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State Capital
Hartford
State Flag
Established 1897
State Seal
Established 1784
State Motto
Qui Transtulit Sustinet ("He Who Transplanted Still Sustains") (1897)
State Nickname
"The Constitution State"
State Bird
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) (1943)
State Fish
American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) (2003)
State Insect
European Mantis / Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) (1977)
State Fossil
Eubrontes giganteus (dinosaur track) (1991)
State Flower
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) (1907)
State Tree
Charter Oak / White Oak (Quercus alba) (1947)
State Mineral
Almandine Garnet (1977)
State Soil
Windsor Series (unofficial)
State Food
Pizza (2021)
State Folk Dance
Square Dance (1995)
State Tartan
Connecticut State Tartan (1995)
State Dinosaur
Dilophosaurus (2017)
State Ship
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) (1983)
State Dog
Siberian Husky (2024)
State Polka
Ballroom Polka (2013)
State Candy
Lollipop (2024)
State Coat of Arms
Established 1931
State Animal
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) (1975)
State Shellfish
Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) (1989)
State Children's Flower
Michaela Petit's Four-O'Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) (2015)
State Song 1
"Yankee Doodle" (1978)
State Song 2
"Beautiful Connecticut Waltz" (2013)
State Cantata
"The Nutmeg" (2003)
State Hero
Nathan Hale (1985)
State Heroine
Prudence Crandall (1995)
State Composer
Charles Ives (1991)
State Poet Laureate
Official Position (1985)
State Troubadour
Official Position (1991)
State Aircraft
F4U Corsair (2005)
State Pioneering Aircraft
Gustave Whitehead's No. 21 (2017)
State Flagship & Tall Ship Ambassador
Freedom Schooner Amistad (2003)