Connecticut is a U.S. state in southern New England that has a mix of coastal cities and rural areas dotted with small towns. Mystic is famed for its Seaport museum filled with centuries-old ships, and the beluga whale exhibits at Mystic Aquarium. On Long Island Sound, the city of New Haven is known as the home of Yale University and its acclaimed Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Abbreviation: CT
Capital: Hartford
Temperature: 91 degrees, sunny
Time: 1:15 (same as us)
Nickname: Connecticut is known as the Constitution State because of its early adoption of the Fundamental Orders in 1639, thought to be the earliest document of its kind in western civilization.
Population: 3.571 million (PA: 12.8 million)
Size: 5,543 sq miles (PA: 46,000 sq miles)
Statehood: January 9, 1788
State Flag:
The coat of arms is based on the 1711 seal of the colony of Connecticut. Its three grapevines are thought to represent either the colonies of Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook or the first three area towns established by Europeans (Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor).
State Motto:The motto "Qui Transtulit Sustinet," (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains), has been associated with the various versions of the seal from the creation of the Saybrook Colony Seal.
State Bird: American Robin
State Flower: Mountain-laurel
State Tree: Charter Oak/White Oak
Why is the Charter Oak the state tree of Connecticut?
On August 21, 1856, a violent storm passed over Connecticut and uprooted a massive white oak that stood in Hartford, revealing the state's Royal Charter. This resulted in naming that specific oak tree the “Charter Oak,” and making the white oak the state tree of Connecticut.
The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for 406 miles through four states. It rises 300 yards south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island Sound.
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