Hartford became the capital of Connecticut Colony in 1662, and then became the state capital of Connecticut after the American Revolution. It was the largest city in Connecticut colony when it was named the capital.
I believe the fifth state to join the union is Connecticut. The last commemorative quarter minted in 1999, was for the small New England state of Connecticut. The fifth state to join the union, the Constitution State may be small, but . . . The design of the Connecticut State Quarter depicts Samuel Wylly's oak tree, "The Charter Oak". Perhaps only Captain Wadsworth really knew what happened Halloween night, 1687.http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ct_intro.htm
Connecticut was the first state to have a state constitution.
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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.
The fifth state to be admitted to the Union was Connecticut.
The fifth state was Connecticut.
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Connecticut, Wednesday, January 9, 1788
Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, Connecticut became the Fifth State.
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Connecticut colony was started in the 1630s by settlers from England. Connecticut was the fifth state to join the Union. It celebrated it's statehood on January 8, 1788.