Connecticut map

Connecticut: Constitution State/Provision State/ Nutmeg State

Capital: Hartford  Land area: 4,872 sq. mi.

Motto: Qui transtulit sustained ( He who transplanted still sustains)

Flower: Mountain laurel     Bird: Robin     Tree: White Oak

Statehood: 9 January 1788. Fift of the original 13 states.

Thanks to Arnold for this map postcard for my USA states map collection!

Sent: 10 November 2014   Received: 24 November 2014   Travelled: 14 days

Mystic Seaport

Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, is an old New England seaport

that attracts tourists and sailing ships from all over the world.

Located on the Mystic River it is the home port of the steamboat

Sabino, the schooner Brilliant, the three-masted training ship

Joseph Conrad, and the last American whaleship, Charles W.

Morgan. This picturesque museum is a world-famous educational

institution. Mystic Seaport Lighthouse guides ships and boats to this

historic anchorage.

Thank you Masil for this historical card!

Sent: 21 February 2013,   Received: 7 March 2013   Travelled: 14 day