P H o t o g r a P H i c M o M e n t s 9
Hartford has a great love for its parades with their marching bands and celebrations of our heritage, service and successes.
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here's an obvious historical and literary quality to Greater Hartford when one thinks of the luminar-
ies who were either born or lived here like Noah Webster, who penned our country's first dictionary;
Katherine Hepburn, the actress; the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Wallace Stevens; noted financier
and banker J. Pierpoint Morgan, and, of course, the noted authors Harriett Beecher Stowe and Mark
Twain. All have left an impression on the world that includes roots in Greater Hartford.
Yet, as the images for this book were being collected, something else became much more obvious. Greater Hartford
is a place of vibrant natural beauty as subtly demonstrated in an image of a blue heron lifting off in flight from a pond
at Goodwin Park in Hartford's South End.
Our region's beauty is also demonstrated by its parks and recreational areas. The symmetry of Hartford's history
and beauty is, of course, best demonstrated by Bushnell Park that sits to the north and east of our stunning state
capitol building in Hartford. The first municipal park in the nation to be conceived, built and paid for by citizens
through a popular vote, Bushnell Park is a stunning example of our region's commitment to natural resources. As the
Hartford, Connecticut's capital city, and its surrounding suburbs, are an amalgamation of the
best New England has to offer: culture, recreation, industry, history and a quality of life that is
unparalleled. It offers four seasons of beautiful nature, outstanding academic opportunities
from kindergarten through college — and a melting pot of people who make the region a
celebration of the best in our world.
Steve
LaScHever
