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By: Caleb Hellman, Shakira
Mulkey, and David Gebhart
Connecticut
Fun Facts:• about 144 newspapers are published
daily• first state to issue permanent license
plates for cars• Hartford was the capital since 1875• Connecticut's population is
3,574,097
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Connecticut
• Home of the Connecticut Huskies
Connecticut State Facts State tree is the White Oak State flower is the Mountain Laurel State bird is the Robin State insect is the Praying Mantis Highest point: 2,380 ft. Mt. Frissell
Connecticut
• Connecticut's nickname "The Constitution State" • The US Nautilus - The Worlds first nuclear submarine • Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th
amendment because of Prohibition. enchantedlearning.comwww.50states.com
Connecticut
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• There are eight counties in Connecticuto Fairfeild, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex,
New Haven,New London, Tolland, and Windham county.
• First artificial heart made in1982 o Invented by Dr. Robert K. Jarvik
• Land area is 5,018 square miles
Connecticut
• Copper discovered in Simsbury in 1705 • The State Motto is "He who transplanted still sustains"
• The major industry is agriculture
• First lolipop making machine made in 1908
o made in New Haveno Named after a popular race horse
Connecticut
• First friction matches made in 1834 at Beacon Falls
• You can be stopped by police for biking over 65 mph • Silly String is banned in Southington
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Connecticut
• Fire Trucks are not allowed to exceed 25 mpho even when going to a fire
• for Christmas, you are only allowed to decorate with white Christmas lights
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Connecticut
• The Hamburger was invented in 1895 • The Frisbee was made in 1920
• The color TV in1948
• The helicopter in 1939
• State gem: Garnet
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Connecticut
• Natural Resources:o Greenhouse/nurseryo Dairy products o Chicken eggso Aquacultureo Tobacco
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climate
• large ranges of temperature both daily and annually,• Connecticut lies in the “prevailing westerly,” the belt of
generally eastward air movement which encircles the globe i• A large number of storm centers and air-mass fronts pass
near or over Connecticut during a year. Three types of air affect this State:
• n middle latitudes.
History
• First English settlers arrived in 1635 • African Americans made up growing percentage - early 1700's
• May 24, 1883, Brooklyn Bridge open to the public
• October 28, 1886, Statue of Liberty dedicated in New York harbor
www.history-timelines.org.ukpublic.wsu.edu
Tourist Attractions
• The Shore line and beaches • Lake Compounce Theme Park in Bristol
• See Beluga whales at the Mystic Aquarium in mystic Connecticut
www.ctvisit.com
Summary
• Hartford is the Capital
• State bird is the Robin • State insect is the Praying Mantis
• Connecticut's nickname "The Constitution State"
• The major industry is agriculture
• The State Motto is "He who transplanted still sustains"