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Category | Connecticut | New York |
State Capitol | Hartford | Albany |
State Flower | Mountain Laurel | Rose |
State Bird | American Robin | Blue Bird |
State Insect | European Praying Mantis | Ladybug |
State Animal | Sperm Whale | Beavers |
State Song | Yankee Doodle | I Love New York |
State Tree
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Charter Oak | Sugar Maple |
State Mineral | Garnet | Garnet |
State Motto | He Who Transplanted Still Sustains | Ever Upward |
State Fossil | Eubrontes giganteus |
Sea Scorpion |
*Created by Marion Peluso, P.S. 101, March 2002