Connecticut is full of legends and stories. Every state also has a variety of symbols that represent the history of the state. Click on the legends and symbols below to learn more:
- The Charter Oak was a huge white oak tree located in Hartford, Connecticut. It became famous when it was used to hide Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662.
- The Leatherman was a man that traveled by foot through Connecticut and New York in a handmade suit of leather.
- Connecticut has a wide variety of plants and animals in Connecticut.
- Sleeping Giant State Park is in Hamden, Connecticut. The mountain looks just like a giant sleeping.
- Did you know that Connecticut's state heroine is Prudence Crandall and the state insect is a praying mantis? Learn about the symbols that represent Connecticut.
- Yankee peddlers were salesmen that traveled by wagon in the 1800s carrying goods from one town to another.