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Hartford–East Hartford railroad bridge

The Hartford–East Hartford railroad bridge is a 5-span truss bridge connecting Hartford and East Hartford, Connecticut, over the Connecticut River. The bridge is 1,240 feet in length and 18.3 feet in width and was built ca. 1873 by the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad. The bridge is currently owned and maintained by the Connecticut Southern Railroad and carries freight traffic. History Between 1916 and 1917, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad strengthened the bridge to carry heavier locomotives and trains. The railroad added more abutments, reinforced the structural elements, and also added a second track. The bridge was the scene of a fatal accident in 1925, when two work trains collided, resulting in the death of one railroad employee. Due to the 1936 Northeast Flood, the bridge was temporarily taken out of service to assess potential damage. A pile of debris 500 feet long and 300 feet wide was caught under the bridge, requiring it be cleared before the bridge could be inspected and reopened. Until the bridge could be reopened, passenger service across the bridge was replaced by busses. Following a request from the Connecticut Southern Railroad, in 2011 the state of Connecticut pledged $3 million to support repairs of the bridge, with the Connecticut Southern paying the remaining $1 million. See also List of crossings of the Connecticut River References External links Connecticut Southern Railroad Bridge at Structurae
Connecticut Trolley Museum

Connecticut Trolley Museum är ett amerikanskt spårvägsmuseum i East Windsor i Hartford i Connecticut. Det grundades 1940 och är ett av de äldsta spårvägsmuseerna i USA. Intill museet finns Connecticut Fire Museum, som ställer ut äldre brandsläckningsutrustning och brandfordon. Museispårväg Museet driver en 2,4 kilometer lång museispårväg på banvallen till det 1901 grundade Hartford and Springfield Street Railway Company:s tidigare sidolinje Rockville Branch. Denna snabbspårväg började ursprungligen vid Main Fish Market och gick 28,2 kilometer till Rockville i Connecticut. Spårvagnarna var snabbare och hade större kapacitet än de dåvarande fåtaliga bussarna. Linjen betjänade också Piney Ridge Amusement Park, en nöjespark som byggdes på 1910-talet och låg mellan Broad Brook och East Windsor. Flera spårvagnsbolag i USA inrättade på denna tid nöjesparker för att öka sina intäkter på sön- och helgdagar. Hartford and Springfield Street Railway Company gick i konkurs 1926. År 1940 bildades Connecticut Electric Railway Association, som då åter började trafik på linjen, med minst två spårvagnar i trafik varje dag. Spårvägsmuseet har en samling på fler än 30 spårvagnar. Bildgalleri Källor Noter Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Connecticut Trolley Museum. Connecticut Trolley Museum
Sacred Heart Greenwich

Sacred Heart Greenwich, formally known as the Convent of the Sacred Heart, is a private, independent Catholic all-girls college-preparatory school from kindergarten through twelfth grade with a coed preschool and prekindergarten located in Greenwich, Connecticut. As an independent day school, it is privately operated within the Diocese of Bridgeport and accepts students from throughout Fairfield and Westchester County. It serves students ages 3–18 in preschool through twelfth grade. Accreditation Convent of the Sacred Heart is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is approved by the Connecticut State Board of Education. They are also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the College Board, the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools, the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools and the Network of Sacred Heart Schools in the United States. Alumnae Margaret Brennan, Class of 1998. Moderator of Face the Nation Rosario Kennedy, former deputy mayor of the City of Miami, Florida References External links Official website [1] Diocese of Bridgeport
Converse House and Barn

The Converse House and Barn are a historic residential property at 185 Washington Street in Norwich, Connecticut, built around 1870 for a local businessman and philanthropist. It is a prominent example of High Victorian Gothic architecture. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and is included in the Chelsea Parade Historic District. Description and history The Converse House is located a short way south of Norwich's triangular Chelsea Parade park, on the east side of Washington Street opposite Norton Court. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame Gothic Revival structure, with asymmetrical massing, vertical board siding, and a polychrome exterior. The front facade is dominated by a hip-roofed tower on the right, in front of which is a distinctive seven-sided porch. Front-facing windows are set in peaked-gable openings, and there is decorative woodwork attached to the steep Gothic roof gables. The interior features fine oak flooring, walnut paneling in the dining room, and a fireplace surround with Dutch landscape in tile. The barn appears to be of similar age to the house, which was built around 1870. The house is a prominent example of the High Victorian Gothic style. It was the home of Colonel Charles A. Converse, a local businessman and philanthropist. Converse is best known locally for donating the Converse Art Gallery to the Norwich Free Academy. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut References External links Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CT-260, "Colonel Converse House, 185 Washington Street, Norwich, New London County, CT", 9 photos, 5 data pages, supplemental material HABS No. CT-263, "Colonel Converse Barn, 185 Washington Street, Norwich, New London County, CT", 1 photo, 2 data pages, supplemental material
Corning Fountain

