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| At the Church of the Presidents in Elberon on the Jersey Shore. It was visited by presidents Chester A. Arthur, James Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford Hayes, William McKinley, and Woodrow Wilson. The church is located a few blocks from the site where President Garfield died. |
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| Website : www.state.nj.us |
 Capital
: Trenton |
 Highest
point : High
Point, 1,803 feet |
 Area : 8,722 square miles,
47th largest state |
 Population : 8,414,350
(2000 US Census) |
 Motto
: Liberty
and prosperity |
 Admitted to
Union : December 18, 1787 |
 State
Song : "New Jersey, My Home" |
 State Bird : Eastern Goldfinch |
 State Flower
: Violet
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 State Tree : Red Oak |
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