Connecticut- http://www.ctvisit.com/
Connecticut
is the southernmost state in the New England region, however it is sometimes
grouped together with New York and New Jersey as the “tri-state” region. The
third smallest state by area, it is the 4th most densely populated
state.
State Facts-
The State Capital is Hartford
State population (as of 2015) was 3,590,886
State Nickname- The Constitution State
Top 5 Cities- (click the link to visit the citie's website)
Fun things to do- (click the link to visit the website for more information/pricing)
Mark Twain House The Mark Twain House & Museum is a National Historic Landmark. It was the home of one of America's greatest authors, Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) and his family from 1874-1891.
Yale University Art Gallery A free art museum located on the campus of Yale University.
Features both student work, as well as well known artists.
Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum A park that was opened in 1968, two years after 2,000 dinosaur tracks were accidentally uncovered during excavation for a new state building.
Mystic Aquarium The Mystic Aquarium has a mission to inspire people to care for and protect the ocean and planet through conservation, education and research.
Mystic Seaport - the nation's leading maritime museum. It was founded in 1929 to gather and preserve the praidly disappearing artifacts of America's seafaring past.
Thimble Island chain - an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford.
Fun Facts-
The first telephone book was published in New Haven on February
21, 1878. It consisted of a single piece of cardboard and included 50 names.
The Hartford Courant, based in Connecticut, is the oldest U.S.
newspaper still being published. It was first published as a weekly on October
29, 1764
First Ph.D. Degree in the United States was awarded by the Yale
University in 1861 to Eugene Schuyler, Arthur Williams Wright, and James Morris
Whiton
Connecticut is the only state with an official State Composer
(Charles Edward Ives), State Hero (Nathan Hale), and State Heroine (Prudence
Crandall).
The first automobile law was passed by the state of CT on May 21,
1901. The speed limit was set at 12 miles per hour in cities and 15 miles per
hour on country roads
In 1889, the first public pay phone in the United States was
installed by William Gray in Hartford
Climate
Much of the state experiences cold winters and warm humid summers,
however the far southern portion of the state has a more mild climate, due to
the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. The
precipitation experienced in Connecticut tends to be pretty evenly distributed
throughout the 12 months, however they do experience higher than average amounts
of sunshine annually. Winters in Connecticut are generally moderately cold with
an average snowfall between 20-25 inches in the lower elevations and 50-60
inches in the higher elevations. Spring
temperatures range from cool to warm and Summer times is hot and often humid
throughout the state. Fall months are mild, which contributes to the colorful
foliage across the northern part of the state.
The warmest recorded temperature is 106 degrees, on 7/15/95 in Danbury
and the coldest, -32degrees, occurred on 2/16/43 in Falls Village.
Source sites –
http://www.bridgeportct.gov/
http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/
https://www.thehartford.com/
http://www.stamfordct.gov/
http://www.marktwainhouse.org/
http://maritimeaquariumevents.com/
http://artgallery.yale.edu/
http://www.dinosaurstatepark.org/
http://www.mysticaquarium.org/
https://www.mysticseaport.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thimble_Islands
