• Pope Park, donated to the City
of Hartford by industrialist Col.
Albert Pope, was designed
by Olmsted Bros. Landscape
Architects in 1898. It's 79 acres,
with two athletic fields, a rec-
reation center, a pond and
basketball courts.
• Sigourney Square, dating from
1895, is listed on the National
Register as a historic district. A
square block, it was originally
part of the old Town Farm area,
a burial ground of 49 smallpox
victims interred in 1872.
Choices are plentiful beyond the city
limits as well. Will Healey, a spokesman
for the Connecticut Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection,
said he is proud to say that every state
resident is within 15 minutes of at least
one state park or forest. "Access is very,
very good."
"Here in Connecticut," Healey said,
"we are fortunate to have tremendous
outdoor resources."
RIVERSIDE PARK on the edge of downtown
Hartford offers convenient recreational
opportunities on the Connecticut River.
HIKERS IN TALCOTT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
outside Hartford find the Heublein Tower at the top.
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