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Hartford

Hartford [Hartford County] Connecticut was a Dutch trading house known as "House of Hope," in 1633, and settled as Newtown in 1635. It was named in 1637 from Hertford in Hertfordshire, England. Indian name, "Suckiag."

Capitol of Connecticut.

Area, 18.0 sq. miles. Population, est., 131,523. Voting districts, 27. Principal industries, electrical and telephone equipment, tools, automatic and special machines, automobile parts, precision machines, firearms, plastics, castings, vacuum systems, turbine and marine engines, drop forgings, oil burners, valves, glass machinery, sound equipment.

The home office of thirty-eight insurance companies are located in Hartford, giving it the nickname, "Insurance capitol of the world."

Submissions must relate specifically to the arts or entertainment in Hartford, Connecticut.

Arts and Entertainment

Includes sites for the Arts: music, performing arts, visual arts, literature, and the institutions that support them. It also includes architecture and entertainment.

Submissions must relate specifically to the arts or entertainment in Hartford, Connecticut.

Business and Economy

Includes commercial sites, which offer, sell or promote products and/or services to consumers, along with the business organizations that support them, information on the economic status and trends for the region, and associations which provide economic growth and development opportunities.

Submissions must be specific to the business and/or economy of Hartford, Connecticut.

Education

Information on institutions of learning, educational programs, opportunities and resources.

Submissions must be specific to education in Hartford, Connecticut.

Government

Includes local government, law and military information.

Submissions must be for local, state-level government, federal agencies or military institutions based in Hartford, Connecticut.

Health

Information on resources in the region, including health practitioners, hospitals, clinics, providers of information on conditions and diseases, public health and safety organizations, alternative health practitioners and/or providers of health-related supplies.

Submissions must be specific to health practitioners and resources in Hartford, Connecticut.

Maps and Views

Includes maps, photographs, illustrations, webcams or any type of visual representation of the city.

Submissions must be specific to visual imagery of Hartford, Connecticut.

Neighborhoods

The seventeen neighborhoods in Hartford are: Asylum Hill, Barry Square, Behind the Rocks, Blue Hills, Clay Arsenal, Downtown, Frog Hollow, North East, North Meadows, Sheldon/Charter Oak, Parkville, South End, South Green, Southwest, Upper Albany and West End.

Only sites relating to neighborhood groups, publications, history, environment or other information specific to Asylum Hill will be accepted to this category.

News and Media

Includes news and media sites specific to the region, such as newspapers, radio, television, magazines and other publications.

Submissions must relate specifically to Hartford, Connecticut.

Recreation and Sports

Includes hobbies, activities and pastimes which provide enjoyment during a participant's leisure time, as well as regional sports teams, clubs, organizations, and information on competitive events involving physical exertion.

Submissions must relate specifically to Hartford, Connecticut.

Science and Environment

Information about the natural environment as well as scientific activities and organizations specific to the city.

Submissions must be specific to science and/or the environment in Hartford, Connecticut.

Society and Culture

Includes sites that reflect the ideas and values of the community: its people, history, social resources, organizations and institutions.

Submissions must be specific to society and culture of Hartford, Connecticut.

Transportation

Information on all forms of public transportation, including bus, air, rail, roads and highways.

Submissions must specifically relate to Hartford, Connecticut.

Travel and Tourism

Includes area resources provided for the benefit of those traveling to or within the region, as well as information on attractions and activities of interest to the traveler.

Submissions must be specific to travel and tourism in Hartford, Connecticut.

Weather

Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure.