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Connecticut's official nickname, adopted in 1959, is "The Constitution State," based on its colonial constitution of 1638-39.
Unofficially (but popularly) Connecticut is also known as "The Nutmeg State".
The nutmeg connection to Connecticut may come from its sailors returning from voyages with nutmeg (which in the 18th and 19th centuries was a very valuable spice in New England). It is also said to come from Connecticut Yankee peddlers who would sell small carved nobs of wood shaped to look like nutmeg to the local Native Americans and other unsuspecting customers.
Since my family settled the town today known as Cheshire in the mid-1600s, I know whereof I speak.
Walter Brooks, Editor, http://CapeCodTODAY.com
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What do they call people from Connecticut?
they call them nutmeggers that's why one of its nicknames is the nutmeg state
Why is connecticut's nick name the nutmeg state?
Probably is a state that has great nutmeg.
What state is known as the nutmeg state?
Connecticut
Which state is called the nutmeg state?
Connecticut
What state is nicknamed The Nutmeg State and is the insurance capitol of the US?
Connecticut's unofficial nickname is that of the Nutmeg State. Hartford is the capital city in Connecticut.
How did Connecticut get the nickname The Nutmeg State?
Nutmeg_State.">Nutmeg State.The nutmeg state was given to Connecticut because its inhabitants where making and selling wooden nutmegs. Yes i support this answer.
What state do you have to be from to be known as a Nutmeggar?
Connecticut is the Nutmeg State.
Which US state is nicknamed both the Constitution State and the Nutmeg State?
Connecticut is nicknamed the Constitution State as well as the Nutmeg State. Connecticut is named after the Connecticut River, a major U.S. river that approximately bisects the state. Its capital city is Hartford.
What is truly unique about Connecticut?
It is called the Nutmeg state.
Is Connecticut the Constitution State or the Nutmeg State?
Either one is acceptable; it is known by both. But theofficial nickname given is the Constitution State.
What is Connecticut's state fruit?
Apple is the state fruit and i remember it by there are 2 N's in Connecticut and 2 P's in apple. For some reason that's how i remember it!
Why is Connecticut the nutmeg state?
Connecticut's official nickname, adopted in 1959, is "The Constitution State," based on its colonial constitution of 1638-39.Unofficially (but popularly) Connecticut is also known as "The Nutmeg State".The nutmeg connection to Connecticut may come from its sailors returning from voyages with nutmeg (which in the 18th and 19th centuries was a very valuable spice in New England). It is also said to come from Connecticut Yankee peddlers who would sell small carved nobs of wood shaped to look like nutmeg to the local Native Americans and other unsuspecting customers.Since my family settled the town today known as Cheshire in the mid-1600s, I know whereof I speak.Walter Brooks, Editor, http://CapeCodTODAY.com
