Symbols of State > | ||
Nicknames | Constitution State, Nutmeg State | 1959 |
Motto | Qui Transtulit Sustinet | |
Song | Yankee Doodle | 1978 |
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Flower | mountain laurel (Kalmia-latifolia) | 1907 |
Children’s Flower | Michaela Petit’s four-o’clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) | 2015 |
Tree | The Charter Oak (Quercus alba) | 1947 |
Bird | robin (Turdus migratorius) | 1943 |
Animal | sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) | 1975 |
Fish | American shad (Alosa sapidissima) | 2003 |
Insect | European mantis (Mantis religiosa) | 1977 |
Shellfish | eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) | 1989 |
Soil | Windsor (unofficial) |
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Fossil † | dinosaur track | 1991 |
Dinosaur † | Dilophosaurus | 2019 |
Mineral | almandine garnet | 1977 |
Cultural Symbols > | ||
Tartan | 1995 | |
Hero | Nathan Hale | 1985 |
Heroine | Prudence Crandall | 1995 |
Flagship | The Freedom Schooner Amistad | 2003 |
Pioneering Aircraft | Gustave Whitehead’s No. 21 | 2019 |
Song (second) | “Beautiful Connecticut Waltz,” composed by Joseph Leggo of Newington | 2013 |
Polka | “Ballroom Polka,” written and composed by Ray Henry Mocarski | 2013 |
Cantata | Nutmeg | 2003 |
Troubadour | Dr. Dennis G. Waring | |
Composer | Charles Ives | 1991 |
Folk Dance | square dance |
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Ship | USS Nautilus (SSN-571) | 1983 |
Aircraft | Corsair F4U | 2005 |
Connecticut Symbols ˆ
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