Connecticut State Information Guide

Capital: Hartford

January 09, 1788 (5th State)

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Connecticut, one of the thirteen colonies, became the fifth state on January 9, 1788. Connecticut is known as the "Constitution State." It gets its name from an Algonquian word meaning "land on the long tidal river." Hartford has been the capital of Connecticut since 1875 and Connecticut state flower is the mountain laurel.

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