Bushnell Park provides not only respite from concrete and steel, but is a venue for several festivals, fairs and events. It is named for the Reverend Horace Bushnell, who was an early advocate to create an open space for the public in Hartford, CT.
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From 1990 to 2000 there was a negative 1.4% change in the population.
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The first golf tournament in Connecticut for women only was held in Waterbury on June 12, 1917.