| Hartford is the capital of the US state | | | | strong sense of pride. |
| of Connecticut. It is home to 124,397 of | | | | The schools strive to ensure that youth |
| its inhabitants. | | | | of the community are educated in many |
| The attractive modern capital of | | | | different areas and there are many |
| Connecticut, Hartford is on the | | | | public and private universities in South |
| Connecticut River, is also the insurance | | | | eastern Wisconsin to continue that |
| centre of the United States. Its central | | | | education. |
| gold domed state capitol, sitting on a | | | | Hartford has an extensive road network |
| hill in Bushnell Park, houses a small | | | | that includes highways, expressways |
| museum of Connecticut history. | | | | eases the traffic congestion in the |
| Founded by Dutch traders in 1600 the | | | | city. The railroad in the city connects |
| city was established by the Reverend | | | | it with other areas. Connecticut |
| Thomas Hooker in 1636. The first English | | | | Transit, taxis include the public |
| settlers arrived in 1635. Having a | | | | transportation in the city. |
| number of insurance companies, the city | | | | The city has many interesting sights |
| is known by the title insurance capital | | | | that are often visited by the tourists. |
| of the world. | | | | The Wadsworth Athenaeum, founded in 1842 |
| In 1711 the General Assembly granted | | | | by Daniel Wadsworth, is the oldest |
| parish privileges and the Hartford West | | | | public art museum in the United States, |
| Division Society was formed. The town | | | | and houses a collection that extends |
| was incorporated from Hartford in 1854. | | | | over 5000 years. |
| The town, rural for much of its history, | | | | Old State House is the oldest state |
| began to develop its present substantial | | | | house in the United States. Trinity |
| population only after the trend toward | | | | College, in Hartford was the first |
| suburban living made it an attractive | | | | college in the United States to allow |
| locale for people employed in the | | | | admissions without discriminating based |
| capital. Today it is the eighth largest | | | | on religious belief. |
| town in the state with an active | | | | The first city in the world to vote to |
| industrial capacity located in the south | | | | buy land to create a park. This park was |
| end. | | | | named Bushnell Park. |
| Hartford is a rapidly growing community | | | | Worth a visit in the summer time with a |
| that has maintained its small town | | | | number of attritions to view. Make a |
| appeal.It affords its residents the | | | | stop and enjoy yourself whatever the |
| opportunity to live and work in a small | | | | weather. |
| community and that gives the city a very | | | | |