Directory of Sheldon-Charter Oak Resources

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The Sheldon/Charter Oak neighborhood is significant to Hartford's history because it was the site of the original colonial settlement in 1623 as a Dutch trading post. In 1636, Thomas Hooker and his colonists laid out house lots. The greatest influence on the development of Sheldon Charter Oak and South Green was Samuel Colt, inventor of the automatic revolver, who settled in Hartford in 1848. The Colt Dome, on top of the factory complex, has been a Hartford landmark since it was built in 1855.

Today, residential sections are intermingled with park land. The neighborhood contains public housing, multi-unit apartments, and condominiums.

Subcategories

• Coltsville

Resources in This Category

• Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods | Sheldon/Charter Oak

  http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/sheldonco.html
  Photographic survey of the landmarks and historical sites in the neighborhood.

• Sheldon/Charter Oak

  http://www.hartfordinfo.org/snapshots/neighborhood.asp?pNeighborhood=Sheldon+Charter+Oak
  Map and community data on neighborhood which was the site of the original colonial settlement in 1623 as a Dutch trading post.

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