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State Symbols
History | Symbols | Interesting Facts | Famous People
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State Bird: American Robin State Animal: Sperm Whale State Insect: European Mantis State Flower: Mountain Laurel State Tree: The Charter Oak State Fossil: Eubrontes giganteus State Mineral: Garnet State Shellfish: Eastern Oyster State Ship: USS Nautilus State Hero: Nathan Hale |
State Heroine: Prudence Crandall State Song: Yankee Doodle State Folk Dance: Square Dance Motto: He who transplanted still sustains. Origin of State Name: The name is probably derived from a Native American word, Quinnehtukqut, meaning "beside the long tidal river." Nickname for State: The Constitution State. The official nickname commemorates the colony's adoption in 1639 of the Fundamental Orders, sometimes regarded as the first written constitution. Nickname for residents: Connecticuters |