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Connecticut

Capital	Hartford
Population	3,405,565 Source: U.S. Census Bureau GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (geographies ranked by total population): 2000 Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Governor	M. Jodi Rell (R, to January 2011)
Entered the Union	January 9, 1788 as the 5th state
Motto	Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
Nicknames	The Constitution State, the Nutmeg state
Flower	Mountain Laurel
Bird	American Robin
Song	"Yankee Doodle"
Professional Sports Teams (sports listing policy)	Connecticut Sun (Women's Basketball)
Origin of Name	From the Native American word "quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river"
Major Industries	Transportation Equipment, Chemical Products, Scientific Instruments
Historical Sites	Nathan Hale Homestead, U.S. Submarine World War II Veterans Memorial (East), Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Points of Interest	The Long Island Sound shoreline, the P.T. Barnum Museum, Mark Twain's home in Hartford, Yale University Vistor Center
Bordering States	Connecticut borders New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
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Follow these links to read articles about Connecticut from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:

• Britannica Online Encyclopedia
• Columbia Encyclopedia
• Information Please Almanac

• CT.gov: State of Connecticut
  http://www.ct.gov/
  This is the official website for the State of Connecticut.
• Connecticut State Library
  http://www.cslib.org/
  Here is the homepage for the Connecticut State Library.
• The Connecticut Historical Society
  http://www.chs.org/
  Here is the homepage for the Connecticut State Historical Society.
• Museum of Connecticut History
  http://www.cslib.org/museum.htm
  Here is the homepage for the Connecticut State Museum.
• Connecticut State Archives
  http://www.cslib.org/archives.htm
  Here is the homepage for the Connecticut State Archives.
• Connecticut State Parks and Forests
  http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325086&depNav_GID=1650&dsftns=46417
  Here is the homepage for Connecticut State Parks and Forests.
• Welcome to CT Tourism
  http://www.ctvisit.com/
  Here is the official state tourism website for Connecticut.
• Welcome to ConneCTkids
  http://www.kids.ct.gov
  Here is the official state government kids site all about the state of Connecticut.

• 50states.com: Connecticut
  http://www.50states.com/alabama.htm
  The site provides a wealth of information about Connecticut. It includes everything from the highest point to county profile to climate.
• Things To Do in Connecticut
  http://www.thingstodo.com/states/CT/index.htm
  ThingsToDo.com is an online guide to information about Connecticut's entertainment, recreation, and travel, and includes the state's interesting facts, famous people, and special events.
• Roadside America: Connecticut Attractions
  http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/ct.html
  Roadside America describes itself as an online guide to offbeat attractions. This site offers reviews of "weird sites along the highway" in Connecticut.
• FedStats: MapStat: United States: Connecticut
  http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/09000.html
  Fast access to statistics from more than 100 federal agencies on "economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more" in Connecticut.

• Connecticut is home to the oldest U.S. newspaper still being published: The Hartford Courant, established in 1764.
• The world's first written constitution, the Fundamental Orders, was created in 1639 by English settlements that united to form the Connecticut Colony. That's why Connecticut is often referred to as the Constitution State!
• Connecticut natives were very patriotic during the Revolutionary War (1775-1783). About half of George Washington's troops in New York in 1776 were from Connecticut!

• Benedict Arnold, American Revolutionary general
• P.T. Barnum, showperson and co-founder of Barnum and Bailey's Circus
• Dorothy Hamill, Olympic gold medalist and now professional ice skater with the Ice Capades
• Katherine Hepburn, actress
• Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of many novels, including the anti-slavery Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Noah Webster, creater of Webster's Dictionary