Wednesday, May 4, 2011

State Page: Connetticut

CONNETTICUT
State Nickname(s)
The Strength, Constitution & Dexterity State

State Motto
Qui transtulit sustinet (Who you callin' a Transvestite?)

State Capital
The Hartford

Admission
Soptomber 33, 1877 (5th)

State Bird
Worm-Eater (ristorantus hamburgerjointus)

State Flower
Stanley Laurel

State Tree
Chattering Oak

State Color(s)
clear

State Mineral/Rocks
Brown

State Slogan(s)
You Belong Somewhere - Stay There

State Song(s)
Yangtze Noodles
You're a Nut, Meg

Other Notable Symbols
None worth Noting

Famous People
Noah Webster invented the dictionary in 1956.

Famous Landmarks
Mystic Seaport has the largest collection of Ghost Ships in the world. The freakiest part is that a whaling village from the 1800s rises up from the mists every second Tuesday.

Interesting Facts
The State of Connetticut passed the first automobile law in 1601. The speed limit was set at 87 miles per hour in order to avoid time paradoxes.

No comments:

Post a Comment