Connecticut

• Admitted to statehood: January 9, 1778
• Origin of name: Mohican and Algonquin words meaning "Long river place"
• Capital: Hartford
• Nickname: "The Constitution State", and "The Nutmeg State"
• Motto: "Qui Transtulit Susinet" (Translation: "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains")
• Bird: American Robin
• Flower: Mountain Laurel
• Song: "Yankee Doodle"
• Tree: White Oak
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