First revolver was produced in Connecticut in 1836

In 1705, copper was discovered in Simsbury. Later, the copper mine became the infamous New-Gate Prison of the Revolutionary War. Doctor Samuel Higley of Simsbury started the first copper coinage in America in 1737.

The first blast furnace in Connecticut was built in Lakeville in 1762.

The first automobile law was passed in Connecticut (and the speed limit was only 12 miles per hour).

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut

Before Europeans settled New England, Connecticut was inhabited by multiple Native American tribes. The name “Connecticut” stems from the word “Quinnehtukqut,” which means “land on a long tidal river” or “upon the long river.”

The Scoville Memorial Library is the oldest public library in America. Richard Smith started this library in 1771 using community contributions to buy 200 books in London. One could borrow and return

The first lollipop-making machine opened for business in New Haven in 1908. George Smith named the treat after a popular racehorse.

Connecticut moon

Extrailing craftsmanship on Greenwich, Connecticut. Built in 2007, 10-foot ceilings and a mahogany library

Autumn colors in Seymour, Connecticut, USA.

The Connecticut State Capitol is located north of Capitol Avenue and south of Bushnell Park in Hartford, the capital of Connecticut.

The Mark Twain House & Museum has restored the author's Hartford, Connecticut, home, where the author and his family lived from 1874 to 1891.

The first automobile law was passed by the state of CT in 1901. The speed limit was set at 12 miles per hour.

​​The first nuclear-powered submarine was built in Connecticut.

The nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was launched in January 1954 into the Thames River and commissioned the following September into the United States Navy.

Because of her nuclear power she was able to travel longer than any existing submarines at the time.

She was also the first submarine to complete the trip to the North Pole.

USS Nautilus was decommissioned in 1980 and became a museum ship shortly after. You can visit her at the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, Connecticut.

​​The name Connecticut means “long tidal river”.
Before European colonization the region of Connecticut was inhabited by a number of Native American tribes such as the Paugussets, the Mohegans and the Pequots, who all spoke different languages from Algonquian language group.

The name Connecticut actually comes from the Algonquian word quinetucket which can be translated as “long tidal river”, “upon the long river” or “beside the long, tidal river”, both referring to the Connecticut River.