Connecticut - Political   Capital Hartford Largest City Bridgeport Major Cities New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, New London/Groton Nicknames Constitution State, Nutmeg State Area 5,543 sq. miles Population 3,482,372

 

Connecticut - Physical features   Physical Features Taconic Range, Litchfield Hills, Long Island Sound Rivers Connecticut, Housatonic, Thames Highest Point Mt. Frissell Bordering States New York (west), Massachusetts (north), Rhode Island (east) National Parks None Key Products Insurance, Submarines, Jet Airplanes Natural Resources Farming country along the Connecticut River

 

Connecticut - History   1614 Central Connecticut, around the Connecticut River, claimed by the Dutch 1788 Fifth state, one of the 13 colonies that fought the British in the Revoltionary War, to be admitted to the Union Present Day Groton, and across the Thames River, neighboring New London are centers for submarine building. The world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was built here.

 

Connecticut - Facts   Hartford has the oldest U.S. newspaper still being published - the Hartford Courant, established 1764 - and is the insurance capital of the nation Connceticut’s poultry crop is the nation’s second largest The Gold Coast, an area contigious with the boundaries of Fairfield County, which includes the cities of Bridgeport and Stamford, is derived from the fact that Fairfield County is one of the wealthiest counties in the US The Torrington area, located in Litchfield county, is the largest micropolitan area in the US Connecticut served the Continental Army and was a key figure in the Revolutionary War, thus to become known as the "Arsenal of the Nation". The isolated, predominantly rural area in northeastern Connecticut is called the Quiet Corner The US Coast Guard Academy is located in New London