The Hartford Courant is the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Connecticut, and is advertised as the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. A morning newspaper serving most of the state north of New Haven and east of Waterbury, its headquarters on Broad Street in Hartford, Connecticut was a short walk from the state capitol. It reports regional news with a chain of bureaus in smaller cities and a series of local editions. It also operates CTNow, a free local weekly newspaper and website.
Courant building on State Street (about 1900)
Picture of John L. Boswell (? - July 30, 1854), founder of the newspaper, originally called The Daily Courant.
The current building of the Hartford Courant Co.
Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Waterbury had a population of 114,403 as of the 2020 Census. The city is 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Hartford and 77 miles (124 km) northeast of New York City. Waterbury is the largest city in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and second-largest city in New Haven County.
Waterbury skyline from the west, with Union Station clock tower at left
South Main Street, c. 1910
East Main Street, 1954
Union Station clocktower
