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By: Caleb Hellman, Shakira
Mulkey, and David Gebhart
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Tourist Attractions
• The Shore line and beaches • Lake Compounce Theme Park in Bristol
• See Beluga whales at the Mystic Aquarium in mystic Connecticut
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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"