2007-01-13 11:18:14 · 6 answers · asked by Christian C 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It's NEW Jersey, because the English settlers already had the original Jersey back in England.
It's the Garden State, because it sounds better than the Landfill State, which it what it actually is.
2007-01-13 11:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
New Jersey is the name of the state.
The Garden State is the nickname of the state.
2007-01-13 20:17:50 · answer #2 · answered by istitch2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the original settlers were from Jersey England......Garden State because of the thousands of acres of farm land that produce, corn, potatos, tomatos and etc. Dont judge Jersey by Newark Airport and 20 year old seaports like Port Elizabeth
2007-01-13 20:32:06 · answer #3 · answered by xjoizey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's named after the Parkway! haha that was lame...
Supposedly we have a lot of gardens here...although they are trying to build up some of the agriculture too.
2007-01-15 10:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by plant a tree 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the state's nickname---Kentucky is the bluegrass state, Ohio is the buckey state, Indiana is the Hoosier state, etc.
2007-01-13 19:28:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is what the state is known as
like Florida is the sunshine state
Texas is the lone star state (their flag)
Rhode island is America's first resort (Newport mansions)
2007-01-13 19:26:08 · answer #6 · answered by Heather-Dawn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