| CONNECTICUT
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| HARTFORD |
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| AREA |
5,544 sq miles (Land) 4,845 sq. miles (Water) 698 sq. miles
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| CAPITAL |
Hartford |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Entered Union (rank): Jan. 9, 1788 (5) Present constitution adopted: Dec. 30, 1965
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| LOCATION
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41.765N, 072.683W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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500 ft. |
| HIGHEST
POINT |
Mt. Frissell 2380 feet, 36th |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Long Island Sound; Sea level, 3rd |
| COUNTIES |
8 |
| COASTLINE |
185 miles |
| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
Hartford |
| STATE FOSSIL
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Eubrontes Giganteus (1991) |
| STATE GRASS
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| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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| STATE GEMSTONE
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Garnet |
| STATE FLAG
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Inspired by a memorial from the Anna Warner Bailey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Connecticut Governor, O. Vincent Coffin, on May 29, 1895, introduced to the General Assembly the first proposal for the adoption of an official State Flag. |
| STATE COLORS
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| STATE SEAL
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The Connecticut State Seal has changed over the years, but it still has similarities to some of the older versions of the state’s seals. The original seal had 15 grapevines on it and the motto “Sustinet Qui Transtulit” (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains). That seal was carried over to this country from England in 1639. The words “Sigillum Coloniae Connecticensis” (Seal of the Connecticut Colony) were added as the seal underwent revisions in later years.
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| STATE SLOGAN
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Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedys Don't Own It Yet |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains) |
| STATE SONG
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“Yankee Doodle Dandy” (1978) |
| STATE TREE
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Charter Oak |
| STATE BIRD
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American robin (1943) |
| STATE ANIMAL
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sperm whale (1975) |
| STATE FISH
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eastern oyster (1989) |
| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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"The Constitution State" It has also been known as the "Nutmeg State", the "Provisions State and the "Land of Steady Habits." |
| STATE FLOWER
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mountain laurel (1907) |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Massachusetts - New York - Rhode Island |
