One of the original 13 colonies, Connecticut played a prominent role in the development of the U.S. The Hartford Courant, the nation's oldest continuously operating newspaper, was an influential voice for the rebel
Although explorer John Cabot is believed to have seen the Maine coast in 1498, the first English settlements came more than a century later.
Separatists fleeing religious persecution in England arrived aboard the Mayflower at Plymouth Harbor in 1620. A year after the Pilgrims arrived
The state’s natural beauty stands out more for its valleys, rivers, lakes and mountains than its mere 13 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline.
Named for the island of Jersey in the English Channel, New Jersey was among the original 13 colonies.
The European settlement of New York was led by the Dutch, settling along the Hudson River in 1624.
The land of Pennsylvania was granted to William Penn, son of Admiral William Penn, who had been given the charter by King Charles II in 1681
Rhode Island's independent streak – it was the only state to reject ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol
Vermont's verdant valleys and mountains – bordered by Canada to the north, New York to the west, Massachusetts to the south and New Hampshire to the east – were settled by both the British and French early in the 18th century.
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