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East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement remembering former President John F. Kennedy, on what would have been his 108th birthday.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the 61st anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
HARTFORD — The expected donation of 19th century factory buildings to the planned Coltsville National Historical Park in Hartford will be a vital step, local and federal leaders said Monday, in making the area under the blue onion dome a destination as well as a window into a cradle of American ingenuity.
Nearly a decade after approval by federal lawmakers, the Coltsville National Historical Park is expected to be officially established in Hartford late next year, now that two of the oldest structures in the neighborhood have been donated for a visitor center.
HARTFORD, Conn. — The final hurdle that will turn the old Colt manufacturing complex in Hartford into a national historic park was completed on Monday.
HARTFORD — President Barack Obama authorized Hartford's Colt Park to become a national historic park in 2014, but the designation hasn't formally been established because of the lengthy, technical deed process involved.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Mayor Luke Bronin announced $1 million in new federal funding to restore the Colt Gardener’s Cottage and Carriage House and integrate the buildings into the Coltsville National Historical Park.
According to a 2022 report by the National Assessment of Education Progress, only 22% of eighth graders nationwide were considered proficient in civics.
EAST HARTFORD — Connecticut's contribution to victory in World War II included brass munitions from Waterbury, fighter planes from Stratford, artillery fuses from Bristol, guns made in Hartford and New Haven, parachutes from Manchester and ball bearings, mess kits and all kinds of hardware from New Britain.