Downtown in Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Park History
Trinity Street
— Bushnell Park Est 1854 —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, August 4, 2023
1. Park History Marker
Inscription.
Park History. Trinity Street. Reverend Horace Bushnell preached Unconscious Influence (1842), the idea that we are "ever touching unconsciously the spring of motion in each other… we overrun the boundaries of personality -- we flow together… by a law of social contagion." The idea of Unconscious Influence was incorporated into the design of Bushnell Park. Hartford native and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who was influenced by Bushnell, used Unconscious Influence to explain his theory of urban parks as a means of social, spiritual, and moral reform.
Reverend Horace Bushnell preached Unconscious Influence (1842), the idea that we are "ever touching unconsciously the spring of motion in each other… we overrun the boundaries of personality -- we flow together… by a law of social contagion." The idea of Unconscious Influence was incorporated into the design of Bushnell Park. Hartford native and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who was influenced by Bushnell, used Unconscious Influence to explain his theory of urban parks as a means of social, spiritual, and moral reform.
Location. 41° 45.906′ N, 72° 40.794′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Trinity Street south of Jewell Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Jewell St, Hartford CT 06103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch (a few steps from this marker); Israel Putnam (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Park History
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, August 4, 2023
2. Park History Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, August 4, 2023
3. Park History Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
