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Connecticut is dedicated to helping businesses grow, expand and create jobs. For example, the corporate income tax rate, 7.5 percent, has been reduced by one-third over the last six years. And other business costs have been lowered too, thanks to a revamping of unemployment compensation and the institution of welfare reform. These measures promote investment in small Connecticut companies, which account for nearly three-quarters of the new jobs created in the state. Enjoying life is easy in Connecticut, thanks to our unsurpassed quality of life. Housing options range from urban apartments to gracious small towns and suburbs to 200-year-old farmhouses. Our public schools consistently rank at the top nationwide, and we have more private schools per capita than any other state. Concerts, plays and world-class art exhibits. Rivers, lakes and our 250-mile shoreline. Restaurants offering every cuisine under the sun. Biking. Hiking. Snowboarding. Four gorgeous seasons. And lots of folks you’ll want to be friends with. |
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Within its compact borders, Connecticut has forested hills, new urban skylines, shoreline beaches, white-steeple colonial churches, and historic village greens. There are classic Ivy League schools, modern expressways, great corporate offices, and small farms. Connecticut is a thriving center of business, as well as a vacation land. It is both a New England state, and suburban to New York City. Name of State: Connecticut Statehood: January 9, 1788 (5th state) Nickname/Official Designation: "The Constitution State" was adopted by Act of the Legislature, 1959. Name Origin/Indian: Quinnehtukqut -- Mohegan for "Long River Place" or "Beside the Long Tidal River" Capitol: Hartford, the sole Capital City since 1875 Governor: John G. Rowland State Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet -- "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains" Population: The population of Connecticut was 3,287,116 according to the 1990 U.S. Official Census. The most recent population estimate from the Connecticut Department of Public Health is 3,274,238 as of July 1, 1996. Cities with largest population (1990): 1. Bridgeport, 141,686 2. Hartford, 139,739 3. New Haven, 130,474 4. Waterbury, 108,961 5. Stamford, 108,056 Area: 5,018 square miles Counties: 8 Towns: 169 Cities: 21 Boroughs: 9 Famous For: Inventors (Charles Goodyear, Elias Howe, Eli Whitney, Eli Terry), Inventions, Watch making, Typewriters, Insurance, Submarines |
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Connecticut's Historical Firsts 1639 -- first constitution adopted, establishing representative government 1656 -- first municipal public library in America, a bequest to the "towne of New Haven" 1670 -- first survey for the first turnpike in America, between Norwich and New London 1729 -- first medical diploma, granted by Yale University 1764 -- first newspaper, "The Hartford Courant" published since October 29, 1775 -- first submarine 1783 -- first dictionary, published by Noah Webster, born in West Hartford 1784 -- first law school in America, Litchfield Law School Graduates included John C. Calhoun, Aaron Burr, Horace Mann, Oliver Wolcott, Jr. and Noah Webster 1788 -- first State House in America, built after the Federal Constitution ratification 1794 -- first cotton gin, Eli Whitney of New Haven patented this invention 1803 -- first town library, tax-supported and organized in Salisbury 1806 -- first factory town in America, planned and established in Seymour 1808 -- first movable parts mass production in use, making clocks 1810 -- first insurance company, ITT Hartford Group, Inc. Officially opened for business and people were able to take insurance for the "loss of life or personal injury while journeying by railway or steamboat" 1819 -- first industrial training school, established by Josiah Holbrook in Derby 1836 -- first revolver 1842 -- first public art museum 1843 -- first portable typewriter 1844 -- first use of anesthesia 1846 -- first sewing machine, Elias Howe procured a patent for the first practical sewing machine in 1846 1853 -- first ice-making machine 1858 -- first can opener 1861 -- first Ph.D. Degree, Yale University awarded in Philosophy 1868 -- first tape measure 1877 -- first pay phone 1877 -- first telephone exchange, established in Bridgeport 1892 -- first collapsible toothpaste tube 1895 -- first hamburger, served at Louie's Lunch in New Haven 1900 -- first submarine 1907 -- first permanent public planning body in America, Hartford's Commission on the City Plan 1908 -- first lollipop 1920 -- first Frisbee, Yale students discovered empty pie plates from Mrs. Frisbie Pies in Bridgeport could be sailed across the New Haven Green 1933 -- first vacuum cleaner 1934 -- first Polaroid camera 1939 -- first FM radio station, WDRC-FM began broadcasting in Hartford 1939 -- first helicopter, Igor Sikorsky designed the first successful helicopter in the Western Hemisphere 1948 -- first color television 1949 -- first ultra high frequency UHF television station to operate on a daily basis, KC2XAK in Bridgeport 1954 -- first nuclear submarine, launched in New London 1982 -- first artificial heart, Dr. Robert K. Jarvik, a Stamford native, invented the world's first artificial heart Legal Holidays in the State
Whenever any of such days occurs upon a Sunday, the Monday next following such day shall be a legal holiday and whenever any of such days occurs upon a Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding such day shall be a legal holiday. (Section 1-4 Connecticut General Statutes)
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Tourism Tourism in Connecticut is a $4 billion-a-year business. Much of it based on the attraction of the state’s 250-mile Long Island Sound shoreline, its rolling Litchfield Hills, and it’s unspoiled Connecticut River Valley. With its wealth of open land, Connecticut’s scenery is some of New England’s most beautiful. Its scores of Colonial villages are filled with historic homes and landmarks. Dozens of golf courses are open to the public; boating, fishing and swimming opportunities are everywhere. Among the most popular individual attractions are Mystic Seaport and nearby Mystic Marine life Aquarium; Lake Compounce, Bristol; Nautilus Memorial, Groton; Gillette Castle, Hadlyme; Valley Railroad, Essex; New-Gate Prison, East Granby; Branford Trolley Museum, East Haven; Connecticut river cruise ships; and the homes of Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe, Hartford. Connecticut also offers a wealth of cultural attractions-theater, opera, ballet, concerts, and a number of nationally ranked museums and art galleries |
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