Flag Adopted:	1897
Date Admitted:	Jan. 9, 1788
State Capital:	Hartford
State Motto:	"He who transplanted sustains Us"
Nickname:	The Constitution State
State Song:	"Yankee Doodle"
State Flower:	Mountain Laurel
State Tree:	White Oak
State Bird:	Robin

One of the original 13 states, the motto means "He who brought us over will sustain us." The blue field represents the sky. The three grapevines are thought to represent the three settlements (New Haven, Saybrook and Connecticut) which came together to form the state.