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Map of Hartford Connecticut

1903réf. 69061Hartford CT: Hartford Guide Co 1903. Wraps. Fair. This map had been pasted to something and when removed has several small tears and slight loss of material to one panel. 1 sheet p. Scarce. Approximately 10.4 inches by 15 inches. Folded so that there are 12 panes of 2.75 inches by 5 inches. per side. Map on one side and map key and location information on reverse. Some advertisements on each side. From Wikipedia: "Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut and the historic seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. As of the 2010 Census Hartford's population was 124 775 making it Connecticut's fourth-largest city after the coastal cities of Bridgeport New Haven and Stamford. Nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World" Hartford houses many insurance company headquarters and insurance remains the region's major industry. Almost 400 years old Hartford is among the oldest cities in the United States. Following the American Civil War Hartford was the wealthiest city in the United States for several decades. In 1868 resident Mark Twain wrote "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see this is the chief." Today Hartford is one of the poorest cities in the nation with 3 out of every 10 families living below the poverty line. In 2004 the Hartford metropolitan area ranked second nationally in per capita economic activity behind only San Francisco. Hartford is ranked 32nd of 318 metropolitan areas in total economic production6 and 9th out of 280 metropolitan statistical areas in per capita income. Hartford is home to the nation's oldest public art museum the Wadsworth Atheneum; the oldest public park Bushnell Park; the oldest continuously published newspaper The Hartford Courant; the second-oldest secondary school Hartford Public and the Mark Twain House where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family among other historically significant attractions." Hartford Guide Co paperback

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