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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Nicknames of several New Jersey communities celebrate their status as Jersey Shore resorts. Asbury Park – The Dark City [3] Atlantic City – A.C., [4] America's Playground, [5] "The City" (inside Atlantic County) Belleville – The Cherry Blossom Capital of America [6] Byram Township – The Township of Lakes [7] Caldwell – The Denver of ...
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]
New Jersey is the only state to have never had a state song; [247] as of 2021, it is one of only two states (the other being Maryland [248]) that are currently without a state song. "I'm From New Jersey" is incorrectly listed on many websites as being the New Jersey state song, but it was not even a contender when the New Jersey Arts Council ...
Martine's victory in the Senate election helped Wilson position himself as an independent force in the New Jersey Democratic Party. [35] By 1910 New Jersey had gained a reputation for public corruption; the state was known as the "Mother of Trusts" because it allowed companies like Standard Oil to escape the antitrust laws of other states. [36]
At about 10 p.m. on Oct. 15, a black Chevy Equinox pulled up to a ranch house in the southern New Jersey city of Bridgeton. A group of men in ski masks hopped out and headed for the front door. A ...
Paterson (/ ˈ p æ t ər s ə n / PAT-ər-sən [21]) is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [22] As of the 2020 United States census, Paterson was the state's third-most-populous municipality, [23] with a population of 159,732.
The original West and East New Jersey provinces, highlighted in yellow and green, respectively. The Keith Line is shown in red, and the Coxe and Barclay line is shown in orange. With this sale, New Jersey was divided into East Jersey and West Jersey, two distinct provinces of the proprietary colony. [17]