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Connecticut (/kəˈnɛtɪkət/ ^ⓘ kə-NET-ik-ət) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Eastern United States. It lies on Long Island Sound, which enters the Atlantic Ocean.

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. Connecticut lies between the major hubs of New York City and Boston along the Northeast Corridor. The New York metropolitan area, which includes six of Connecticut's seven largest cities, extends well into the southwestern part of the state, while the northeastern corner reaches Greater Boston. Connecticut is the third-smallest state by area after Rhode Island and Delaware, and the 29th most populous with slightly more than 3.6 million residents as of 2020, ranking it fourth among the most densely populated U.S. states.

The state is named after the Connecticut River, the longest in New England, which roughly bisects the state and drains into the Long Island Sound between the towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme. The name of the river is in turn derived from anglicized spellings of Quinnetuket, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river". Before the arrival of the first European settlers, the region was inhabited by various Algonquian tribes. In 1633, the Dutch West India Company established a small, short-lived settlement called House of Hope in Hartford. Half of Connecticut was initially claimed by the Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the first major settlements were established by the English around the same time. Thomas Hooker led a band of followers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to form the Connecticut Colony, while other settlers from Massachusetts founded the Saybrook Colony and the New Haven Colony; both merged into the former by 1664. (Full article...)

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New York State Route 343 (NY 343) is a state highway located entirely within central Dutchess County, in the Hudson Valley region of the U.S. state of New York. It runs east–west from the intersection of NY 82 in the village of Millbrook to the town of Amenia, where it crosses the Connecticut state line and continues eastward as Route 343, a Connecticut state highway located entirely within the town of Sharon. Along the way, it has a 7.3-mile (11.7 km) concurrency with NY 22 from vicinity of the hamlet of Dover Plains to the hamlet of Amenia.

The entirety of modern Route 343 was originally the Dover branch of the Dutchess Turnpike. The turnpike, which was in operation from the early to the mid-19th century, was a major transportation route at the time, connecting several local communities to Litchfield County, Connecticut, and the city of Poughkeepsie. NY 343 was designated in 1930, connecting the hamlet of Amenia to the state line, but was relocated a few years later onto the portion of New York State Route 200 from South Millbrook to the hamlet of Dover Plains. The NY 200 designation was rerouted east of Millbrook on NY 343's original alignment. NY 343 absorbed NY 200 in the early 1940s, creating an overlap with NY 22 between Dover Plains and Amenia. The Connecticut portion of the highway was originally designated as part of Route 4; it was renumbered to Route 343 in 1932. (Full article...)

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Image 1Ansonia (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 2Some bridges on the Merritt Parkway were constructed by workers paid by the US Works Progress Administration (from History of Connecticut)
Image 3Torrington (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 4A map showing Connecticut's towns in 1770. (from History of Connecticut)
Image 5Norwalk (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 6Winsted (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 7Pequot War of 1637 (from History of Connecticut)
Image 8Groton (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 9New Haven (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 10School zones generally have a speed limit of 25 mph. (from Transportation in Connecticut)
Image 11Bridgeport (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 12Map of Connecticut showing major highways. (from Transportation in Connecticut)
Image 13Meriden (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 14Shelton (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 15Norwich (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 16New Britain (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 17West Haven (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 18Bristol (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 19Waterbury (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 20A 1942 advertisement for recreational lodging in Goshen stating that the facility is not a hotel and caters to Christian clientele specifically. (from History of Connecticut)
Image 21A map showing Connecticut's land claims. (from History of Connecticut)
Image 22Governor Jonathan Trumbull (from History of Connecticut)
Image 23Milford (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 24Derby (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 25Middletown (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 26Stamford (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 27New London (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 28Map showing the Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook colonies and the CT-NY dispute (from History of Connecticut)
Image 29The New Haven system (from History of Connecticut)
Image 30Danbury (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 31Hartford (from List of municipalities in Connecticut)
Image 32The Charter Oak in Hartford (from History of Connecticut)
Image 33A Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line train at Stamford. (from Transportation in Connecticut)
Image 341895 map from Rand McNally (from History of Connecticut)

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Avery Point Lighthouse, Groton, Connecticut

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Nicknames: The Provisions State, The Land of Steady Habits, The Constitution State, The Nutmeg State
Capital: Hartford
Governor: Ned Lamont (D)
Lieutenant Governor: Susan Bysiewicz (D)
Secretary of State: Stephanie Thomas (D)
Attorney General: William Tong (D)

Senators: Chris Murphy (D), Richard Blumenthal (D)
Representatives: Jahana Hayes (D), Jim Himes (D), Joe Courtney (D), John B. Larson (D), Rosa DeLauro (D)

Total area: 5,543 mi²
- Land: 4,845 mi²
- Water: 698 mi²
Highest elevation: 2,379 ft (Mount Frissell)

Population 3,576,452 (2015 est)
Admission to the Union: January 9, 1788 (5^th)

State symbols:

Animal: Sperm whale
Bird: American Robin
Fish: American Shad
Flower: Mountain Laurel
Fossil: Dinosaur Track
Insect: European Praying Mantis
Ship: USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
Songs: Yankee Doodle
Tree: Charter Oak
Mineral: Almandine

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Connecticut College (Conn) is a private liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut. Originally chartered as Thames College, it was founded in 1911 as the state's only women's college, a response to Wesleyan University having closed its doors to female students in 1909. The college became coeducational in 1969, adopting its current name.

Conn is a four-year residential undergraduate institution with approximately 1,700 students. Students choose courses from 41 programs, including interdisciplinary pathways and centers, with a majority choosing to study abroad. The college is situated on a hill located adjacent to the Thames River. In 1982, Conn was inducted as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), where its athletes compete as part of NCAA Division III. (Full article...)

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... that the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River Railroad, created as an alternative to the New Haven Railroad, was absorbed into the New Haven after just 11 years?
... that a Connecticut TV station was dedicated to the state's first female governor, Ella Grasso, whose son was a minority owner?
... that under a new Connecticut law, abortion providers in the state can countersue anyone who sues them under the Texas Heartbeat Act?
... that Darien, Connecticut, was once home to a train station built inside a cemetery?
... that a Connecticut radio station was "the loser in a survival-of-the-fittest battle"?
... that Cora Slocomb di Brazza designed the peace flag adopted by the International Council of Women, and her mother Abby Day Slocomb designed the Connecticut state flag?

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