The Picturesque Parks Of Hartford

Author : Hartford Board of Park Commissioners
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332288482
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (884 download)

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Download or read book Souvenir of the Public Parks of Hartford, Conn., 1895-1905 (Classic Reprint) written by Hartford Board of Park Commissioners and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Souvenir of the Public Parks of Hartford, Conn., 1895-1905 However, is now apparent in the beautiful trees and shrubs which are the glory of Bushnell Park. Of these there are 265 species, many of them most perfect specimens. In East Bushnell Park, in the triangle near Trumbull Street Bridge is the scion of the Charter Oak, transplanted in 1867 when twenty (20) years old. Other distinguished trees in Bushnell Park are the Bliss. \vard and Parker Elms. In the center of the East side is the Aquatic Garden, or Pond, its banks fringed with water plants and its surface covered with pond and lotus lilies in their season. W'inter transforms the rock fountain in its center into an iceberg. Nearby is Bartlett's statue of Dr. Horace \vells. The discoverer of anaesthesia. In \v est Bushnell Park is the Coming Fountain, presented to the city by Mr. John J. Coming of Hartford and round about it floral displays are made. Here is also a bronze statue of General Putnam by J. Q. A. \vard. The lawns of Bushnell Park are unsurpassed. It was named February I4, 1876, in honor of its originator. Its location in the center of the City, with its Memorial and Capitol in full view, make it invaluable to Hartford's Park System and as an asset of the City it is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.