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Connecticut's official nickname, adopted in 1959, is "The Constitution State," based on its colonial constitution of 1638-39.
Unofficially (but popularly) Connecticut is also known as "The Nutmeg State".
The nutmeg connection to Connecticut may come from its sailors returning from voyages with nutmeg (which in the 18th and 19th centuries was a very valuable spice in New England). It is also said to come from Connecticut Yankee peddlers who would sell small carved nobs of wood shaped to look like nutmeg to the local Native Americans and other unsuspecting customers.
Since my family settled the town today known as Cheshire in the mid-1600s, I know whereof I speak.
Walter Brooks, Editor, http://CapeCodTODAY.com
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Either one is acceptable; it is known by both. But theofficial nickname given is the Constitution State.
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What state do you have to be from to be known as a Nutmeggar?
Connecticut is the Nutmeg State.
Why is Connecticut the nutmeg state?
Connecticut's official nickname, adopted in 1959, is "The Constitution State," based on its colonial constitution of 1638-39.Unofficially (but popularly) Connecticut is also known as "The Nutmeg State".The nutmeg connection to Connecticut may come from its sailors returning from voyages with nutmeg (which in the 18th and 19th centuries was a very valuable spice in New England). It is also said to come from Connecticut Yankee peddlers who would sell small carved nobs of wood shaped to look like nutmeg to the local Native Americans and other unsuspecting customers.Since my family settled the town today known as Cheshire in the mid-1600s, I know whereof I speak.Walter Brooks, Editor, http://CapeCodTODAY.com
What state is nicknamed The Nutmeg State and is the insurance capitol of the US?
Connecticut is nicknamed the Constitution State as well as the Nutmeg State. Connecticut is named after the Connecticut River, a major U.S. river that approximately bisects the state. Its capital city is Hartford.
What is truly unique about Connecticut?
It is called the Nutmeg state.
Major exports of Connecticut?
Nutmeg and Cinnamon spices!
What do people in connecticut eat?
They eat nutmeg cookies and seafood
What is the nickname for Conneticut?
Connecticut was officially designated the Constitution State by the General Assembly in 1959. However, it is also known as the Nutmeg State.
What do they call people from Connecticut?
they call them nutmeggers that's why one of its nicknames is the nutmeg state
How is Connecticut special?
Connecticut is one of the original thirteen colonies. It is known as the nutmeg state and was home to Mark Twain, author of Huckleberry Finn, Harriett Beecher Stowe author of Uncle Tom's Cabin and Daniel Webster, who compiled the first dictionary.
Why are people from Connecticut called Nutmeggers?
People from Connecticut are called Nutmeggers because nutmeg is our state spice. And I suppose because Connecticutter is hard to say.
What is known as black gold of Grenada?
nutmeg
What is Connecticut's state fruit?
Apple is the state fruit and i remember it by there are 2 N's in Connecticut and 2 P's in apple. For some reason that's how i remember it!
