Hartford Connecticut

Hartford is a city in the state of Connecticut. Hartford is the state capitol of Connecticut. The population of Hartford is about 124,775 people. Hartford is the third largest city in Connecticut.

The nickname of Hartford is “Insurance Capital of the World”. Hartford received this name because it hosts many insurance company headquarters and insurance is the major industry in Hartford. Hartford was founded in 1635 and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Hartford is also home to the oldest public art museum, the oldest continuously published newspaper, which is The Hartford Courant, the oldest publicly funded park, which is Bushneil Park. Hartford is also home to Trinity College, which is a private arts college. The Mark Twain House, is located in Hartford. This is where Mark Twain raised his family and where he wrote his most famous work.

Hartford is in the humid continental climate. Between May and October it is warm to hot. The hottest months are between June, July, and August. During the summer months there is usually high humidity and occasionally there are brief thunderstorms. The cool to the cold months are from November all the way through April. The coldest month is December, January and February. The average high will be around 30 degrees Fahrenheit, and at night there will be lows around 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Hartford wi.l have about 44 inches of snow in an average winter. The seasonal snowfall can be from 115 inches during the winter months. In the summer, the temperature has been around 90 degrees Fahrenheit for an average of 17 days.

There are many points of interest in Hartford. Some of these include; Ancient Burying Ground, which is the oldest historic site that is in Hartford. This was also the first graveyard. Many of Hartford’s first renowned residents and the founders are buried here. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, is another point of interest. It was created in the 1930’s by the same architects that designed New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The theater features an exquisite Art Deco interior. There is also a large hand painted mural that is suspended from the ceiling. This is the largest mural of its kind in the United States. Bushnell Park is another Point of Interest. It is below the State Capitol and it consists of sculptures, fountains, a historic carousel, and rolling lawn. Bushnell Park is the first park in the country that was purchased by a municipality just for public use. It was also designed by Jacob Weidenmann. The northern entrance to the park is a Civil War Memorial and it is the first triumphal arch in the United States.

The zip codes in Hartford are; 06101, 06105, 06114, 06126, 06141, 06145, 06151, 06156, 06176, 06102, 06106, 06115, 06132, 06142, 06146, 06152, 06160, 06180, 06103, 06108, 06120, 06134, 06143, 06147, 06154, 06161, 06183, 06104, 06112, 06123, 06140, 06144, 06150, 06155, and 06167.

 
 
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