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The Constitution State
Connecticut State Symbols:
Song "Yankee Doodle"
State Motto - "Qui transtulit sustinet" - He who transplanted still sustains
Animal Sperm Whale During the 1800's Connecticut ranked second only to Massachusetts in the American whaling industry
Bird American Robin
Fish American Shad
Cantata "Nutmeg" by Stanley L. Ralph
Composer Charles Edward Ives He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for his Third Symphony
Flower Mountain Laurel
Folk Dance Square Dance
Fossil Eubrontes Giganteus three toed fossil footprint of Dilophosarus
Hero Nathan Hale "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Heroine Prudence Crandall Established the first academy for African-American women in New England.
Insect Praying Mantis
Mineral Garnet (Almandine garnet) Connecticut is one of the finest sources in the world of the almandine garnet
Shellfish Eastern Oyster During the 1890's, Connecticut held the distinction of having the largest fleet of oyster steamers in the world
Ship USS Nautilus Built by Connecticut craftsmen and women, USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear powered submarine
Tree White Oak Captain Joseph Wadsworth is credited with having removed and secreted the Charter in the majestic white oak
Last edited by BillyMac; Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 07:48pm.
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