Corning Fountain is a fountain with sculpture located in Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut. The two-tiered fountain was designed by sculptor J. Massey Rhind and dedicated in 1899. It was given to the city by John J. Corning in memory of his father, John Benton Corning (1811–1896), a Hartford businessman who operated a grist mill on the site. It is 28 feet tall, made of bronze and granite, and features stylized Saukiog and Oneida Indians topped with the figure of a stag (hart) as Hartford's emblem. The fountain features four bronze Saukiog braves around the lower basin, a center pedestal surrounded by four bronze Oneida maidens, and an upper basin topped by a bronze hart. The Saukiog braves are: (west side) holding a spear; (south side) wearing a feathered headdress and scanning the horizon; (east side) raising a tomahawk; (north side) holding a peacepipe and lifting his hand in a gesture of peace. Below the upper basin are four animal heads as water spouts (a catamount, a bear, a fox, and a beaver). As viewed Sept. 15, 2017 these have been removed. Below the lower basin are four lion heads, which are also water spouts. Water flows over the edges of each tier and into a large concrete basin at the base of the fountain. The text on the bronze plaque in front of the base reads, "THIS FOUNTAIN IS / ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE / TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN B. CORNING BY HIS SON / JOHN J. CORNING 1899." See also History of fountains in the United States References External links Smithsonian Institution Bushnell Park Foundation Hartford Preservation Alliance
Cornwall Bridge

The Cornwall Bridge (also known as Bridge No. 560) is a two-lane, concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 7/Connecticut Route 4 over the Housatonic River and the Housatonic Railroad in northwestern Connecticut. It was built in 1930 by C.W. Blakeslee and Sons for the Connecticut Highway Department and consists of six open-spandrel arches spanning 674 feet (205 m), and is a fairly large example of concrete open-spandrel construction. The bridge was reconstructed in 1994 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Description and history The Cornwall Bridge is located in southwestern Cornwall and southeastern Sharon, near the village known as Cornwall Bridge. It is oriented east-west, principally crossing the south-flowing Housatonic River, but also the tracks of the Housatonic Railroad which parallels the river's east bank, and roads named River Road on each side. The bridge has six spans of open-spandrel concrete construction, the longest at 180 feet (55 m) spanning the river. The five smaller spans (two on the west bank, three on the east) are each 76 feet (23 m) in length. In addition to the arched portion of the structure, there are three concrete girder approach spans on each side, giving the bridge a total length of 859 feet (262 m). It carries two lanes of traffic, with no sidewalks. The open spandrel design was chosen to minimize the bridge's footprint and use of concrete, which would have been much more extensive and expensive with more typical designs. It is one of six open-spandrel bridges in the state, and is the largest of those. The bridge was built as part of a state program to modernize the infrastructure of the state's principal travel arteries. The village on the Cornwall side is called Cornwall Bridge, having been so named because a bridge of some sort has stood here for many years. The present bridge was built in 1930, and the 19th-century covered bridge was demoted to carrying only pedestrians. The covered bridge then washed away when the Housatonic flooded in 1936. After the state replaced the bridge, the industrial and commercial center of the Village of Cornwall Bridge slowly moved up the hill away from the river, to the current intersection of U.S. Route 7 and Connecticut Route 4. The Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station remains below the new bridge, although it has not received service since 1972. See also List of crossings of the Housatonic River National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut References External links Media related to Cornwall Bridge at Wikimedia Commons Connecticut Historic Highway Bridges Bridge design
Cornwall Bridge station

