Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the United States. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word “Connecticut” is derived from various anglicized spellings of “Quononoquett” (Conanicut), a Mohegan-Pequot word for “long tidal river.” It is known as the “Constitution State,” the “Nutmeg State,” the “Land of Steady […]