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 exactly seven red stripes and six white striped on the US Flag for a total of 13, representing the 13 original US colonies. There are a total of 50 stars on the Amer â¦ ican flag-one for each state.Since the first US flag in 1777 there have been 27 different numbers and arrangements of stars.here are exactly seven red stripes and six white striped on the US Flag for a total of 13, representing the 13 original US colonies. There are a total of 50 stars on the Amer â¦ ican flag-one for each state.