Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth
SAR Branch Connecticut
Erected MCMXIII
Here stood the home of Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth Commissary General of the American forces in the War for Independence and a trusted friend of George Washington and "Brother Jonathan . . . — — Map (db m52427) HM
In Memory of the First
Settlers of Hartford
Jeremy Adams Matthew Allyn Francis Andrews William Andrews John Arnold Andrew Bacon John Barnard Thomas Barnes Robert Bartlett John Baysey Thomas Beale Nathaniel Bearding Mary . . . — — Map (db m195603) HM
Of Copford Hall. Essex England. Third Governor of Massachusetts. A founder of this commonwealth & its first Governor. A lover of religious liberty. A man trusted and honored.
Near this place he was buried & by this tablet The Connecticut . . . — — Map (db m44068) HM
Jonathan Trumbull
Where You Are Standing
From 1768 to 1784
Jonathan Trumbull guides the people of Connecticut
to independence as the colony's Royal Governor.
Governor Trumbull is the only colonial governor
to stand with the patriots . . . — — Map (db m52782) HM
On Sept. 4, 1824, General Lafayette visited Hartford during his triumphal return to the U.S. He was addressed here by Governor Wolcott. — — Map (db m230408) HM
Major General
Clarence Ransom Edwards DSM
1859 – 1931
Beloved commander of the 26th Division who led
the sons of New England to glorious victory
on the battlefields of France in the World War
1917 - - - 1918
Sponsored by the . . . — — Map (db m52191) HM
Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens
1835 - 1910
[ north side ]
One of the nation's most celebrated authors
Mark Twain lived here in Hartford during the peak
of his writing career from 1871 until 1891
Of Hartford, Twain wrote "Of all the . . . — — Map (db m52434) HM
Marquis de La Fayette
Where You Are Standing
On September, 1824
Arrives the Marquis de La Fayette in Daniel Wadsworth's carriage drawn by four white horses. Hartford's citizens shout hurrahs, wave banners and throw garlands of flowers at the . . . — — Map (db m43767) HM
On June 5, 1798, Matthew Furlong was shot dead by Crown forces in New Ross as he approached the Three Bullet Gate carrying a flag of truce and a letter asking for the surrender of the town to the Rebel forces.
This monument serves to . . . — — Map (db m151919) HM
To commemorate the Sister City relationship between the peoples of Hartford, Connecticut and New Ross, County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland.
This relationship promotes economic educational and cultural exchanges; and perpetually fosters . . . — — Map (db m151920) HM
Old State House
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic sites act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and illustrating
the history of . . . — — Map (db m52699) HM
With trains arriving in Hartford and passing the western edge of the Park, Reverend Horace Bushnell wanted to provide an aesthetically pleasing first impression of the City. Bushnell envisioned the Park as an "outdoor parlor", a specialized room in . . . — — Map (db m230325) HM
Hartford suffered great floods in 1936 and 1938. This resulted in the City and Army Corps of Engineers designing an extensive flood control system that buried the Park River in a tunnel under the Park. In this location, you would have been . . . — — Map (db m230345) HM
The Pearl Street gate was designed by Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects and added to the Park in the 1940s. The path Leads from the gateway to the Corning Fountain. Donated by John J. Corning in 1898, the fountain was installed in 1899 to honor . . . — — Map (db m230346) HM
Jacob Weidenmann's design of the Park utilized many of Frederick Law Olmsted's techniques, including curvilinear paths and the separation of uses. His design incorporated pedestrian use in the eastern section. Through the design of a carriage path . . . — — Map (db m230349) HM
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." . . . — — Map (db m230368) HM
As a result of severe flooding, the Army Corps of Engineers created the Park River relocation plan in 1941, placing the river in a concrete tunnel under Bushnell Park. As part of this plan, the firm of Olmsted Brothers landscape architects, . . . — — Map (db m230370) HM
The Park was first conceived of by Reverend Horace Bushnell in 1853. In 1860, the City hired Jacob Weidenmann, a Swiss-born landscape architect, to finalize the Park design and complete construction. Weidenmann's design incorporated the styles of . . . — — Map (db m230391) HM
Reverend Horace Bushnell believed Prosperity was Our Duty and that civic improvement was critical to a prosperous Hartford. As a result of economic decline in the 1840s, Bushnell recognized Hartford's long want of "spacious . . . — — Map (db m230394) HM
Jacob Weidenmann's design of Bushnell Park included a location for a statue of Reverend Horace Bushnell. Bushnell, however, did not want a statue of himself in what he viewed as Hartford's park, not his. On October 19, 1871, the First Company . . . — — Map (db m230395) HM
Prudence Crandall
Where You Are Standing
on May 24, 1833
The Connecticut General Assembly passes the Black Law expressly forbidding Prudence Crandall from recruiting African-American women for her school in Canterbury. Prudence refuses to obey . . . — — Map (db m43765) HM
Recapture of the
Connecticut River
1981 – 1999
Dedicated September 3, 1999
On the occasion of the opening of
Riverfront Plaza and Terraces
Founders Bridge Promenade and
State Street Landing
[ left plaque ]
A Historic . . . — — Map (db m52601) HM
Rev. Samuel Stone 1602 – 1663
First Church Teacher and 2nd Pastor
Co-Founded Hartford with Thomas Hooker
Born in Hertford England — — Map (db m43742) HM
In memory
of the
Rev'd. John Brady,
who died
November 16, 1854,
aged 48.
