Connecticut are Quinnipiac University, Fairfield University, Central Connecticut State University, Sacred Heart University, and the University of Hartford. The name "Connecticut" originated with the Mohegan word "quonehtacut", meaning "place of long tidal river". Connecticut's official nickname is "The Constitution State", adopted in 1959 and based on its colonial constitution of 1638–1639 which was the first in America and, arguably, the world. Connecticut is also unofficially known as "The Nutmeg State," whose origin is unknown. It may have come from its sailors returning from voyages with nutmeg, which was a very valuable spice in the 18th and 19th centuries. It may have
Scouting in Connecticut #558 to form Eluwak #59. Waterbury Council #080, headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut, was founded in 1915 and ceased to exist when it merged with Naugatuck Council to form the Mattatuck Council in 1935. It owned Camp Sepunkum. The state of Connecticut historically has had over 50 Girl Scout councils since 1912. However over time they have all merged to form the one current council. Girl Scouts of Connecticut serves more than 45,000 girls and is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. It covers all of Connecticut. website: http://www.gsofct.org/ Camp Timber Trails is a resident camp owned by the Girl Scouts of Connecticut