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Triumph Over Tragedy: First Sandy Hook Run Draws Thousands
The Hartford CourantThe event that inspired it was a tragedy like nothing the state had seen before, but the mood at the first Sandy Hook Run for the Families Saturday morning was one of celebration, triumph and hope. A record-breaking 15,000 runners took part in the...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Hartford Marathon, Road Running, Old State House, Pedro E. Segarra
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Home, Sweet Home: Picking Your Spots
Diana's Pool One of the must-see attractions in eastern Connecticut is Diana's Pool in Chaplin, along the beautiful Natchaug River. This fishing, kayaking and hiking spot is also popular as a destination because of its sheer beauty. An almost rite of...
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Local Hero: Eastford Man First Union General To Die In Civil War
The Hartford CourantGen. Nathaniel Lyon died at the right time. Raised in eastern Connecticut, the 43-year-old West Point graduate was killed while commanding the Union forces at the Battle of Wilson's Creek near Springfield, Mo., on Aug. 10, 1861. He became the first...Tags: Human Interest, Fox Broadcasting Company, Thomas Jefferson, Social Issues, Executive Branch
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Architectural Gems
Courant Staff WriterAsk Wilson H. Faude, historian extraordinaire and director emeritus of Hartford's Old State House, for his favorite piece of architecture in Hartford, and he'll sidestep colonial and Italianate and Queen Anne marvels. He'll go straight to that monument of...Tags: United Nations, Katharine Hepburn, Parkville, Tourism and Leisure, Executive Branch
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A Walk With History
The Hartford CourantIt's a beautiful spring day, and Edward Richardson of Glastonbury has just climbed 96 steps to the top of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Hartford's Bushnell Park. To the south are the gold domes of the state Capitol and the Bushnell Center...Tags: New York City, Floods, Tourism and Leisure, Wethersfield, Civil Unrest
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The Monument Makers
Northeast MagazineWar monuments are such mute and familiar inhabitants of the Connecticut landscape - on town greens, in cemeteries, outside government offices - that nobody knows exactly how many there are. The best estimate is upward of 250, easily making them the most...Tags: Housatonic River, Westport, Veterans Affairs, Society, Local Elections
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The Hartford CourantFestivals, ice-skating shows, kick-boxing exhibitions - if it doesn't fit in a category, it's listed here. 26TH ANNUAL NAVARATRI FESTIVAL Sept. 19-22 - Four-day-long celebration of Indian culture. Directed by Wesleyan adjunct professor of music T....Tags: Julian Bond, Music, Wayne Brady, Boston Celtics, African-American History Month
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Bushnell ParK
The Hartford CourantThe city of Hartford revolves around Bushnell Park. At least it seems that way from the carousel located in the middle of the park. On one end of the park – America's first public park -- is the state capital, on the other is one of the city's best...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Hartford Marathon, Dining and Drinking, Bushnell Park, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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