Mark Twain wrote the Adventures of both Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer in Connecticut, and certainly this state was of significant importance in the early adventures of colonial America.

First discovered in 1614 by Dutch explorer, Adriaen Block; a fort was erected in 1633 at present-day Hartford. Soon colonists from Massachusetts established settlements in the central valley.

During the American Revolution and the bloody Civil War, Connecticut supplied (above-and beyond) its proportional share of the needed money and men.

Somewhat small in size, but incredibly large in stature, it's a graceful, scenic state, and a major contributor to the culture of America and the economic history of the world.

Many modern manufacturing methods were developed here, as well as America's first cigars, combs, hats, lollipops, farm equipment, nuclear-powered submarines, and much, much more.

On that same day the Assembly passed a resolution appointing a special committee to prepare a designation of the flag, one already generally accepted as the official flag of the state.

The General Assembly of 1897 provided an official description of the flag setting the dimensions at five feet, six inches in length and four feet, four inches in width, of azure blue silk, with the armorial bearings in argent white silk with the design in natural colors and bordure of the shield embroidered in gold and silver.

Below the shield there is a white streamer, cleft at each end, bordered in gold and browns, the streamer bearing in dark blue the motto "Qui Transtulit Sustinet."

Official name: Connecticut
Capital: Hartford
Statehood: Jan 9, 1788 the 5th state
State nickname: The Constitution State
Name for residents: Connecticuters
State motto: Qui transtulit sustinet
(He who transplanted still sustains)
Abbreviation: CT