Hartford
Americannoun
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(George) Huntington, 2nd, 1911–2008, U.S. businessman and patron of the arts.
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a port in and the capital of Connecticut, in the central part, on the Connecticut River.
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Center of the insurance industry.
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In the nation’s fastest-selling markets — St. Louis, Seattle and Hartford, Conn. — over a third of homes are being sold after just a week on the market.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
The massive 65-date Unraveled Tour, spanning North America and Europe, will kick off Sept. 25 in Hartford, Conn., and will hit Los Angeles in January 2027.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Steiner, who was news director of a radio station in Hartford, Conn., that day, said Monday’s play instantly made headlines on the East Coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
She then co-founded Eastern Paper in Hartford, Conn., and kept working as an inventor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“Two days before yesterday you were on the fifth page in Hartford, the second page in Stamford and the front page in Greenwich.”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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