Bushnell Park
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Bushnell Park in Hartford, Connecticut is the second oldest publicly funded park in the United States, after Boston Common, which was established in 1634, and converted to a park in the 1830’s. Bushne
Print celebrating completion of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial in 1886 by Kellog & Bulkeley print company
"The Footguard Oak" - a descendant of The Charter Oak in 2011
Stump of the felled Charter Oak Scion "Hoadley Oak" in 2023
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Charter Oak
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The Charter Oak was an exceptionally large white oak tree growing on Wyllys Hill in Hartford, Connecticut, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856. Connecticut coloni
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…by a vote of 1,687 to 683, making it the first municipal park in the nation to be conceived, built and paid for by citizens through a popular vote. Charter Oak Scion "The Footguard Oak" - a descendant of The Charter Oak in 2011 Stump of the felled Charter Oak Scion "Hoadley Oak" in 2023 But six years later the…
The Charter Oak, oil on canvas, Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1857. Wadsworth Atheneum
1935 Connecticut Commemorative half dollar
The Charter Oak on the 50 States Series Connecticut quarter (1999)
Connecticut 1935 tercentenary stamp