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Timeline of Hartford, Connecticut

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Prior to 19th century

  • 1623 – Fort Hoop built by Dutch West India Company.
  • 1635 – English settlers arrive.
  • 1636 – First Church congregation relocates to "Newtown", Connecticut, from New Town, Massachusetts.
  • 1637
  • Settlement renamed Hartford.
  • Town square laid out.
  • 1638 – Latin school founded.
  • 1640 – Burying Ground established (approximate date).
  • 1647 – Alse Young hanged for witchcraft.
  • 1662 – Hartford serving as capital of Connecticut Colony.
  • 1670 – Indian treaty signed.
  • 1701 – Hartford and New Haven designated joint capitals of Connecticut Colony.
  • 1720 - “Hartford Hills” separate to form the town of Bolton.
  • 1758 - Noah Webster born here, publisher of Grammatical Institute of the English Language
  • 1764 – Connecticut Courant newspaper begins publication.
  • 1774 – Library Company formed.
  • 1775 – 4th Connecticut Regiment organized.
  • 1783 – Town of East Hartford separates from Hartford.
  • 1784
  • City chartered.
  • American Mercury newspaper begins publication.
  • 1788 – Woollen mill in operation.
  • 1790 – Population: 2,683.
  • 1792 – Hartford Bank incorporated.
  • 1796
  • American Cookery published.
  • State House built.
  • 1797 – Joseph Steward's museum opens.

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also

References

Bibliography

published in the 19th century
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