Connecticut
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Capital City: Hartford
City Guides: Connecticut City Guides
Location: 41.765N, 72.683W
Capital Tour: Capitol Tour 50states School Directory: Find your school! Admission to Statehood: January 9, 1788 Ancestry and Genealogy: Connecticut State Database Area: 5544 sq.mi., 48th Land 4845 sq.mi., 48th Water 698 sq.mi., 37th Shoreline 618mi., 18thArea Codes: 203 - 860 Biographies: Famous Nutmeggers Bird: Robin 50states List Border States: Regional List - Massachusetts - New York - Rhode Island Cam World: Live Web Cams City Guides: Connecticut City Guides Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds Climate: Connecticut Colleges, Universities: Connecticut Colleges , Connecticut Business Schools , Connecticut Art Schools Community and Technical Colleges: Connecticut Community Colleges Community Pages: 50states List Constitution: 5th State County Profile: County Map 8 CountiesCourts: Judicial System Current Events: Connecticut News Headlines Department of: Education Certification Driving: DMV Economy: Agriculture: Nursery stock, eggs, dairy products, cattle. Industry: Transportation equipment, machinery, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, chemical products, scientific instruments. Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index Fast Facts: 50states List Flag: 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 grape vines that had been transplanted. Flag adopted 1897. Get this Flag Flower: Mountain laurel Kalmia latifoliaGenealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies Geographic Center: Hartford, at East BerlinGovernor: Office of Governor Highest Point: Mt. Frissell ; 2,380 feet, 36th Highway Markers: Connecticut Resource Manual History: Historical Civil War Internet Service Providers: Connecticut Largest Cities: Bridgeport New Haven Hartford Stamford Waterbury Norwalk Danbury New Britain West Hartford Greenwich Library: Connecticut Connecticut Libraries License Plates: Connecticut Local Resources: Connecticut Courts Connecticut Fire Departments Connecticut Counseling Services Connecticut Police Departments Connecticut Government Offices Lowest Point: Long Island Sound; Sea level, 3rdMaps: Rand McNally DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List Media: Radio TV Motto: Qui transtulit sustinetHe who transplanted still sustains Museums: The Virtual Library Newspapers: Connecticut Nickname: Constitution State Nursing Schools: Connecticut Origin of state's name: Based on Mohican and Algonquin Indian words for a "place beside a long river".Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com Permanent Residents: Find A Grave Presidental Birthplace: Population: Quick facts 3,405,565 ; 29th, 12/00Public Records: Connecticut Real Estate: Connecticut Real Estate Representatives: Road Side America: Connecticut School Directory: Connecticut Schools Public Schools Private Schools Soil: Connecticut - Windsor Song: Yankee Doodle 50states List Sheet Music Statutes: Index Sports: Connecticut Teams State Quarters: Connecticut State Parks: Connecticut Symbols: K-12 Reports Topography: Image Western upland, the Berkshires, in the Northwest; narrrow central lowlands; hilly eastern upland.Travel: Connecticut Travel Tree: White Oak Quercus alba Unclaimed Funds: Connecticut Vacation Rentals: Connecticut Vacation Rentals Veteran Affairs: Connecticut VA Military Links Vital Records: Connecticut Vital Records Weather: Hartford, Hartford-Brainard Airport White Pages: Connecticut White Pages Yellow Pages: Connecticut Yellow Pages Zip Codes: Connecticut Zip Codes