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.
The Southbridge Townhomes Association told Renner the only acceptable flag is the current American flag with 50 stars and 13 stripes. The Betsy Ross has 13 stars and 13 stripes. Renner said he has the right to fly the Betsy Ross under the Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005. âThat act uses a loose definition of the term American flag, any number of stars, any number of stripes, any size, any material, any flag that purports to be an American flag,â he told Fox31.