NEW JERSEY
- Origin of name: From the British channel island of Jersey
- Capital: Trenton
- Largest city: Newark
- Population: 8,899,339 (2013 est) Ranked 11th in the US.
- Nicknames: The Garden State
- Highest point: High point, 1,803 ft
- Admission to union: December 18th, 1787 (3rd)
- State motto: Liberty and Prosperity
- State song: I'm From New Jersey
- State tree: Red oak
- State flower: Purple violet
- State bird: Eastern Goldfinch
- Area: 8,722.58 sq mi. Ranked 47th in the US.
Did you know……...
1) New Jersey has over 50 resort cities and towns, some of the nations most famous, Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside heights, Cape May.
2) New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the diner capital of the world.
3) The light bulb, phonograph (record player), motion picture projector were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory.
4) The first baseball game was played in Hoboken.
5) Picturesque Cape May holds the distinction of being the oldest seashore resort in the United States and one of the most unique.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast, Damian from Winter Foxes has created and updates a list of cachers who has found 10 or more little bridges and can be found here, if you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan hereand he will give you a number for your bridge, to qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xx then name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to Damian’s list.