History of East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Journey back in time to East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

• 1775 - Gun Powder Mill
  First gun powder mill in Connecticut started in East Hartford.
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• 1819 - East Hartford
  East-Hartford, a post town of Hartford county, is pleasantly situated on the east side of Connecticut river, bounded north on East-Windsor, east on Bo...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - East Hartford
  East Hartford, a post-township of Hart ford county, Connecticut, on the E. side of Connecticut river, opposite Hartford. The village is pleasantly sit...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1859
  HARTFORD (East), a township of Hartford co., in the state of Connecticut, U.S., on the E side of the Connecticut river, opposite Hartford, with which ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - East Hartford / Burnside
  East Hart/ ford, a post-village of East Hartford township, Hartford co., Conn., is on the E. bank of the Connecticut River, opposite Hartford, and on t...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Comstock Hall
  
  "Located at 1175 (1171-1177) Main Street in East Hartford is Comstock Hall, built in 1899 to house a theater (later converted to a roller-skating rink and then demolished) and offices. The classically proportioned building was... Read MORE...
  
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• 1907 - Boy Scout Troop
  The first Boy Scout Troop in Connecticut (Troop 1) was established in East Hartford.
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  Center School
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  Hartford Ave., 1912
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• 1916
  East Hartford, a post-village of East Hartford town ship (town), Hartford co., Conn., is on the E. bank of the Connecticut River, opposite Hartford, a...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Wells Hall, 1918
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•  1922 - East Hartford Has $50,000 Fire.
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 28. - Fire early today badly damaged the Garvan block here, with a loss estimated at $50,000. The building is owned by Cresc...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  High School
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  Masonic Temple
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  Main St.
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  The Marco Polo, 1550 Burnside Ave., East Hartford, Conn., Route 44
  
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  Chance Vought Factories, East Hartford, Conn.
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  Greetings from East Hartford, Conn.
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  Old Town Hall Inn and Diner, East Hartford, Conn.
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  Pratt & Whitney Prop Hubs from B-24 Bomber that collided with Thunder Mountain minutes after take off from Tonopah Army Air Field (Tonopah, NV)
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  Pratt and Whitney Aircraft
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  Trailerhomes, Inc.
  David L. Moore, President
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  Genton Clothes
  Main at Pitkin St.
  East Hartford, Conn.
  
  Riverdale Road
  West Springfield, Mass.
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  Hamilton Standard Propellers
  Division of United Aircraft Corp.
  East Hartford, Conn.
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  East Hartford Trust Co., 1951
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• 2006 - East Hartford
  "East Hartford was settled in 1639 when Podunk Indians went to Massachusetts to solicit settlers to come to the Connecticut River Valley.
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