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{{US state
| Name = Connecticut
| Fullname = State of Connecticut
| Flag = Flag of Connecticut.svg
| Seal = Seal of Connecticut.svg
| Flower = Mountain Laurel<ref name=SOTS>[http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionX/SITESEALSYMB.htm STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols]; ''Connecticut State Register & Manual''; retrieved on [[December 15]], [[2006]]</ref>|
 Tree = White Oak<ref name=SOTS/>|
Flaglink = [[Flag of Connecticut]]
(contracted; show full) school]] ever built in the United States, [[Litchfield Law School]] (1773-1833), was in Litchfield, Connecticut. [[Hartford Public High School]] (1638) is the third-oldest [[Education in the United States|secondary school]] in the nation after [[Collegiate School]] (1628) in Manhattan and the [[Boston Latin School]] (1635) in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. Connecticut also has many [[private school]]s. The state's [[boarding school]]s [[wikt:attract|attract]] students from around the world.

== Sports ==
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Connecticut has had multiple teams in the [[Major professional sports league|big four sports leagues]], and currently [[host]]s none. The [[Hartford Whalers]] of the [[National Hockey League]], played in Hartford from 1979 to 1997 at the [[Hartford Civic Center]]. They left to [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] because of arguments with the state over the construction of a new [[arena]]. This caused many [[wikt:controversy|controversy]] in Connecticut. The Whalers are now known as the [[Carolina Hurricanes]]. 

The [[Hartford Dark Blues]] joined the [[Major League Baseball]] for one season in 1876. They became the state's only major league baseball team. In 1926, Hartford had a team in the [[National Football League]] known as the [[Hartford Blues]]. The [[Connecticut Sun]] of the [[WNBA]], currently play at the [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] in [[Uncasville, Connecticut]]. The [[New England Blizzard]] was another professional woman's basketball team, who played from 1996 to 1998 at the Hartford Civic Center.

The [[UConn Huskies]] play [[NCAA Division I]] sports. They are very popular in the state. Hartford hosted two [[Arena Football League]] teams; the [[Connecticut Coyotes]] (1995-1996) and the [[New England Sea Wolves]] (1999-2000). The [[Hartford Colonials]] of the United Football League, played only one season in 2010. 

Connecticut is known as a "battleground" between fans of the [[New York Yankees]], [[Boston Red Sox]], and [[New York Mets]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/sports/baseball/18fans.html?ei=5088&en=6f3f651e40bd2179&ex=1313553600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print | work=The New York Times | title=Where Do Rivals Draw the Line? | first=John | last=Branch | date=August 18, 2006 | accessdate=April 30, 2010}}</ref> In southern Connecticut towards New York, most baseball fans are New York Yankees fans while in the northern parts of the state people there are Boston Red Sox fans. The state hosts several major sporting events. Since 1952, a [[PGA Tour]] [[golf]] [[tournament]] has been played in the Hartford area.

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