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History of Hartford County ConnecticutSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: Our database does not include an historic photo for Hartford County Connecticut, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: HARTFORD, a county in the N. central part of Connecticut, has an area of about 807 square miles. It is intersected by the Connecticut river, and is drained by Farmington river and other smaller streams, which afford valuable water-power. The industry of the inhabitants is principally directed to agriculture and manufactures. The surface is uneven, and in some parts mountainous. Talcott mountain is the principal elevation. The soil is fertile and well cultivated. Indian corn, potatoes, tobacco, and grass are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 381,744 bushels of corn; 490,387 of potatoes; 80,817 tons of hay; 1,132,114 pounds of tobacco, and 1,071,486 of butter. There were 11 clock manufactories, 2 carpet manufactories, 17 woollen factories, 12 cotton factories, and 1 edge-tool manufactory. It contained 114 churches, and 18 newspaper offices; 15,332 pupils attending public schools, and 1366 attending academies and other schools. The Connecticut river is navigable for sloops to Hartford, and for small steamboats through the county. The railroads extending from New Haven to Springfield, and from New Haven to Northampton, and that from Providence to Fishkill, traverse this county, and several shorter lines of railroad partly intersect it. Organized in 1666. Capital, Hartford. Population, 69,966. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
Connecticut Facts: Hartford County Facts: Seat: HartfordEstablished: 1666 Formed from: Original County
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