Hartford, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut City of Hartford Connecticut State Capitol, H Old - State - House - H University of Connecticut School of Law - Hartford, CT - 7.jpg Hartford Seminary - Hartford, CT - 2.jpg Cheney Building, Hartford CT - general view.JPG From top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Hartford horizon from the Connecticut River, Connecticut State Capitol, Old State House, University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford Seminary, historic Cheney Building Flag of Hartford, Connecticut Flag Official seal of Hartford, Connecticut Location in Hartford County, Connecticut Location in Hartford County, Connecticut Hartford is positioned in the US Hartford - Hartford Council Hartford City Council It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960.

As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's populace was 124,775, making it Connecticut's third-largest town/city after the coastal metros/cities of Bridgeport and New Haven.

Enumeration Bureau estimates since then have pointed out Hartford's fall to fourth place statewide, as a result of sustained populace growth in the coastal town/city of Stamford.

Hartford is nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World", as it hosts many insurance business command posts and insurance is the region's primary industry. The town/city was established in 1635 and is among the earliest metros/cities in the United States.

It is home to the nation's earliest enhance art exhibition (Wadsworth Atheneum), the earliest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the earliest continuously presented journal (The Hartford Courant), and the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public).

Following the American Civil War, Hartford was the richest town/city in the United States for a several decades. Today, Hartford is one of the poorest metros/cities in the nation, with 3 out of every 10 families living below the poverty line. In sharp contrast, the Hartford urbane region is ranked 32nd of 318 urbane areas in total economic manufacturing and 7th out of 280 urbane statistical areas in per capita income.

Highlighting the socio-economic disparity between Hartford and its suburbs, 83% of Hartford's jobs are filled by commuters from neighboring suburbs who earn over $80,000, while 75% of Hartford inhabitants who commute to work in other suburbs earn just $40,000. 9.2.1 Hartford Public Schools Main articles: History of Hartford, Connecticut and Timeline of Hartford, Connecticut These encompassed the Podunks, mostly east of the Connecticut River; the Poquonocks north and west of Hartford; the Massacoes in the Simsbury area; the Tunxis tribe in West Hartford and Farmington; the Wangunks to the south; and the Saukiog in Hartford itself. The English began to arrive 1637, settling upstream from Fort Hoop near the present-day Downtown and Sheldon/Charter Oak neighborhoods. Puritan pastors Thomas Hooker and Samuel Stone, along with Governor John Haynes, led 100 pioneer with 130 head of cattle in a trek from Newtown in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Cambridge) and started their settlement just north of the Dutch fort. The settlement was originally called Newtown, but it was changed to Hartford in 1637 with respect to Stone's hometown of Hertford, England.

The advance of the Industrial Revolution in Hartford in the mid-1800s made this town/city by late century one of the wealthiest per capita in United States. On December 15, 1814, delegates from the five New England states (Maine was still part of Massachusetts at that time) gathered at the Hartford Convention to discuss New England's possible secession from the United States. During the early 19th century, the Hartford region was a center of abolitionist activity, and the most famous abolitionist family was the Beechers.

Industrialist and inventor Samuel Colt and his wife Elizabeth had a great influence on Hartford's evolution in the 100 years after independence.

Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company directed at full capacity and working over 1,000 citizens in its Hartford factory.

Colt's methods were at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, and his successes secured Hartford's place as a primary 19th century manufacturing center.

In addition, the Colts left an indelible imprint on Hartford's architectural surrounding.

Samuel Colt was inspired by what he had seen amid a trip to London in 1851, and he embarked upon one of the boldest real estate evolution campaigns in Hartford's history.

The Colt Armory is visible to commuters on I-91 and stands as a monument to Hartford's first "celebrity industrialist" and the once mighty empire that he created. With no remaining children, Elizabeth willed her extensive compilation of rare art to the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, one of the earliest art arcades in America.

