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Lake WaramaugConnecticut was the 5th state to be admitted into the Union on Wednesday, January 9, 1788.

Connecticut covers 5,549 square miles with a population of 3,405,565. The capital of Connectucut is Hartford with a population of 121,578. South Mount Frissell is the highest point in Connecticut at 2,380 feet above sea level. The Dutch were the first Europeans in Connecticut.

 

 

 

 

 

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Connecticut's Capital BuildingConnecticut's capital - Hartford

Border States - Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island.

The name Connecticut is from a Mohican/Algonquin Indian word "quonehtacut", which means "long tidal river."

Within its compact borders, Connecticut has forested hills, new urban skylines, shoreline beaches, white-steeple colonial churches, and historic village greens. There are classic Ivy League schools, modern expressways, great corporate offices, and small farms. Connecticut is a thriving center of business, as well as a vacation land. It is both a New England state, and suburban to New York City.

Connecticut played a prominent role in the Revolutionary War, serving as the Continental Army's major supplier. Sometimes called the “Arsenal of the Nation,” the state became one of the most industrialized in the nation.

Connecticut is a popular resort area with its 250-mile Long Island shoreline and many inland Connecticut Farmlakes. Among the major points of interest areYale University's Gallery of Fine Arts and Peabody Museum. Other famous museums include the P.T. Barnum, Winchester Gun, and American Clock and Watch. The town of Mystic features a re-created 19th-century New England seaport and the Mystic Marinelife Aquarium.

Connecticut factories produce weapons, sewing machines, jet engines, helicopters, motors, hardware and tools, cutlery, clocks, locks, silverware, and submarines. Hartford has the oldest U.S. newspaper still being published—the Hartford Courant, established 1764—and is the insurance capital of the nation.

Connecticut leads New England in the production of eggs, pears, peaches, and mushrooms, and its oyster crop is the nation's second largest. Poultry and dairy products also account for a large portion of farm income.

Swimming is popular along Connecticut’s numerous, long, rocky coastal beaches. Long Island Sound, with its indented shore and Litchfield Hills are both major attractions for outdoor enthusiasts, artists and sightseers. Long Island Sound also draws boaters and fisherman, with bluefish, striped bass and flounder being the premier catches of the day. The Farmington and Housatonic rivers are among the nation’s leading trout rivers. With over 70 public golf courses, Connecticut can cater to most golfer’s drive or handicap. Winter brings out the best in skiers, snowmobiling and snowboarding in Litchfield Hills or at Mohawk Mountain State Park.

The statewide sales tax is 6 percent. There is an Admissions Tax of 10 percent on most places of amusement and 5 percent on goods and services and any cabaret.


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