He was Catholic Pastor
of this City from
1836 to 1854;
and through his Apostolic labors
this Cathedral was erected.
May his soul rest in . . . — — Map (db m151938) HM
Distinguished by its clean lines and notched, flat breech, this 10-inch cannon was developed by U.S. Army Ordinance Lieutenant (later Major) Thomas J. Rodman. It was cast at Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania in 1862, carries serial number 37, weighs 14,920 . . . — — Map (db m168254) HM
Sacred to the Memory of
the Three Hundred or more
African Americans
Free People, Slaves, and
five Black Governors
Who rest in Unmarked
Graves in Hartford's
Ancient Burying Ground
1640 - 1810
[ back ]
School children in . . . — — Map (db m43803) HM
Scion of the Charter Oak
Planted 19 October 1871 by
First Company Governor's Foot Guard
White Oak (Quercus atba L)
In the earliest days the great oak served both as a council tree and agricultural guide for Native Americans. The annual spring . . . — — Map (db m64924) HM
Site of the first convent
Sisters of Mercy
arrival in Connecticut
St. Patrick Parish
May 11, 1852
to serve the poor, sick and ignorant
throughout the state — — Map (db m151939) HM
[ tablet on the east tower ]
In Honor
Of The Men Of Hartford
Who Served
And In Memory Of Those Who Fell
On Land And Sea
In The War For The Union
Their Grateful Townsmen
Have Raised This Memorial
[ tablet on the west . . . — — Map (db m52254) HM
This tablet commemorates the historic first meeting of General George Washington and General Comte de Rochambeau, commander-in-chief of the French army in America, which took place September 20, 1780.
On that occasion and in a subsequent meeting . . . — — Map (db m52914) HM
In 1636
The Church in Newtown, Massachusetts
Thomas Hooker, Minister
was transplanted to this locality, called
Meeting House Yard,
Old State House Square
City Hall Square.
Near this site on May 31, 1638.
Thomas Hooker preached his . . . — — Map (db m52695) HM
The Pump House was designed by Hartford architect, H. Hilliard Smith in 1940 and built in 1947 as part of the Connecticut River Flood Control Program. This project began after the downtown area suffered catastrophic floods in 1936 and 1938. The . . . — — Map (db m230393) HM
In June 1636, about one hundred members of Thomas Hooker's congregation arrived safely in this vicinity. With one hundred and sixty cattle, they had followed old Indian trails from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the Connecticut River to build a . . . — — Map (db m52557) HM
The Tower Clock
Was Given in Memory Of
Horace John Wickham
1836 – 1914
By His Son
Clarence Horace Wickham
1919
Perpetual care and replacement
provided for by endowment — — Map (db m52696) HM
Jeremiah Wadsworth was Commissary-General in the Continental Army. His house which stood at the present site of the Wadsworth Atheneum was the meeting place for many leaders of the American Revolution, among them Washington, Lafayette, and . . . — — Map (db m151929) HM
This Approach
to
Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground,
which was set apart in 1640 and
contains the graves of Thomas Hooker
and the other founders of Hartford,
was completed in 1952 by the
generosity of
Edward M. Day
and other . . . — — Map (db m43743) HM
Thomas Hooker
1586 – 1647
A leader of the founders in this commonwealth. A preacher of persuasive power. A statesman who based all civil authority on the free consent of the people.
This tablet is placed near the site of his burial by The . . . — — Map (db m44070) HM
Thomas Hooker
1586 – 1647
Founder of Hartford
Pastor – Statesman
[ east side ]
Leading his people through
the wilderness, he founded
Hartford in June 1636.
On this site he preached
the sermon which inspired
the . . . — — Map (db m52917) HM
Upon the brow of this hill stood The First Building of Trinity College
Which was founded here as Washington College A.D. 1823
The name of the college was changed to Trinity college A.D 1845
it was moved to its present site A.D. 1875 when this . . . — — Map (db m60004) HM
Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Hartford
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans . . . — — Map (db m43739) HM
Welcome to William H. Mortensen Riverfront Plaza
Mortensen Riverfront Plaza, the centerpiece of the Riverfront park system, spans I-91 to connect downtown Hartford with the Connecticut River. From the plaza, visitors can cross the river on the . . . — — Map (db m52617) HM
This plaza is dedicated in honor of William "Bill" Mortensen – whose life is an inspiration to a new generation of Hartford residents. Born in Hartford, Bill Mortensen graduated from Hartford High School, and became one of the city's leading . . . — — Map (db m52618) HM
In recognition of the lasting
contribution toward a better life for the
People of Connecticut – especially for
those of greater Hartford by
William H. Putnam
With Ability – Courage – Devotion and
vision he served his . . . — — Map (db m52784) HM
This sculpture by Elbert Weinberg was commissioned by The Hartford Courant as part of a program initiated by Northeast magazine to bring works by distinguished Connecticut artists into the public domain. The abstract composition is made of . . . — — Map (db m117425) HM
To the
Marquis De La Fayette,
born September 6, 1757,
died May 20, 1834.
