Within its compact borders, Connecticut has forested hills, new urban skylines, shore line beaches, white-steeple colonial churches and historic village greens. There are small farms, great corporate offices, wonderful public and private schools and a classic Ivy League university. Connecticut is a thriving center of business as well as a fun filled vacation land. It boasts hundreds of lakes, ponds and rivers and has a fabulous Long Island Sound coastline.

The original inhabitants of Connecticut were Native Americans. There were members of the Mohegan, Nipmunks, Pequot, Podunk, Pootatuck, Poquonnuc, Quinnipiac, Siwanoy, Tunis, Unocwa, Wangunk and Weawaug Tribes. The first “explorers” were the Dutch who founded several trading posts. Starting in 1633, English Puritans from Massachusetts established the first “settlements” in the State. From those modest beginnings, Connecticut has grown to the wonderful, robust State that it is today.

Items of interest:

• Statehood – January 9, 1788
• Capital – Hartford
• Size – 4,845 Square Miles
• Eight Counties, 30 Municipalities and 149 Townships - there are no county “Seats

Websites of interest:

• Official website of the State of Connecticut
• About Connecticut
• ConneCT Kids
• You Belong in Connecticut
• Connecticut Tourism