Hartford

Connecticut's capital city

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut, a mid-sized city in the northeastern United States known historically as an insurance industry hub.

Hartford is sometimes called the Insurance Capital of the World.

The name also appears in references to the Hartford Convention of 1814–15, a gathering of New England Federalists during the War of 1812.

Connecticut

Connecticut River

Longest New England river

Harriet Beecher Stowe · Samuel Colt · Whalers · West End · Capitol Building

insurance

Aetna

Major health insurer

claim · underwriting · actuary · reinsurance · deductible · liability · casualty · adjuster · risk · annuity

capital

statehouse

Legislature's headquarters

General Assembly · senate · government · politics · bill · law · policy · administration · executive · budget

historic

colonial

Of occupied territories

settlers · landmarks · heritage · preservation · Victorian · architecture · antebellum · restoration · nineteenth century · brownstone

Categories
Opposites
regional rival cities

HartfordBoston

Massachusetts state capital

New York City · Providence · New Haven · Springfield · Bridgeport

urban character

HartfordAustin

Texas capital city

Nashville · Denver · New York City · Los Angeles · Las Vegas

industry/economy

HartfordHollywood

American film industry center

Silicon Valley · Las Vegas · Nashville · Wall Street · Orlando

Family

Hereford, Oxford

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G