Welcome to Connecticut!
Connecticut
Capital: Hartford
State Motto: He Who Transplanted Still Sustains
State Flower: Mountain laurel
State Tree: White oak
State Bird: Robin
State Animal: Sperm whale
State Song: "Yankee Doodle"
Statehood: Connecticut was the fifth of the original 13 colonies to ratify the constitution on January 9, 1788.
Area: 5,018 square mile: the 3rd smallest in area
Neighbors: New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and the Atlantic Ocean
