Connecticut

Statehood	The 5th state Jan. 9, 1788
Captial	Hartford
State Motto	He who transplanted still sustains.
Origin of State Name	The name is probably derived from a Native American word, Quinnehtukqut, meaning "beside the long tidal river."
State Nickname	The Constitution State The official nickname commemorates the colony's adoption in 1639 of the Fundamental Orders, sometimes regarded as the first written constitution.
Interesting Facts	Inventor Eli Whitney began manufacturing his cotton gins, which revolutionized the economy of the South, at New Haven in 1793. Connecticut was a major producer of military machinery during the Cold War and was the first producer of nuclear-powered submarines. In the mid-1990s Connecticut led the nation in per capita wealth.

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