CONNECTICUT 
           "Qui transtulit sustinet"  
     "He who transplanted us still sustains us"

 
Date Admitted:  1788 (5th) 
Capital:  Hartford 
Largest City:  Bridgeport 
Population:  3,269,858 
State Song:  "Yankee Doodle" 
                     Lyrics 
State Bird:  Robin 
State Tree:  White Oak 
State Flower:  Mountain Laurel 
Nickname:  Constitution State 
                    Provision State 
                    Nutmeg State 
State Constitution:  Connecticut Constitution 
Official State Web Page:  Connecticut 
Department of Education:  Schools 
Electronic Library:  Connecticut 

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Links of Interest 

News and Media 
    The Hartford Courant 
    Connecticut Magazine 
    Connecticut Weather 
    Hometown Publications 
    Connecticut Public Broadcasting 

Travel and Tourism 
    Connecticut: The West Side  
    CT Central 
    Connecticut, USA 
    Visit Connecticut 
History and Community 
    Connecticut Information 
    Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame 

 

  
            Adopted in 1897 

Elected Officials  
    Governor:  
        James G. Rowland 
    Senators:  
        Christopher Dodd 
        Joseph Lieberman 
    Representatives:  
        Barbara B. Kennelly -- 1st District 
        Sam Gejdenson -- 2nd District 
        Rosa L. DeLauro -- 3rd District 
        Christopher Shays -- 4th District 
        James H. Maloney -- 5th District 
        Nancy L. Johnson -- 6th District