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Bulkeley Bridge, circa 1906-1916. Pratt & Whitney Factory, 1940. On July 6, 1944, Hartford was the scene of one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United States. The fire, which occurred at a performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, became known as the Hartford Circus Fire.
Hartford, Connecticut – Racial and ethnic composition ... The Hartford Police Department was founded in 1860, though the history of law enforcement in Hartford ...
1638 – Latin school founded. 1640 – Burying Ground established (approximate date). 1647 – Alse Young hanged for witchcraft. [2] 1662 – Hartford serving as capital of Connecticut Colony. [1] 1670 – Indian treaty signed. [3] 1701 – Hartford and New Haven designated joint capitals of Connecticut Colony.
There are more than 400 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Hartford County, including 21 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Hartford is the location of 145 of these properties and districts, including 7 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the other properties and districts in the remaining ...
The Wadsworth Atheneum is an art museum in Hartford, Connecticut.The Wadsworth is noted for its collections of European Baroque art, ancient Egyptian and Classical bronzes, French and American Impressionist paintings, Hudson River School landscapes, modernist masterpieces and contemporary works, as well as collections of early American furniture and decorative arts.
Charter Oak. Coordinates: 41.7593°N 72.6736°W. The Charter Oak, oil on canvas, Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1857. Wadsworth Atheneum. The Charter Oak was an enormous white oak tree growing on Wyllys Hill in Hartford, Connecticut, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856. Connecticut colonists hid Connecticut's ...
Old State House (Connecticut) / 41.76611°N 72.67278°W / 41.76611; -72.67278. The Old State House (completed 1796) in Hartford, Connecticut is generally believed to have been designed by noted American architect Charles Bulfinch as his first public building. The State House is currently managed by the Office of Legislative Management ...
The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History is a non-profit museum, library, archive and education center that is open to the public. It houses a research center containing 270,000 artifacts and graphics and over 100,000 books and pamphlets. [2] It holds one of the largest costume and textile collections in New England. [3]