Connecticut (CT)
Connecticut's Web Site and Kid's Page Capital City: Hartford Nickname: Constitution State / Provision State / Nutmeg State Motto: Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains) Statehood: January 9, 1788 (5th) Origin of State's Name: Based on the Mohegan word, Quinnehtukqut, meaning "Long River Place" or "Beside the Long Tidal River" Largest Cities: Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury Border States: Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island Land Area: 4,845 sq. mi.; 48th largest State's Bird: Robin State's Flower: Mountain laurel State's Tree: White Oak State's Song: Yankee Doodle |