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Connecticut (IPA: /kəˈnɛtɪkət/) is an state locate in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Portions of southwestern Connecticut are also considered part of the New York metropolitan area. Connecticut is the 29th most populous state with 3.4 million residents and ranked 48th in size by area, making it the 4th most densely populated state. Called the "Constitution State", Connecticut has a long history dating from the early colonial times, and was influential in the development of early American government.

Trivia about connecticut

  • After Rhode Island & Delaware, it's the next smallest state in area
  • Until 1875 its dual capitals were New Haven & Hartford
  • Middlesex,New London,New Haven
  • New Haven
  • Restaurants cannot serve colored margarine in this "Constitution State" unless a notice is posted
  • By 1665 the New Haven Colony was absorbed by this colony
  • In early 1665 New Haven Colony merged with this one
  • Rent a streetcar for your birthday party at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in this state's East Haven
  • One story says that the 3 vines on its flag represent Windsor, Wethersfield & Hartford
  • Middlesex,New London,New Haven
  • "The Constitution State"
  • You don't have to be nuts to visit The Nut Museum in this Nutmeg State
  • Woodbury, Middlebury & Waterbury are all cities in this state
  • In November 1689 Joseph Wadsworth hid this colony's charter from the British by placing it in an oak tree
  • Bridgeport is the largest city in this northeastern state
  • The town of Oxford in this state is near Bridgeport
  • New Haven Colony merged with this colony in 1664
  • State where you'll find the communities of New Hartford & Old Lyme
  • ...of the New England states
  • Sounds fishy, but Mystic Aquarium is one of the top attractions in this state
  • The only state whose nickname includes the name of an important historic document
  • George W. Bush was born in this state while his father was in college there
  • On January 5, 1665 the New Haven colony was formally annexed by this colony
  • The people of this Northeastern U.S. state are called Nutmegs as well as Nutmeggers
  • Bush's father, Prescott, represented this state in the U.S. Senate from 1952 to 1963
  • When admiring the Stamford train station, thank this state's Christopher Dodd, who helped secure funding
  • Hartford is the capital of this New England state
  • Grifters are this kind of "men"
  • Christopher Dodd & Joseph Lieberman
  • While publishing The Herald of Freedom in Danbury in this state, Barnum was sued for libel 3 times
  • A man from this "Nutmeg State" ended a chase by ducking into a high-security prison, thinking it was a mall
  • Bridgeport,pop. 140,000
  • Joe Lieberman
  • An article called "A Tip Of The Hat To Danbury", in this state, tells how JFK helped kill an industry with his bareheaded ways
  • New London Harbor Light,Stamford Harbor Light
  • In 1614 explorer Adriaen Block claimed what is now this U.S. state for the Dutch
  • Including Fairfield & litchfield, this state has only 8 counties
  • In 1687 Capt. Joseph Wadsworth hid this colony's charter from the colonial governor by placing it in a white oak tree
  • ...among the 13 original Colonies
  • Christopher Dodd,Joseph Lieberman
  • On April 19, 1939, this "Nutmeg State" became the last of the original 13 states to ratify the Bill of Rights
  • This colony's charter was hidden in a large oak tree from 1687 to 1689
  • It's the southernmost of the New England states
  • George Bush's father, Prescott Sheldon Bush, was a U.S. senator from this state
  • Take a trip on the Essex steam train & connect to an optional riverboat cruise in this state
  • To go from Norwalk to Norwich in this state, head east on I-95 to I-395 north
  • The Courant in this state's capital has been published since 1764
  • 62% of the undergrads at Charter Oak State College are from this state
  • The U.S. Naval Submarine School is located in Groton in this state
  • This state's highest point is Mount Frissell; its lowest point is at sea level on Long Island Sound
  • In 1687 Joseph Wadsworth reportedly hid this state's charter in the hollow of a white oak tree
  • Though nicknamed "The Constitution State", it was actually the fifth state to ratify the Constitution
  • Housatonic Museum of Art, Mystic Seaport
  • Thomaston in this "Constitution State" was named for clockmaker Seth Thomas
  • Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, represented this state at the Constitutional Convention in 1787
  • This "Nutmeg State" was the fifth state to join the Union
  • Between New Hampshire & Vermont runs this river named for a third state

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