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Capital city of Connecticut - Hartford

Info about Statehood - The Date that Connecticut was admitted to the Union - January 9, 1788

Abbreviation - The abbreviation for the state is as follows:

Connecticut Abbreviation - Conn.

Facts about Size - The area of the State covers 5544 square miles

The Constitution - Connecticut was the 5th State to be admitted to the Union

3 Largest Cities in Connecticut - Bridgeport, New Haven and Stamford

State Motto - " Qui transtulit sustinet " the State Motto is translated as " He who transplanted still sustains "

Facts about the State Nickname - The Constitution State ( Three towns in Connecticut developed the first written constitution which was called "The Fundamental Orders" this declared that "the foundation of authority is in the free consent of the people" )

Name of the Connecticut State Song is " Yankee Doodle " the original Composer is unknown however "The Yankee Doodle Boy" is another Yankee Doodle with Music and Lyrics by George M. Cohan

Short History of Connecticut - Admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788. Explored by Dutch navigators after 1614, and in 1635 colonists from Massachusetts Bay began to settle in the Connecticut River valley area.

Origin of the name - the name was derived from the Indian name "Quinnehtukqut" which means "beside the long tidal river."

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