When Elizabeth Colt died in 1904, she willed the majority of her estate Armsmear to the City of Hartford for use as a enhance park.

Hartford was a primary manufacturing town/city from the 19th century until the mid-20th century.

Among these was Hartford's pioneer bicycle and automobile manufacturer Pope. Many factories have been closed or relocated, or have reduced operations, as in nearly all former Northern manufacturing cities.

Around 1850, Hartford native Samuel Colt perfected the precision manufacturing process that enabled the mass manufacturing of thousands of his revolvers with interchangeable parts.

A range of industries adopted and adapted these techniques over the next a several decades, and Hartford became the center of manufacturing for a wide array of products, including: The Pratt & Whitney Company was established in Hartford in 1860 by Francis A.

Pratt Street (off Main St) continues to reflect this heritage.[how?] In 1925, the business period into airplane engine design at its Hartford factory.

The Weed Company played a primary part in making Hartford one of three machine tool centers in New England and even outranked the Colt Armory in close-by Coltsville in size. Weed eventually became the place of birth of both the bicycle and automobile industries in Hartford.

In 1876, Hartford Machine Screw was granted a charter "for the purpose of manufacturing screws, hardware and machinery of every range." Soon Hartford Machine Screw outgrew its quarters and assembled a new factory adjoining to Weed, where it remained until 1948. On the week of April 12, 1909, the Connecticut River reached a record flood stage of 24.5 feet (7.47 meters) above the low water mark, flooding the town/city of Hartford and doing great damage. On July 6, 1944, Hartford was the scene of one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United States.

After World War II, many inhabitants of Puerto Rico moved to Hartford and Puerto Rican flags can be found on cars and buildings all over the town/city even today. Former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Hartford in 1969 when he was 12 years old.

Starting in the late 1950s, the suburbs ringing Hartford began to expanded and flourish and the capital town/city began a long decline.

In 1997, the town/city lost its experienced hockey franchise, with the Hartford Whalers moving to Raleigh, North Carolina despite an increase in season ticket revenue and an offer from the state for a new arena.

In 2005, a developer from Newton, Massachusetts (who was also the city's biggest property owner) tried to work with the town/city to bring an NHL team back to Hartford and home them in a new, publicly funded stadium. In 1987, Carrie Saxon Perry was propel mayor of Hartford, the first female black mayor of a primary American city. In 2004, Underground Coalition, a Connecticut hip hop promotion company, produced The First Annual Hartford Hip Hop festival, which also took place at Adriaen's Landing.

Hartford also has a vibrant theater scene with primary Broadway productions at the Bushnell Theater as well as performances at the Hartford Stage and Theaterworks (City Arts). Downtown Hartford from the air Hartford is bordered by the suburbs of West Hartford, Newington, Wethersfield, East Hartford, Bloomfield, South Windsor, and Windsor.

The Connecticut River forms the boundary between Hartford and East Hartford, and is positioned on the east side of the city. The Park River originally divided Hartford into northern and southern sections and was a primary part of Bushnell Park, but the river was nearly completely enclosed and buried by flood control projects in the 1940s. The former course of the river can still be seen in some of the roadways that were assembled in the river's place, such as Jewell Street and the Conlin-Whitehead Highway. State House Square in Downtown Hartford Hartford lies in the humid continental climate zone (Koppen Dfa), and is part of USDA Hardiness zone 6b, degrading to 6a in the northern, western, and easterly suburbs away from the Connecticut River valley.

Hartford typically receives about 44.5 inches (113 cm) of snow in an average winter about 40% more than coastal Connecticut metros/cities like New Haven, Stamford, and New London. cyclic snow flurry has ranged from 115.2 inches (293 cm) amid the winter of 1995 96 to 13.5 inches (34 cm) in 1999 2000. During the summer, temperatures reach or exceed 90 F (32 C) on an average of 17 days per year, though the record number of occurrences was 38 in 1983 and 1920 saw none.

