ABOUT Connecticut
Capital: Hartford
State abbreviation/Postal code: Conn./CT
Nickname: Constitution State / Nutmeg State
Origin of name: Based on Mohican and Algonquin Indian words for a "place beside a long river".
Briefs on Connecticut:
The breathtakingly beautiful beaches at the New England's Nutmeg State, big and small rolling hills, spectacular lodgings, numerous worth visiting sites, vibrant cities and their nightlife and much more, fascinate every visitor to Connecticut to the fullest. The beautiful destinations such as Litchfield Hills, Housatonic River, Connecticut River Valley and cities with rich historical background like Hartford, New Haven, New London, Mystic, and Waterbury etc. make Connecticut one of the most amazing tourist destinations of the world.
Spread in a small area of 46.5 square kilometers and inhabiting a population of 121,578 Connecticut is a US state located in the Northeastern United States. On the south Connecticut is bordered by Long Island Sound, on the west by New York State, on he north by Massachusetts and on the east by Rhode Island. The capital of the state is Hartford that is located on the Connecticut River, near the center of the state.
Connecticut is quite an old state. The name Connecticut is derived from the Mohegan Indian word "quinnehtukqut" that means a long river place or beside the long tidal river. Connecticut is also known as Conn. The official nickname of Connecticut is "the Connecticut State". This was adopted in the year 1959 after the state's existing constitution was adopted. Connecticut's another name is "the Nutmeg State". The people of Connecticut are known as Connecticutians.
Connecticut is regarded as the fifth of the original thirteen states. In 1633 the territory had its first English settlers. They were English Puritans from Massachusetts. The territory witnessed numerous ups and downs and finally on 14th January 1639 its first constitution and the Fundamental Orders were adopted. The constitution that exists in Connecticut today was adopted much later, in the year 1965.
Over the years the western boundaries of Connecticut have experienced various ups and downs. In 1650 there was an agreement over these boundaries. According to this agreement with the Dutch, the western boundary of this state ran north from the west side of the Greenwich Bay provided this line does not interfere within the 10miles of the Hudson River. In 1662 the Connecticut's original charter gave away all the western boundaries to the land of the South Sea i.e. the Pacific Ocean.
However with the aid of the later agreements with New York, the Pennamite Wars (fought between 1769 to 1799 and better known as a series of military clashes for the control of the Wyoming Valley in the northeastern Pennsylvania) with Pennsylvania over the Westmoreland County, followed by the congressional intervention and the relinquishment and the sale of the Western Reserve, the state was brought back to its current boundaries.
Over the years the western boundaries of Connecticut have experienced various ups and downs. In 1650 there was an agreement over these boundaries. According to this agreement with the Dutch, the western boundary of this state ran north from the west side of the Greenwich Bay provided this line does not interfere within the 10miles of the Hudson River. In 1662 the Connecticut's original charter gave away all the western boundaries to the land of the South Sea i.e. the Pacific Ocean.
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