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May 16, 2024 · Hartford, capital of Connecticut and city coextensive with the town (township) of Hartford, Hartford county, U.S., in the north-central part of the state. It is a major industrial and commercial centre and a port at the head of navigation on the Connecticut River, 38 miles (61 km) from Long Island Sound. Dutch traders from New Amsterdam built a ...
About 100 Puritans, led by the Rev. Thomas Hooker, created a settlement on the banks of the Connecticut River in June 1636. Though this became Hartford, Hooker and his followers were not the first Europeans on the scene. Dutch traders had already built a fort at the confluence of the Connecticut and Park rivers.
Jan 6, 2022 · Hartford, named after the English town of Hertford, was established in 1636. Though Rev. Thomas Hooker is credited with starting the English colony, there was already a Dutch settlement and Native American settlements in the same region. In fact, the state name Connecticut originates from the Mohegan word quonehtacut, meaning “place of long ...
2016 – Hartford Connecticut Temple of The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated in Farmington, Connecticut, a suburb. It is the second Latter-day Saint temple dedicated in New England. See also. History of Hartford, Connecticut; National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut; References
Aug 29, 2020 · The once-bustling intersection of Main and WIndsor Streets vanished in the early 1960s as construction crews extended Interstate 84 through Hartford and on to points west. The homes and businesses in this area were demolished. Ross Plaza, located over I-84, now occupies the approximate location where the crossroads once met.
Town of East Hartford 740 Main Street, East Hartford, CT 06108 (860) 291-7100 Town Hall Hours of Operation: 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
OAH Magazine of History 17, no. 4 (July 2003): 16–20. Pre-Colonization and Settlement (Up Through 1763) The arrival of Europeans to Connecticut shores drastically altered the region’s physical and cultural landscape. Thomas Hooker’s venture into the lower Connecticut River Valley facilitated the founding of the Connecticut Colony, and two ...