Hartford saw extensive damage from the 1938 New England Hurricane, as well as with Hurricane Irene in 2011.

The Hartford Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the town/city of Hartford.

The Hartford Police Department (HPD) was established in 1860, though the history of law enforcement in Hartford begins in 1636. The current Hartford Police Chief is James C.

Hartford outsources ambulance services to private companies, including Aetna Ambulance in the South End and American Medical Response in the North End. Main article: Neighborhoods of Hartford, Connecticut Pratt Street in Downtown Hartford Hartford's neighborhoods are diverse and historic. The central company district, as well as the State Capitol, Old State House and a number of exhibitions and shops are positioned Downtown.

The West End, home to the Governor's residence, Elizabeth Park, and the University of Connecticut School of Law, abuts the Hartford Golf Club.

The South End features "Little Italy" and was the home of Hartford's sizeable Italian community.

Blue Hills is home of the University of Hartford and also homes the biggest per capita of inhabitants claiming Jamaican-American tradition in the United States.

Other neighborhoods in Hartford include Barry Square, Behind the Rocks, Clay Arsenal, South West, and Upper Albany- which is dotted by many Caribbean restaurants and specialty stores.

In 2010, Hartford ranked 19th in the United States' annual nationwide crime rankings, (below the 200.00 rating.) It had the second highest crime rate in Connecticut, behind New Haven.

Statistically Hartford's Northern districts (North East, Asylum Hill, Upper Albany) had the highest murder rate, while the South districts (Downtown, Sheldon, South Green) had a slightly lower murder rate, but had the most crime overall.

Travelers Tower in Downtown Hartford Hartford is the historic global center of the insurance industry, with companies such as Aetna, Conning & Company, The Hartford, The Phoenix Companies, and Hartford Steam Boiler based in the city, and companies such as Travelers and Lincoln National Corporation having primary operations in the city.

Aetna and the Hartford Financial Services Group, both Fortune 100 companies, are headquartered in Hartford.

Care - Centrix, a patient home healthcare management company, is moving into downtown from East Hartford, where it will add over 200 jobs inside the next several years. Hartford is a center for medical care, research, and education.

Within Hartford itself the town/city includes Hartford Hospital, The Institute of Living, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center (which consolidated in 1990 with Mount Sinai Hospital).

A weekly newspaper, owned by the same business that owns the Courant, the Hartford Advocate, also serves Hartford and the encircling area, as does the Hartford Business Journal ("Greater Hartford's Business Weekly") and the weekly Hartford News.

Among the small-town publications are: Hartford Magazine, a monthly lifestyle periodical serving Greater Hartford; CT Cottages & Gardens, Connecticut Business, a glossy monthly serving all of Connecticut; and Home Living CT, a home and garden periodical presented five times a year and distributed statewide.

Several tv and airways broadcasts are based in Hartford, including Connecticut Public Television, which is headquartered in Hartford.

In addition to Connecticut Public Television, Hartford's primary tv stations include WFSB 3 (CBS), WTNH 8 (ABC), WVIT 30 (NBC O&O), WTIC-TV 61 (Fox), WCCT-TV 20 (The CW), and WCTX 59 (My - Network - TV).

See also: List of newspapers in Connecticut in the 18th-century: Hartford Hartford homes a several world-class establishments such as Trinity College.

Fox Department Store building on Main Street), the University of Connecticut School of Business (also Downtown), the Hartford Seminary (in the West End), the University of Connecticut School of Law (also in the West End) and Rensselaer at Hartford (a Downtown branch ground of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

University of Saint Joseph opened its school of pharmacy in the downtown region in 2011. The University of Hartford features a several cultural establishments: the Joseloff Gallery, the Renee Samuels Center, and the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts center.

The "U of H" ground is co-located in the city's Blue Hills neighborhood and in neighboring suburbs West Hartford and Bloomfield.

