. Hartford, Conn., as a manufacturing, business and commercial center; with brief sketches of its history, attractions, leading industries, and institutions ... he west to the meadows that skirtthe stream which bears its name, offers to the eye varied and attract-ive views. The grounds, shaded by one hundred and fifty distinctvarieties of trees, are artistically laid out and carefully tended. Hereare to be seen bronze statues of General Israel Putnam and Wells, the discoverer of anaesthesia; also the Soldiers andSailors Memorial Arch, one of the most beautiful and impressivemonuments
. Hartford, Conn., as a manufacturing, business and commercial center; with brief sketches of its history, attractions, leading industries, and institutions ... he west to the meadows that skirtthe stream which bears its name, offers to the eye varied and attract-ive views. The grounds, shaded by one hundred and fifty distinctvarieties of trees, are artistically laid out and carefully tended. Hereare to be seen bronze statues of General Israel Putnam and Wells, the discoverer of anaesthesia; also the Soldiers andSailors Memorial Arch, one of the most beautiful and impressivemonuments thus far erected to keep in remembrance the services ofthe heroes who died on land and sea to preserve the Union. It wasdesigned by George Kellar, an architect of Hartford. Scattered about the city are half a dozen other small parks. Thegrounds of the Retreat for the Insane, containing twenty-five acres oflawn and shade, are open to visitors in the afternoon, except on Sun-days, while the fields belonging to the Asylum for the Deaf andDumb have an unoccupied area of about twelve acres in the heartof the residence part of the town. For view, see page EAST VIEW OF THE STONE BRIDGE (MAIN STREET).
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