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Hartford History Center

Chip McCabe
Hartford History Center Hartford Public Library 500 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 There is a huge amount of extremely cool stuff on Hartford’s History in here – more than 50,000 books, trade publications, postcards, photographs and memorabilia. They’ve [...]
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Connecticut State Capitol Tours

Chip McCabe
Connecticut State Capitol Tours State Capitol, 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 Monday – Friday, take a guided or a self guided tour of the Capitol Building. It’s an unbelievably impressive structure. The dome is 200 feet [...]
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Butler-McCook House and Garden

Chip McCabe
Butler-McCook House and Garden 396 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 For 189 years the Butler-McCook House & Garden was home to four generations of a family who participated in, witnessed, and recorded the evolution of Main Street. “Witnesses [...]
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Ancient Burying Ground

Chip McCabe
Ancient Burying Ground Corner of Main and Gold Streets Hartford, CT 06103
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Museum of Connecticut History

Chip McCabe
Museum of Connecticut History Connecticut State Library 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Check out the Colt Firearms Collection. It’s the only place in Hartford you can see this kind of a collection without an appointment. And it’s [...]
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Chip McCabe
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center 77 Forrest Street Hartford, CT 06105 The Center uses the life and impact of 19th century author Harriet Beecher Stowe to inspire you to change your world, offering tours and programs with vibrant discussion [...]
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Mark Twain House & Museum

Chip McCabe
Mark Twain House 351 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT 06105 The Mark Twain House & Museum is all about helping to foster an appreciation of the legacy of Mark Twain as one of our nation’s defining cultural figures, and [...]
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Old State House

Chip McCabe
Old State House 800 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 The building has a serious past and some interesting tours and exhibits. It was the site of the Amistad Trials, sits on the site of the first witch hanging [...]
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