-red plough, a symbol of Pennsylvania's rich natural resources; and three golden sheaves of wheat, representing fertile fields and Pennsylvania's wealth of human thought ...