Admitted to the Union Jan.9,1788.
The fifth State.
Capital City: Hartford.

Connecticut: Name first applied to
river, then to state; from Indian word
Quonektacut, Meaning "long river."

Nickname: "Constitution State."
Sometimes called "The Nutmeg State."

State song: Yankee Doodle.
Now playing.

State Seal.

On a white background,
Three fruited grapevines supported
by stakes; State Motto on
outspread ribbon below.

State Motto.

Qui Transtulit Sustinet
( He Who Brought Us Over Sustains Us)

State Flag.

White coat of arms bearing three
grapevines,embroidered in natural colors
placed on a blue field, gold fringed;
Motto written on scroll below arms.

State Tree.

The White Oak.

State Flower.

The gorgeous Mountain Laurel.

State Bird.

The red, red Robin came
bob, bob, bobbin' along!

Hightest point: Mt. Frissell.
At 2,380 ft., in the north-west
corner of the state.

Mt. Frissell.

Lowest point: Sea level.

Connecticut is bordered by: Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, New York and
Long Island Sound.