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Connecticut

In 1788 Connecticut became the 5th state to enter the union. Its nickname, The Constitution State, became official in 1959. It is also known as the Nutmeg State.

Connecticut is bordered by Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York as well as the Atlantic Ocean. The five largest cities are Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, Stamford and Waterbury.

Connecticut’s agriculture mainly consists of nursery stock, eggs, dairy products and cattle. Industry includes transportation equipment, machinery, chemical products and scientific instruments.

In 1705, copper was discovered in Simsbury. Later, the copper mine became the infamous New-Gate Prison of the Revolutionary War.

Connecticut is filled with many “Firsts”. Here are a few of them: *The Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury is the first public library in the United States. It was begun in 1771. *The New Haven Telephone District published the first phone book in February 1878. It contained 50 names. * The USS Nautilus - the world's first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton in 1954. * Cattle branding first began in the United States in Connecticut in 1644 when farmers were required by law to mark all of their pigs. * The first automobile law was passed by the state of CT in 1901. The speed limit was set at 12 miles per hour.

Additionally Connecticut is home to the first hamburger (1895), Polaroid camera (1934), helicopter (1939), and color television (1948).

Two of the famous people who lived in Connecticut were Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain whose homes is Hartford are now museums.

Hartford also has the oldest public park in America. One of the interesting sights there is a carousel that was built in 1914.

One of the “don’t miss” places to go is Mystic Seaport. Founded in 1929, Mystic Seaport today is the leading maritime museum in the United States, guardian of the largest collections of boats and sea-related photography in the world. Additionally Mystic Aquarium is an excellent place to view sharks, dolphins, seals, and numerous exhibits and sea life.

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