Hartford is served by the Hartford Public Schools.

Hartford Public High School, the nation's second-oldest high school, is positioned in the Asylum Hill neighborhood of Hartford.

The town/city is also home to Bulkeley High School on Wethersfield Avenue, Global Communications Academy on Greenfield Avenue, Weaver High School on Granby Street, and Sport Medical and Sciences Academy on Huyshope Avenue.

In addition, Hartford contains The Learning Corridor, which is home to the Montessori Magnet School, Hartford Magnet Middle School, Greater Harford Academy of Math and Science, and the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts.

The Classical Magnet School is one of the many Hartford Magnet Schools.

The city's high school graduation rate reached 71 percent in 2013, as stated to the state Department of Education. Hartford is also home to Watkinson School, a private coeducational day school, and Grace S.

Catholic schools are administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.

Achievement First Hartford High Academy Hartford Public High School The nation's second earliest high school is now open to both Hartford students & Greater Hartford students, the school now operates as three academies under one roof: High School Inc.: Hartford's Insurance & Finance Academy Hartford Journalism & Media Academy Magnet School Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts The following Catholic Schools were administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford: Bulkeley Bridge over the Connecticut River in Hartford I-84, (Formerly I-86) which runs from Scranton, to its intersection with I-90 in Sturbridge, just over the Massachusetts border, and I-91, which runs from New Haven along the Connecticut River ultimately to Canada, intersect in downtown Hartford.

In addition to I-84 and I-91, two other highways service the city: Route 2, an expressway that runs from downtown Hartford to Westerly, passing through Norwich and past Foxwoods Resort Casino; and the Wilbur Cross Highway portion of Route 15 that skirts the southeastern part of the town/city near Brainard Airport.

A short connector known as the Conlin Whitehead Highway also provides direct access from I-91 to the Capitol Area of downtown Hartford.

Hartford experiences heavy traffic as a result of its substantial suburban populace (nearly 10 times that of the actual city).

I-84 experiences traffic from Farmington through Hartford and into East Hartford and Manchester amid the rush hour.

Charter Oak Bridge over the Connecticut River in Hartford Albany Avenue (Route 44) runs westward through the northern part of West Hartford to the Farmington Valley and the hills of northern Litchfield County and into New York, and eastward towards Putnam and into Rhode Island.

Farmington Avenue heads west through West Hartford Center and Farmington towards Torrington.

See also: Union Station (Hartford) and Hartford Line Amtrak provides service from Hartford to Vermont, via Springfield, (and from there to points west, e.g.

The station also serves various bus companies because of Hartford's mid-way locale on the New York to Boston route. As of late 2016, there are plans to problematic a commuter rail service connecting New Haven to Springfield via Hartford.

Called the Hartford Line, it will stop at stations in communities along I-91.

It will use the rail line presently used by Amtrak, which was formerly part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system.

Bradley International Airport, in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, is about halfway between Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts.

Connecticut Transit's 30-Bradley Flyer route provides semi-express bus service between Bradley International Airport and downtown Hartford for a low small-town bus fare (the one-way fare is $1.50).

The Bradley Flyer provides direct service to the Connecticut Convention Center, Union Station, and other downtown Hartford points of interest.

Other airports serving the Hartford region include: Hartford-Brainard Airport, positioned in Hartford off I-91 and close to Wethersfield, serves charter flights and small-town flights.

Westover Metropolitan Airport, positioned in Chicopee, Massachusetts, 27 miles (43 km) north of Hartford, serves commercial, local, charter, and military flights.

The Hartford Division of CTtransit operates small-town and commuter bus service inside the town/city and the encircling area.

Hartford's Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH) bus route is a no-charge downtown circulator.

In March 2015, CTfastrak, Connecticut's first bus rapid transit system, opened, providing a separated right-of-way between Hartford and New Britain.

