State Tree: Charter Oak (White Oak) |
State Bird: American Robin |
State Flower: Mountain Laurel |
State Insect: Praying Mantis |
State Animal: Sperm Whale |
State Mineral: Garnet |
State Shellfish: Eastern Oyster |
State Ship: USS Nautalis (SSN-571) |
State Fossil: Eubrontes Giganteus (possibly
from an 18 ft. carnivorous dinosaur!) |
State Hero: Nathan Hale 1755-1776 |
State Heroine: Prudence
Crandall 1803-1890 |
State Song: Yankee Doodle
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