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Connecticut Landmarks Map

A free printable illustrated map of Connecticut for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.

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Illustrated map of Connecticut with landmarks, industries and state symbols

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Color or black and white.

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Illustrated map of Connecticut in color

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The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.

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Black and white illustrated map of Connecticut

Black and white

The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.

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What is on the Connecticut map

Every picture sits at its real location in Connecticut, with a one-line fact beside it. Hartford, the capital, is marked with a star.

Landmarks and natural places

  • Connecticut River: The longest river in the New England region.
  • Candlewood Lake: The largest lake in Connecticut is man-made.
  • Mount Frissell: The state’s highest point is on its slope.
  • Long Island Sound: A large estuary bordering the southern coast.
  • Yale University: An Ivy League school founded in 1701.
  • Mark Twain House: The famous author lived here for 17 years.
  • Mystic Seaport: A famous museum of ships and seafaring life.
  • Gillette Castle: A stone castle built by a famous actor.

What Connecticut makes and grows

  • Submarine Shipbuilding: Groton is known as the submarine capital.
  • Insurance Industry: Hartford is a global hub for insurance.
  • Oyster Harvesting: Connecticut farms 70,000 acres of shellfish.
  • Clockmaking: Eli Terry mass-produced wooden clocks here.

State symbols

  • American Robin: It is famous for laying bright blue eggs.
  • Mountain Laurel: Native Americans made spoons from its wood.
  • Sperm Whale: It is the largest toothed whale in the world.
  • Almandine Garnet: This red gemstone is used to make sandpaper.

Connecticut key facts

From the box on the map

Nickname
The Constitution State
Capital
Hartford
Largest city
Bridgeport
Became a state
January 9, 1788 (5th)
State bird
American Robin
State flower
Mountain Laurel
State tree
White Oak (the Charter Oak)
Motto
He Who Transplanted Still Sustains

Cities shown

  • Hartford (capital)
  • Bridgeport
  • New Haven
  • Stamford
  • Waterbury
  • New London

The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.

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