A true friend of Liberty, who served as
a Major General in the Continental Army with
all possible zeal, without any special pay
or allowances until the American . . . — — Map (db m3888) HM
Along this avenue, once called Front Street, thousands of immigrants came after leaving their war-ravaged, poverty-stricken countries in search of freedom and a better life. They helped to build the City of Hartford, the roads on which their . . . — — Map (db m52563) HM
This plaque and the renaming of this bridge honor the Revolutionary War hero and distinguished citizen of Connecticut, Thomas Y. Seymour. Seymour, who later rose to the rank of Major in the Continental Army, was born June 19, 1757, the eldest . . . — — Map (db m52560) HM
Barlow completed his high school studies in Hartford in 1933. He continued on to Howard University, where he served as senior class president, and received his degree with honors in 1939.
He served in a segregated Army regiment in the . . . — — Map (db m230475) HM
A graduate of Hartford Public High School, where he won Gatorade's Connecticut Player of the Year.
Played for three seasons at the University of Massachusetts, where he broke the NCAA freshman record for blocked shots.
Was voted . . . — — Map (db m230477) HM
Goggins was born and raised in Hartford, where she would form the Black Magic Double Dutch Team with Lisa Butler, Shantell Smith, and Connie Williams.
Black Magic beat out all teams in a regional final at the Hartford Civic Center (now the . . . — — Map (db m230479) HM
Reverend Battles moved to Hartford in 1961, where he would serve as Pastor at Mt. Olive Church and work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
He swiftly rose to become a key figure in Hartford's civil rights movement. He was the Southern Christian . . . — — Map (db m230474) HM
Born in St. Andrew, Jamaica, he immigrated to Connecticut in 1951, where he opened a real estate and insurance company.
Elected to Hartford's city council in 1965, he battled to assist low-income families in purchasing homes for eight years. . . . — — Map (db m230481) HM
Born in Georgia, Hales moved to Hartford in the 1950s and opened a coin-operated laundry and electronics business on Albany Avenue. — — Map (db m230478) HM
Near this spot
stood the
Charter Oak
memorable in the history
of the
Colony of Connecticut
as the hiding place of the
Charter
October 31, 1687
The Tree Fell
August 21, 1856
1905
This monument
erected by the . . . — — Map (db m52339) HM
Designed by George Keller, dedicated 1876. First building in the state built as a synagogue, it served Congregation Temple Beth Israel from 1876 to 1936 — — Map (db m230412) HM
Finding your way on foot in Connecticut's capital city
Downtown Hartford is filled with cultural, civic and commercial destinations, all in a compact district that can be easily traversed on foot in less than 20 minutes.
Hartford's . . . — — Map (db m230410) HM
Finding your way on foot in Connecticut's capital city
Downtown Hartford is filled with cultural, civic, and commercial destinations, all in a compact district that can be easily traversed on foot in less than 20 minutes.
Hartford's . . . — — Map (db m230413) HM
Barnard Park, commonly known as South Green, dates back to the original 1630's Hartford street plan. A triangular 13.5-acre parcel of land, South Green was originally a New England common used informally for the grazing of cattle. In 1816, the . . . — — Map (db m230414) HM
The site of this park was the entrance to the Estate of Solomon Porter, a 19th century industrialist and rival of Samuel Colt. In 1942, Porter's daughter, Henrietta Porter Lippincott, deeded this land to be held in trust and maintained as a park . . . — — Map (db m230462) HM
On the grounds which his taste beautified by the home he loved this memorial stands to speak of his genius his enterprise and his success and of his great and loyal heart
His wife in faithful affection
dedicates this memorial . . . — — Map (db m52335) HM
1834 Thomas McManus 1914
Born in Hartford he lived his life here and died rich in the esteem of his fellows
Major of the 25th Infantry Connecticut Volunteers 1862 – 1863 he was a brave soldier beloved by his men
Upon this field . . . — — Map (db m114788) HM
Barnard Park, commonly known as South Green, dates back to the original 1630's Hartford street plan. A triangular 13.5-acre parcel of land, South Green was originally a New England common used informally for the grazing of cattle. In 1816, the . . . — — Map (db m230417) HM
Buckingham Square occupies a central place in Hartford's history. Main and Buckingham Streets were laid out in the original settlement of the town; a map of 1640 shows a number of buildings in the area. It was at the intersection of these two . . . — — Map (db m230428) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
South
Church
Congregational
Founded 1670 . . . — — Map (db m230421) HM
Vietnam
1959 – 1975
In
Loving memory
Of Those
Loyal
Men and women
Of Hartford
Who
Served Their
Country
David P Speath Thomas M Neal Allan P Firmneck Roberto Ramos Anthony J Spirito Jr Angel L Diaz Jimmy L . . . — — Map (db m74021) HM
