Check out New Jersey's state symbols and how they came to be. State reptile: Bog turtle. Once as prolific as potholes, the bog turtle at one time could be found in all but three New Jersey counties.

There are more symbols but one New Jersey lacks is more surprising. New Jersey is the only state without a state song. At one point state senators introduced a bill for five state songs.

New Jersey Might Get 3 New State Symbols. March 27, 2015 / 10:29 PM EDT / CBS New York TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - A moth, a mineral and an inventor don't have much in common but they might ...

New Jersey doesn’t need to be explained to the people who live here. We’ve got our own way of doing things, our own rules, and a history that’s bigger than most people realize.

A moth, a mineral and an inventor don't have much in common but they might soon share a designation as New Jersey's newest state symbols. Lawmakers this week introduced measures declaring the Io ...

While most clashes over Confederate symbols take place in the south, where 1,500 such relics remain, New Jersey has its own ties to the Confederacy, and its own clashes over where Confederate ...