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Bookmark or Share- Connecticut - WikipediaConnecticut's official nickname is "The Constitution State", adopted in 1959 and based on its colonial constitution of 1638–1639 which was the first in America and, arguably, the world. [ 1 ] Connecticut is also unofficially known as "The Nutmeg State", [ 1 ] whose origin is unknown.
- The Storied History behind Connecticut’s NicknamesThough Connecticut’s official nickname is the “Constitution State,” most who grew up here also learned in grade school that it could be called the “Nutmeg State” or the “Land of Steady Habits.” But how about the “Provisions State,” the “Freestone or Brownstone State,” or the “Blue Law State”?
- The Constitution of the United States: A TranscriptionThe Constitution of the United States. All four pages of the document are on permanent display at the National Archives.
- Constitution of the United StatesWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
- CT Nicknames - Connecticut State Library - portal.ct.gov“Connecticut was designated the Constitution State by the General Assembly in 1959. As early as the 19th Century, John Fiske, a popular historian from Connecticut made the claim that the Fundamental Orders of 1638 and 1639 were the first written constitution in history.
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