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March 29, 2005
Garden State (New Jersey nickname)

Garden State (New Jersey nickname)

"Garden State" is the nickname of New Jersey. Chicago was called "City in a Garden" or "Garden City" from the 1840s, and Illinois became known as the "Garden…

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