Statehood: January 9, 1788 (5^th State)

State Song: "Yankee Doodle" (1978)

State Bird: American robin (1943)

State Tree: white oak (1947)

State Flower: mountain laurel (1907)

State Animal: sperm whale (1975);

State Hero: Nathan Hale (1985);

State Heroine: Prudence Crandall (1995);

State Insect: praying mantis (1977);

State Mineral: garnet (1977);

State Ship: USS Nautilus (1983);

State Shellfish: eastern oyster (1989);

State Fossil: Eubrontes Giganteus (1991);

State Composer: Charles Edward Ives (1991)

State Soil: Windsor

State Nickname: Constitution State

State Motto:  "Qui transtulit sustinet" - He who transplanted still sustains

Highest Point: Mt. Frissell - 2380 feet, (725 m) above sea level

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Connecticut is where the state borders Long Island Sound; sea level.

Largest cities: Bridgeport, 139,008; New Haven, 124,791; Hartford, 124,397; Stamford, 120,045; Waterbury, 107,902; Norwalk, 84,437; Danbury, 78,736; New Britain, 71,254; Bristol, 61,353; Meriden, 59,653

Famous Nutmeggers:

Dean Acheson statesman, Middletown
Ethan Allan American Revolutionary soldier, Litchfield
Benedict Arnold American Revolutionary general, Norwich
P. T. Barnum showman, Bethel
Henry Ward Beecher clergyman, Litchfield
John Brown abolitionist, Torrington
Samuel Colt inventor, Hartford
Oliver Ellsworth jurist, Windsor

Population (Quick Facts): 3,504,809:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/09000.html

Official State website:   

http://www.ct.gov/

State Legislature: http://www.cga.ct.gov/

Capital of Connecticut :  Hartford, Connecticut:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_State_Capitol

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.ct.gov/doag/site/default.asp

Department of Transportation:

http://www.ct.gov/dot/site/default.asp

Maps for the state of Connecticut:

http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?A=1106&Q=250996

Connecticut Job link:

http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/jcc/step4.asp

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.visitconnecticut.com/

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/connecticut.htm

Museums:

http://www.museumlink.com/connecti.htm

State Parks: 

http://www.visitconnecticut.com/current_category.1507/companies_list.html

Zip Codes:

http://www.zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/CT/A.html

Connecticut Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/ctnews.php