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| Facts
About Connecticut |
| Capital |
Hartford |

On a field of azure blue is an ornamental white shield
with three grapevines, each bearing three bunches of purple grapes.
The states motto "He who Transplanted Sustains Us" is displayed
on a white ribbon. The vines stand for the first settlements of
English people who began to move from Massachusetts in the 1630's.
These settlements were thought of as grapevines that had been transplanted. |
| Nickname |
Constitution State |
| Statehood |
January 9, 1788 (5th) |
| Origin of Name |
Based on the Mohegan word, Quinnehtukqut, meaning "Long River
Place" or "Beside the Long Tidal River" |
| Motto/Slogan |
Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains) |
| Border States |
Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island |
| Largest Cities |
Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury |
| Land Area |
4,845 sq. mi.; 48th largest |
| State Bird |
Robin |
| State Flower |
Mountain laurel |
| State Tree |
White Oak |

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