Ratification or Admission:  January 9, 1788 (5th)
Present Constitution Adopted:  1965
State Abbreviation:  CT
State Capital:  Hartford
Largest City - Population:  Bridgeport
Origin of the Name:  From the Indian (Quinnehtukqut), meaning "beside the long
State Motto:  “Qui transtulit sustinet” (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
State Nickname:  Constitution State / Nutmeg State
State Song:  "Yankee Doodle” Lyrics: Traditional Folk | Music: From English tune | (“The World Turned Upside Down”)
State Animal:  Sperm Whale
State Bird:  American Robin
State Fish:  American Shad
State Flower:  Mountain Laurel
State Fruit:  None
State Gemstone:  Garnet
State Insect:  European Praying Mantis
State Mineral:  Almandine Garnet
State Tree:  The Charter Oak
State 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.

Economy

AGRICULTURE:
apples, eggs, milk mushrooms, wood.

MINING:
clay, sand, stone.

MANUFACTURING:
aircraft engines, chemicals. Electronics, machinery, metals, printing, rubber, submarine.

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