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Lighthouse Point Park - New Haven
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State of Connecticut)
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Capital, Hartford | Largest city, Bridgeport
Statehood, Jan. 9, 1788 (fifth of the original 13)
Nickname, Constitution State
Motto, Qui Transtulit Sustinet
[He Who Transplanted Still Sustains]
State bird, American robin
State flower, mountain laurel
State tree, white oak
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One of the original 13 states, Connecticut is
known as the "Constitution State." It gets its name from an
Algonquian word meaning "land on the long tidal river." Hartford
has been the capital of Connecticut since 1875.
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