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5th
State
January 9, 1788 |
Connecticut |
New England |
Flag
of the State of Connecticut
State Abbreviation: CT
Nickname: Constitution State
Origin of Name: From the Native American word
"quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river."
Connecticut State Symbols:
Capital: Hartford
Motto: Qui
Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
Connecticut State Seal
Animal: Sperm Whale
Bird: American
Robin
Dance: Square
Dance
Flower: Mountain
Laurel
Fossil: Eubrontes
giganteus
Insect: Praying
Mantis
Mineral: Garnet
Shellfish: Eastern
Oyster
Ship: USS
Nautilus
Song: Yankee
Doodle
Tree: Charter
Oak
Things to Know
The original inhabitants of Connecticut were Algonquian-speaking
Indians. Connecticut was colonized by English Puritans from the
Massachusetts Bay colony during the 1630s.
Major Rivers: Connecticut River (cuts through the center of the state), Housatonic River, Thames River
Famous
Benedict
Arnold (1741-1801), American Revolutionary general
P.T.
Barnum (1810-1891), showperson and co-founder of Barnum and
Bailey's Circus.
Dorothy Hamill (1956- ), Olympic gold medalist and now professional ice skater with
the Ice Capades.
Harriet
Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), author of many novels, including the
anti-slavery Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Noah Webster (1758-1843, creater of Webster's Dictionary.
Things to Do
Connecticut State Bird and State
Flower Printable Color Page. Before printing under File in Page Setup set margins to zero.
Sites to See
ConneCT Kids
Facts about Connecticut and games to play.
Read
Read the story of Inky
the Whale, a pygmy sperm whale who washed up on a beach in New
Jersey, was rescued by marine mammal stranding network volunteers.
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