Connecticut
Connecticut's Fundamental Orders (1639) established early democratic principles. Historical societies preserve colonial, industrial, and civic history.
Capital: Hartford Pop: 3.6 million Statehood: 1788
Historical Societies in Connecticut(1)
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Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Connecticut's official state history museum and historical society, founded in 1825, with 4 million manuscripts and artifacts.
Hartford, CT Est. 1825
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