In addition, express bus services travel from downtown Hartford and Waterbury, servicing intermediate suburban communities like Southington and Cheshire, providing reliable enhance transit between these communities for the first time.

CTfastrak consists of 10 stations along the dedicated New Britain to Hartford busway, as well as a downtown loop serving Union Station and other downtown landmarks.

Chinatown bus lines furnish low-cost bus service between Hartford and their New York and Boston hubs.

The chief bus station is positioned on the ground floor of the transport center at Hartford Union Station at One Union Place, serving Peter Pan Bus and Greyhound Bus customers.

A bicycle route runs through the center of Hartford.

The section through Hartford is right through the middle of Bushnell Park.

Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, CT on the Riverfront Bulkeley Bridge Spanning the Connecticut River and connecting the town/city of Hartford with East Hartford, the nine-span structure is a stone-arch bridge.

Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Constructed in the 1930s by the same architects who designed New York City's Radio City Music Hall, the theater features a Georgian Revival exterior and an exquisite Art Deco interior, with a large hand-painted mural suspended from the ceiling that is the biggest of its kind in the United States.

Center Church The First Church of Christ in Hartford, positioned at 60 Gold Street and also known as Center Church, has stood at the corner of Main and Gold Streets in downtown Hartford for more than two centuries and was established by Thomas Hooker.

City Place I- The tallest building in Hartford at 38 stories and the tallest building in Connecticut.

Connecticut State Library & Supreme Court Located in the hill precinct near the State Capitol up on Bushnell Park, the building also contains the Museum of Connecticut History and a number of arcades devoted to Samuel Colt memorabilia.

Connecticut Convention Center The 540,000 square foot (42,000 m ) meeting hall is now open, and overlooks the Connecticut River and the central company district.

Connecticut Governor's Mansion An imposing Georgian revival mansion situated near the highest point in the City of Hartford on upper Prospect Avenue.

Connecticut Opera Founded in 1942, is the six-oldest opera business in the United States, performing three fully staged operas per season, primarily at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.

To build the plaza, Hartford's historic Front Street neighborhood was razed.

Elizabeth Park & Rose Garden Straddling the Hartford/West Hartford border, both sections of the park administered by the City of Hartford.

The Hartford Financial Services Group command posts campus on Asylum Hill is situated in the former site of the American School for the Deaf, which has moved to a ground in West Hartford.

Hartford Symphony Orchestra Connecticut's county-wide orchestra.

The Hartt School at the University of Hartford is recognized as one of the premiere performing arts conservatories in the United States.

Honoring the 4,000 Hartford people who served in the American Civil War, and the 400 who perished, the brownstone memorial is the first triumphal arch in the United States.

University of Connecticut School of Business A branch of the University of Connecticut Business school operates in downtown Hartford.

University of Hartford The university, which was established in 1877, sits on 340 acres (140 ha) with a 13-acre (5.3 ha) ground on Bloomfield Avenue situated on territory divided between Hartford, West Hartford and Bloomfield.

Is positioned on Main Street in downtown Hartford opposite the Travelers Tower.

In the plaza positioned between it and Hartford Municipal Building, Alexander Calder's 'Stegosaurus' sculpture sits in an open-air plaza.

Formerly home to the NHL Hartford Whalers, it is presently the home to the Hartford Wolf Pack AHL hockey team and, part-time, to the UConn Huskies basketball team.

Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade Downtown, South Green, and Frog Hollow June 2010 Run by The Connecticut Institute for Community Development Greater Hartford West Indian Parade Northeast August Run by The West Indian Independence Celebrations Since 1962.

Hooker Day Parade Downtown October Run by Hartford Business Improvement District Hartford Yard Goats EL, Baseball Dunkin' Donuts Park 1983 2 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL, Ice hockey XL Center 1926 1 The Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League plays ice hockey at the XL Center in downtown Hartford.

The New Britain Rock Cats, the Double-A partner of the Colorado Rockies, will be moving to Hartford in 2016 to turn into the Hartford Yard Goats.

