New Jersey Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of New Jersey for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 5 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the New Jersey map
Every picture sits at its real location in New Jersey, with a one-line fact beside it. Trenton, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- High Point: The highest peak in the state at 1,803 feet.
- Delaware Water Gap: A scenic gorge carved by the Delaware River.
- Thomas Edison’s Lab: The movie camera was invented here.
- Great Falls: A powerful 77-foot waterfall in Paterson.
- Princeton University: Founded in 1746, a historic Ivy League school.
- Washington Crossing: General Washington crossed the river in 1776.
- Pine Barrens: A vast, sandy forest of pitch pine trees.
- Cape May Lighthouse: Built in 1859 to guide ships into the bay.
What New Jersey makes and grows
- Sterling Hill Mine: A historic mine famous for glowing minerals.
- Jersey Tomatoes: Sandy soil helps make these tomatoes sweet.
- Cranberry Bogs: New Jersey is a top producer of cranberries.
- Blueberries: Cultivated blueberries were first grown here.
State symbols
- Red Oak: This strong tree has leaves that turn red.
- Eastern Goldfinch: This bright yellow bird loves to eat seeds.
- Horse: It was named the state animal in 1977.
- Purple Violet: This hardy purple flower blooms in spring.
New Jersey key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Garden State
- Capital
- Trenton
- Largest city
- Newark
- Became a state
- December 18, 1787 (3rd)
- State bird
- Eastern Goldfinch
- State flower
- Violet
- State tree
- Red Oak
- Motto
- Liberty and Prosperity
Cities shown
- Trenton (capital)
- Newark
- Paterson
- Atlantic City
- Cape May
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.