Origins of the Nickname. Abraham Browning of Camden is given credit for giving New Jersey the nickname the Garden State. According to Alfred Heston's 1926 two-volume book Jersey Waggon Jaunts, Browning called New Jersey the Garden State while speaking at the Philadelphia Centennial exhibition on New Jersey Day (August 24, 1876).
There are 13 stripes and 50 stars on the American flag. The stripes stand for the thirteen original colonies the fifty stars stand for the fifty states. There are 13 stripes and 50 stars on the American flag. The stripes stand for the thirteen original colonies the fifty stars stand for the fifty states.
There are CURRENTLY 50 stars on the American flag, one star counting for each United State of the country America. But there are two sides to a flag-so the correct answer â¦ is 100 stars- 50 on each side There are 50 stars on the American flag, one for each state. 28 people found this useful. Mark Swarthout. 776,322 Contributions.