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clred miles from Boston, and one hundred and fifty- 

 three from New York, by which it is connected with 

 lines of Steamboats and Railroads. By means of 

 Canals and other improvements the Connecticut has 

 been made navigable for boats nearly two hundred 

 and fifty miles above Hartford. A covered bridge, 

 one thousand feet long, and which cost $100,000, 

 connects the City with East Hartford. The compact 

 part of Hartford is more than a mile in length and 

 three-quarters of a mile wide. The ground rises 

 gradually from the river, which shows the City to ad- 

 vantage. Main street is the principal street of the 

 City, and contains many fine shops and houses. Little 

 River, which crosses the south part of the City, is 

 crossed in this street by a stone bridge one hundred 

 feet wide, of a single arch of one hundred and four 

 feet span. Little River furnishes valuable water 

 power for the manufactories of the City, which are 

 numerous. 



The aggregate School Fund of Connecticut for 

 1849, was $2,076,602. The number of children 

 returned, 90,700. 



Among the Public Buildings and Institutions is the 

 State House, a large and handsome building sur- 

 mounted by a cupola. It stands upon the public square 

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