Hartford is the state capital of Connecticut, located in the United States. Hartford rates as the state's third-largest city, following New Haven and Bridgeport. It is located in the central part of the state in Hartford County. The estimated total population is 121,578. Hartford's metro area is the largest in the state.http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/NumberPortability/msas.html

Hartford was once home to a former National Hockey League team called the Hartford Whalers. After the team left the city in the 1990's, they were replaced by a minor league team called the Hartford Wolf Pack. The city is also home to the University of Connecticut. The school's championship-winning basketball teams play some of their home games at the city's XL Center.http://www.xlcenter.com/default.asp?xlcenter=34&objId=2

Hartford was originally founded during the colonial era, in the year 1623. The city was founded along the Connecticut River and that helped it become a large agricultural center in the early days. Its location helped enable trade.http://www.hartford.gov/history/default.htm

Hartford is nicknamed "Insurance Capital of the World." The first insurance company to move into the city was Hartford Fire Insurance Group in 1810. During the next 200 years, some of the country's largest insurance companies (such as Aetna and Travelers) placed their headquarters in Hartford.http://www.hartford.gov/history/default.htm

Hartford is located along the Connecticut River. Its coordinates are latitude 41.762'N and longitude 72.688'W.http://citylatitudelongitude.com/CT/Hartford.htm Though Hartford has the largest metro area in the state of Connecticut, the largest city is Boston, Massachusetts. Hartford has a climate that is typical of the New England states. Summers can be hot, with temperatures close to 90 degrees. In the winter the city sees cold temperatures and frequent snowfall.http://www.wunderground.com/US/CT/Hartford.html

• Mark Twain House: This is the house where author Mark Twain once lived. It is now a museum and historical centerhttp://www.marktwainhouse.org/
• Hartford Stage: A theater that showcases a variety of performing arts acts, especially plays.http://www.hartfordstage.org/
• XL Center: The arena in Hartford, it is home of the Connecticut Whale and some University of Connecticut basketball games.http://www.xlcenter.com/
• CT Expo Center: An exhibition hall that features numerous traveling attractions, such as car or RV shows, all year round.http://www.ctexpocenter.com/
• Harriet Beecher Stowe Museum: A historical museum that was the former home of Harriet Beecher Stowehttp://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/

• Mark Twain (author)http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/bio.htm
• Samuel Colt (inventor of colt gun)http://www.netstate.com/states/peop/people/ct_sc.htm
• Katharine Hepburn (film actress)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000031/