May 8, 2005 -- A new website, www.connecticutsite.com, helps educate residents of Connecticut and others about the southernmost state in New England, home to Yale University and a number of cultural institutions.
“ He who Transplanted Sustains Us ”
For instance, although Connecticut is the third smallest state in the United States, its population has grown 6 percent since 1990, with the number of residents reaching 3,483,372 in 2003.
The new website has a wealth of information about Yale, the University of Connecticut, Connecticut history, the state's government, laws, industries and other demographics.
Among the information the website provides:
* Founded in 1881, the University of Connecticut is the state's flagship institution of higher learning. The University has expanded to encompass 13 Schools and Colleges on its main campus in Storrs, separate Schools of Law and Social Work in Hartford, five regional campuses throughout the state and Schools of Medicine and Dentistry at the UConn Health Center in Farmington.
* The Greater New Haven area is home to Yale University, one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Located on Long Island Sound between New York and Boston, Greater New Haven includes a historic city center and harbor, scenic beaches and charming town greens. Established 358 years ago by English Puritans, New Haven eventually became home to people of many nationalities and ethnic groups, including Irish, Asians, Germans, Jews, African-Americans, Latinos and Italians. The city itself is robust with rich cultural diversity in the performing and visual arts. Today the city's neighborhoods, fairs, festivals celebrate the different traditions and flavors of New Haven's broad cultural heritage which thrive there today.
* Connecticut was originally one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. It is the 3rd smallest state in the United States.
* Popular agricultural products for the state are nursery stock, eggs, dairy products, and cattle. Also some popular industries are transportation equipment, machinery, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, chemical products, scientific instruments.
* The state flag, which was adopted 1897, is azure blue with an ornamental white shield with three grapevines, each bearing three bunches of purple grapes. The states motto "He who Transplanted Sustains Us" is displayed on a white ribbon. The vines stand for the first brave English settlers who began to move from Massachusetts in the 1630s. These settlements were thought to represent the grapevines that had been transplanted.
* The origin of state's name is thought to be based on Mohican and Algonquin Indian words for a "place beside a long river."
* Rural Connecticut still contains many of the remnants of colonial New England. There are a lot of churches with white steeples, charming colonial homes and local village greens.
About www.connecticutsite.com:
The Connecticut Site includes sections on history, laws and government, geography, economy, demographics as well as important cities and towns. More information about the state of Connecticut can be found at http://www.connecticutsite.com.
