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Connecticut ( / kəˈnɛtɪkət / ⓘ kə-NET-ik-ət) [ 10] is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport.
- The Blue Law State
- The Provisions State
- The Land of Steady Habits
- The Freestone and Brownstone State
- The Nutmeg State
- The Constitution State
The Puritans, some of Connecticut’s earliest settlers, indirectly helped coin one of the first nicknames: the “Blue Law State.” While some say the rules took their name from the blue paper on which they were written, others feel the term “blue” referred to the founders’ straight-laced, firm, and prim behaviors. Reverend Noah Welles penned a booklet...
Another early moniker originated during the Revolutionary War when Connecticut provided generous “provisions” in the form of men, food, cannons, and other supplies to the Continental army, which had multiple ammunition outposts around the colony. Governor Jonathan Trumbullsupported the Patriot cause early in the war and helped coordinate military o...
Though generous with supplies during the colonial period, Connecticut traditionally had residents who followed strict rules of moral character, dating back to the time of the “Blue Laws” and leading it to be known in the early 19th century as the “Land of Steady Habits.” While positive in that the state had a good reputation for values and modesty,...
Connecticut’s abundance of quarries, from Canaan and Greenwich to Cromwell and Portland, gave the state additional nicknames: the “Freestone State” and the “Brownstone State.” Used to construct homes and government buildings, brownstone from the Portland quarries made Connecticut famous, employing hundreds of European immigrants in the 1800s. The s...
Be it ammunition, strict morals, enduring stone, or well-to-do statesmen, Connecticut seems to have all the makings for commendable, sarcastic, and even outdated nicknames. The most well-known (albeit unofficial) has a more humorous quality to it and, like several of the others, not an altogether admirable reputation. “The Nutmeg State” derives fro...
Finally, in 1959, the state’s General Assembly voted to make one nickname official. Since then, the title “Constitution State” has paid tribute to our colonial history, alluding to the Fundamental Ordersof Connecticut, considered one of the first written documents of its kind. To add credibility to the name, Simeon E. Baldwin, a former Chief Justic...
Connecticut’s official nickname is the “Constitution State”. According to the Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1998, p. 832: “Connecticut was designated the Constitution State by the General Assembly in 1959.
Connecticut (englisch Connecticut ⓘ /? [kəˈnetɪkət]) ist ein Bundesstaat im Nordosten der Vereinigten Staaten und Teil der Region Neuengland. Connecticut war eine der dreizehn Kolonien, die während des Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges gegen das Königreich Großbritannien rebellierten.
Connecticut’s most popularly used unofficial nickname is the “Nutmeg State.” Yet despite the spiced sobriquet, Connecticut doesn’t actually produce nutmeg.
- Hannah Keyser
Vor 2 Tagen · Connecticut takes its name from an Algonquian word meaning “land on the long tidal river.” “Nutmeg State,” “Constitution State,” and “Land of Steady Habits” are all sobriquets that have been applied to Connecticut.
8. Juni 2021 · Officially the "Constitution State," Connecticut's unofficial nickname is the "Nutmeg State"— but why? One of the earliest references to this name in literature was in the book "State...
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