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Nicknamed the Constitution State because its delegates were
so involved in drawing up the U.S. Constitution at the Constitutional
Convention of 1787, Connecticut has a long and rich history for
you to explore.
Our 48th largest state, was originally inhabited by over 6,000
Native Americans from 16 tribes. They called their home "Quinnehtukqut,"
meaning "beside the long tidal river." For the most
part, they lived peacefully with the Dutch who originally settled
here in the mid 1620s and the English who settled at Windsor
in 1635. During the Revolutionary War more than 40,000 of Connecticut's
men served and it became the 5th of the original 13 states.
To learn more about its history visit Fort Shantok State Park,
near Norwich, where you can see the site of an old Mohegan Village.
You'll find the Black Rock Fort, Revolutionary War, and Fort
Nathan Hale, Civil War, in New Haven. If you are in the Groton
area you can visit Groton Village, a monument honoring the Revolutionary
War patriots killed by the British. To see the oldest house in
Connecticut, visit the Henry Whitfield State Museum. This stone
house, built in 1639, was used as a minister's home, stronghold,
and meeting hall. If you would like to see a Victorian village
visit Historic Johnsonville, Moodus. Here you can walk through
a restored country mill town of the 1860s-1870s spread out over
eighty acres. For another view of nineteen century life, visit
Mystic's Mystic Seaport, which is a recreation of a whaling town.
Visiting the Hartford area will give you a chance to see the
oldest free public art museum in the United States. The Wadsworth
Atheneum was founded in 1842. Also, in Hartford is the Connecticut
Historical Society Museum, the Mark Twain House, the HillStead
Museum, and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. While in the state
Capitol, you might want to pick up a copy of The Hartford Courant,
originally named the Connecticut Courant. It has been published
continuously since 1764, making it one of the oldest newspapers
in the nation. If you would like to see the Peabody Museum of
Natural History or the Yale University Art Gallery visit the
town of New Haven.
Ever wondered what Oxford looks like? Take a stroll through
Yale's campus. It was built to have the same feel as England's
most famous educational institution. Other interesting museums
are the Shoreline Trolley Museum, East Haven; the American Clock
and Watch Museum, Bristol; the P. T. Barnum Museum, Bridgeport,
featuring information on circus history; and the Military Historians
Headquarters-Museum, Westbrook, which has the largest collection
of American military uniforms in the United States.
With ski resorts, beaches, and 120 state parks to tempt you,
you'll want to spend some time exploring Connecticut's beauty.
Some of the most popular state parks are Gillette Castle State
Park, Haddam; Sherwood Island State Park, Westport; and Hammonassett
Beach State Park, Madison. If fishing is a hobby, you'll find
perch, bluegill, northern pike, flounder, shad, pickerel, bass,
and trout in the freshwater rivers and lakes. For those of you
who would rather catch your fish on film, visit the Mystic Marinelife
Aquarium, Mystic.
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Nicknamed the Constitution State because its delegates were so involved in drawing up the U.S. Constitution at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Connecticut has a long and rich history for you to explore. Our 48th largest state, was originally inhabited by over 6,000 Native Americans from 16 tribes. They called their home "Quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river." For the most part, they lived peacefully with the Dutch who originally settled here in the mid 1620s and the English who settled at Windsor in 1635. During the Revolutionary War more than 40,000 of Connecticut's men served and it became the 5th of the original 13 states. To learn more about its history visit Fort Shantok State Park, near Norwich, where you can see the site of an old Mohegan Village. You'll find the Black Rock Fort, Revolutionary War, and Fort Nathan Hale, Civil War, in New Haven. If you are in the Groton area you can visit Groton Village, a monument honoring the Revolutionary War patriots killed by the British. To see the oldest house in Connecticut, visit the Henry Whitfield State Museum. This stone house, built in 1639, was used as a minister's home, stronghold, and meeting hall. If you would like to see a Victorian village visit Historic Johnsonville, Moodus. Here you can walk through a restored country mill town of the 1860s-1870s spread out over eighty acres. For another view of nineteen century life, visit Mystic's Mystic Seaport, which is a recreation of a whaling town. Visiting the Hartford area will give you a chance to see the oldest free public art museum in the United States. The Wadsworth Atheneum was founded in 1842. Also, in Hartford is the Connecticut Historical Society Museum, the Mark Twain House, the HillStead Museum, and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. While in the state Capitol, you might want to pick up a copy of The Hartford Courant, originally named the Connecticut Courant. It has been published continuously since 1764, making it one of the oldest newspapers in the nation. If you would like to see the Peabody Museum of Natural History or the Yale University Art Gallery visit the town of New Haven. Ever wondered what Oxford looks like? Take a stroll through Yale's campus. It was built to have the same feel as England's most famous educational institution. Other interesting museums are the Shoreline Trolley Museum, East Haven; the American Clock and Watch Museum, Bristol; the P. T. Barnum Museum, Bridgeport, featuring information on circus history; and the Military Historians Headquarters-Museum, Westbrook, which has the largest collection of American military uniforms in the United States. With ski resorts, beaches, and 120 state parks to tempt you, you'll want to spend some time exploring Connecticut's beauty. Some of the most popular state parks are Gillette Castle State Park, Haddam; Sherwood Island State Park, Westport; and Hammonassett Beach State Park, Madison. If fishing is a hobby, you'll find perch, bluegill, northern pike, flounder, shad, pickerel, bass, and trout in the freshwater rivers and lakes. For those of you who would rather catch your fish on film, visit the Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Mystic. |