CONNECTICUT. State nickname: The Constitution State. Motto: He who transplanted still sustains. State song: Yankee Doodle. CT became a state in 1788. Its capital is Hartford, and its largest city is Bridgeport. The city of New Haven is home to Yale University, one of the country's most prestigious schools. The Connecticut River cuts through the center of the state, flowing into Long Island Sound, Connecticut's outlet to the Atlantic Ocean. This notebook measures 6x9 inches (15.24 cm x 22.86 cm). Paperback matte cover. 100 pages of white lined journal paper. Click on Author, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL PRESS, to view all 50 of The United States of America, and buy books for family & friends!