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Hartford Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: New England
State: Connecticut
Population: 139,739
Elevation: 50 ft
Area Code(s): 860
Information: Greater Hartford Convention & Visitors Bureau, One Civic Center Plaza, Suite 300, 06103; phone 860/728-6789 or toll-free 800/446-7811 (outside CT)
Email: ghcvb@connix.com Web: www.enjoyhartford.com
Area Description:
Contemporary Hartford is a dynamic blend of the past and future--its Ancient Burying Ground is only blocks away from the boat-shaped headquarters of Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., the world's first two-sided building.
Hartford was the site of one of the first Colonial efforts to resist English rule. In 1687 Sir Edmund Andros, the English governor, demanded that Hartford's citizens relinquish a 25-year-old charter granted by King Charles II that gave the colony its independence; the colonists hid the charter in the trunk of a large oak tree for about 3 days. A round stone marker on Charter Oak Place marks the spot where the oak stood until 1856.
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