On Central Row at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Central Row.
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
Near Main Street (U.S. 44) at Chapel Street South, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Main Street (U.S. 44) at Chapel Street South, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
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
Near Central Row at Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Asylum Street at Union Place, on the right when traveling east on Asylum Street.
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
On Asylum Street at Ford Street, on the right when traveling east on Asylum Street.
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
On Ford Street at Pearl Street, on the right when traveling south on Ford Street.
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
On Trinity Street south of Jewell Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Jewell Street at Ann Uccello Street, on the right when traveling east on Jewell Street.
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
On Wells Street at Gold Street, on the right when traveling south on Wells Street.
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
On Elm Street at West Street, on the right when traveling west on Elm Street.
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
On Elm Street at Clinton Street, on the right when traveling west on Elm Street.
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
On Central Row at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Central Row.
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
Near Columbus Boulevard near State Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Main Street at Gold Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
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
On Church Street just west of Ann Uccello Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Michael J. Fallon Way west of Hungerford Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Main Street at Gold Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
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
On Elm Street at Clinton Street, on the left when traveling east on Elm Street.
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
On Church Street just east of High Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Ford Street at Trinity Street, on the right when traveling east on Ford Street.
[ 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
Near Main Street at Central Row, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Central Row near Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Elm Street at West Street, on the right when traveling west on Elm Street.
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
Near Main Street at Gold Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Central Row at Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Tower Square just west of Prospect Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Main Street at Gold Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
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
Near Main Street at Gold Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Main Street at Central Row, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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
On American Row at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on American Row.
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
Near Columbus Boulevard near State Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Columbus Boulevard at State Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Central Row near 800 Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Broad Street at Capitol Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street.
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
On Capitol Avenue at Washington and Lafayette Streets, in the median on Capitol Avenue.
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
On Columbus Boulevard at Arch Street, on the right when traveling south on Columbus Boulevard.
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
On Columbus Boulevard at Arch Street, on the right when traveling south on Columbus Boulevard.
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
On Main Street south of Westland Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Main Street north of Westland Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Main Street north of Tower Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Main Street at Battles Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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
On Main Street north of St. Monica's Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Main Street at Tower Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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
On Charter Oak Avenue at Charter Oak Place, on the right when traveling east on Charter Oak Avenue.
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
On Charter Oak Avenue just east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On South Prospect Street at Pulaski Mall, on the right when traveling south on South Prospect Street.
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
On Main Street at Charter Oak Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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
On Main Street at Wyllys Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
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
On Wyllys Street west of Groton Street, on the right when traveling east.
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 Wethersfield Avenue at Stonington Street, on the right when traveling north on Wethersfield Avenue.
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
On Maple Avenue at Campfield Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Maple Avenue.
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
On Main Street at Wyllys Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
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
On Main Street at Buckingham Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
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
On Main Street south of Buckingham Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Fairfield Avenue at New Britain Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Fairfield Avenue.
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
On South Road (Connecticut Route 179) 0.1 miles south of Walnut Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
[ front ]
Proprietors from Hartford, those whose names appeared on the tax lists of 1720, were originally given the western land grants called Hart(ford)land, now known as the Town of Hartland. The first permanent settler in this area was . . . — — Map (db m29853) HM
On Center Street (Connecticut Route 20) at West Street, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
In Memory Of
Sgt. Albert Elson
U.S.M.C.
Who Died On Okinawa
In The Service Of His Country
On April 17, 1945
This Memorial Erected
By His Friends and Associates — — Map (db m29854) HM
On Hilliard Street at Adams Street, on the right when traveling west on Hilliard Street.
Hilliard Mills
One of the early woolen mills in the country was established here by Aaron Buckland in 1794. In 1832 he sold it to Samuel Pitkin who made Elisha Hilliard a partner in 1832, later in 1871 Hilliard became sole owner. Blankets were made . . . — — Map (db m98747) HM
On Center Street (U.S. 6) at Main Street (Route 83), on the left when traveling east on Center Street.
Originally the Five Miles bought by Hartford from the Indians, 1682. First settlement, about 1673. Chartered by General Assembly as Orford Parish, 1772. Incorporated as town of Manchester, 1823.
An early center of small industry, its mills . . . — — Map (db m151124) HM
On Middle Turnpike E. at Woodbridge Street Ext., on the left when traveling west on Middle Turnpike E..
Here George Washington stopped
and was entertained November 9, 1789
This monument was erected
by Memorial Lodge No. 38
Knights of Pythias
July 4, 1936
Committee
Mathias Spiess, Chairman · Melvin G. Cox, Secretary · Joseph . . . — — Map (db m207749) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 83) at Center Street (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
David M. Quey U.S.A.
John G. Curtin U.S.A.
Robert J. White U.S.M.C.
Robert A. Rhuda U.S.M.N.
Keith A. Miller U.S.M.C.
Robert K. Mattson U.S.M.C.
Donald A. Kirkham U.S.N.
Albert G. . . . — — Map (db m98745) WM
On Center Street (U.S. 6) at Porter Street, on the right when traveling east on Center Street.
Korean Conflict
1950 1953
Ernest W. Steinberg
Howard C. Flavell Jr.
William F. Boldug
Howard M. Higley
Not Forgotten
(back)
1986
Erected by
The People of Manchester
Korean Memorial Committee
The Veterans . . . — — Map (db m98805) WM