Hartford became the home of the WHA's New England Whalers in 1975 after the club moved from Boston, one of four WHA squads that joined the NHL in 1979.

The town/city was home to the NHL's Hartford Whalers from 1979 to 1997, before the team relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina and became the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Boston Celtics played various home games per year in Hartford from 1975 until 1995, when they opened the new TD Garden.

Hartford was also home to the Hartford Hellions of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL).

Hartford also used to have a National League baseball team, the Hartford Dark Blues, back in the 1870s, and had an NFL team, the Hartford Blues, for three seasons in the 1920s.

The latest universal includes the 540,000-square-foot (50,000 m2) Connecticut Convention Center, which opened in June 2005 and is the biggest meeting space between New York City and Boston.

Attached to the Convention Center is the 22-story, 409 room Marriott Hartford Hotel-Downtown, which opened in August 2005.

Fox & Company Department Store on Main Street has been renovated and made the new home of Capital Community College as well as offices for the State of Connecticut and ground level retail space.

CTfastrak The recently instead of bus rapid transit fitness joins Hartford's Union Station to downtown New Britain.

Front Street The final component of Adriaen's Landing, 'Front Street', sits athwart from the Convention Center and covers the territory between Columbus Boulevard and The Hartford Times Building.

There has been talk of bringing an ESPN Zone to the Front Street (ESPN is headquartered in close-by Bristol). On the back side of Front Street, the historic Beaux-Arts Hartford Times Building is being converted into a downtown ground of the University of Connecticut. Hartford Line According to Connecticut Governor Malloy, the Hartford Line commuter rail service will reach speeds up to 110 mph (177 km/h). The rail line is intended to unite the densely populated, 61 mile (91 km) region between Hartford, Springfield, and New Haven; ease the incessantly congested Interstate 91 automobile highway; and increase mobility in a region that is now almost entirely dependent upon automobile ownership.

Knowledge Corridor Partnership In 2000, at The Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts the two primary New England, Connecticut River Valley metros/cities with centers only 24 miles (37 km) apart jointly announced the Knowledge Corridor Partnership.

Hartford 21: On the site of the former Hartford Civic Center Mall (now known as the XL Center), the universal includes a 36 story residentiary fortress the tallest residentiary fortress between New York City and Boston, and is positioned at the intersection of Trumbull Street and Asylum Street.

Many of the townhouses will be occupied by University of Hartford students.

The Metropolitan: The former Hartford Electric Light Company Building on Pearl Street is being converted into luxury condominiums.

Rentschler Field In neighboring East Hartford, the stadium for UConn football was part of the revitalization plan for Hartford and was assembled on some of the lands donated by United Technologies.

Main article: List of citizens from Hartford, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut and region at evening, as seen from space. Hartford has been home to many historically momentous citizens such as dictionary author Noah Webster (1758 1843); inventor Sam Colt (1814 62); and American financier and industrialist J.P.

Some of America's most famous authors lived in Hartford, including Mark Twain (1835 1910), who moved to the town/city in 1874; his next-door neighbor at Nook Farm, Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 96); poet Wallace Stevens (1879 1955), an insurance executive in the city; and World War II correspondent Lyn Crost (1915 1997).

Actors and the rest in the entertainment company from Hartford include Academy Award winning film icon Katharine Hepburn, actors Linda Evans, Eriq La Salle, Diane Venora, William Gillette, Charles Nelson Reilly, and TV producer and writer Norman Lear.

Hartford features various sister cities.

Hartford Electric Light Company Official records for Hartford kept at downtown from January 1905 to December 1948, Brainard Airport from January 1949 to December 1954, and at Bradley Int'l in Windsor Locks since January 1955. City of Hartford History (The State of Connecticut is sometimes known as "the territory of steady habits.")Connecticut Nicknames, Connecticut State Library Archived February 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.

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