Cornwall Bridge station is a former train station in Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut. The station building was built in the 1880s to serve passengers on the Housatonic Railroad. Passenger service on the line ended in 1971, at which time Penn Central auctioned off the station. The following year, the station received a National Register of Historic Places designation. History The station, a Stick style wood-frame structure, was built by the Housatonic Railroad in the 1880s to replace an earlier station. The Housatonic was acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1892. The New Haven Railroad was acquired by the Penn Central Railroad in 1969, which went bankrupt by 1970. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1972, as Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut References External links Media related to Cornwall Bridge station at Wikimedia Commons
Cove Island Houses

The Cove Island Houses, although plural in name, is a single house in Cove Island Park, in Stamford, Connecticut. The house was expanded from a first section that dates from 1791, and is now predominantly a Georgian style house with an older wing. It is the only building that is a legacy of the large Stamford Mills complex at the Cove. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It presently houses administrative offices of Cove Island Park. Description and history In Stamford's colonial history, Cove Island was used as an animal pound for stray animals, a use that began to decline in 1791, when John Fitch dammed the Noroton River and John Holly built a grist mill on the island to use the dam's water power. The smaller, older portion of Cove Island Houses is believed to have been built by John Holly at about the same time as the mill. Holly's operations expanded in the early 19th century to include a second mill, and he probably built the larger portion of the house sometime between 1810 and 1835, in order to house his large family. Over the course of the 19th century, the mill complexes were greatly expanded, but were destroyed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by a series of fires, leaving only the house standing. The main block of the house is a 2+1⁄2-story frame structure, built with what would have been somewhat retairdaire (out of date) Georgian styling. It is finished with wooden clapboards, and is topped by a gambrel roof with modillioned cornice, and with chimneys at either end. The front facade is five bays wide, with a peaked gable housing a half-round window. A single-story porch extends across the front, with a hip roof supported by square posts. To the right of the main block stands the older section, a 1+1⁄2-story frame structure, with a gabled roof pierced by three dormers. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford, Connecticut References
Cowles Foundation

The Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics is an economic research institute at Yale University. History It was created as the Cowles Commission for Research in Economics at Colorado Springs in 1932 by businessman and economist Alfred Cowles. In 1939, the Cowles Commission moved to the University of Chicago under Theodore O. Yntema. Jacob Marschak directed it from 1943 until 1948, when Tjalling C. Koopmans assumed leadership. Increasing opposition to the Cowles Commission from the department of economics of the University of Chicago during the 1950s impelled Koopmans to persuade the Cowles family to move the commission to Yale University in 1955 where it became the Cowles Foundation. As its motto Theory and Measurement implies, the Cowles Commission focuses on linking economic theory to mathematics and statistics. Its advances in economics involved the creation and integration of general equilibrium theory and econometrics. The thrust of the Cowles approach was a specific, probabilistic framework in estimating simultaneous equations to model an economy. Its ultimate goal in doing so was to gain policy insight. The Cowles approach structured its models from a priori economic theory. One of its main contributions was in exposing the bias of ordinary least squares regression in identifying coefficient estimates. Consequently, Cowles researchers developed new methods such as the indirect least squares, instrumental variable methods, the full information maximum likelihood method, and the limited information maximum likelihood method. All of these methods used theoretical, a priori restrictions. According to an article by Carl F. Christ, the Cowles approach was grounded on certain assumptions: 1. Simultaneous economic behavior; 2. Linear or logarithmic equations and disturbances; 3. Systematic, observable variables without error; 4. Discrete variable changes as opposed to continuous; 5. A priori determination of exogeneity and endogeneity; 6. The existence of a reduced form; 7. Independence of the explanatory variables; 8. A priori identified structural equations; 9. Normally distributed disturbances with zero means, finite and constant covariances, a nonsingular covariance matrix, and serial independence; 10. A dynamically stable system of equations. Notable alumni Several Cowles associates have won a Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for research done while at the Cowles Commission. These include Tjalling Koopmans, Kenneth Arrow, Gérard Debreu, James Tobin, Franco Modigliani, Herbert A. Simon, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Lawrence Klein, Trygve Haavelmo, Leonid Hurwicz, Harry Markowitz and William Norhaus. The Cowles Foundation is located at 30 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut. References External links Cowles Foundation at Yale Macroeconomic modeling: the Cowles Commission approach
Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics

La Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics est un institut de recherche en économie fondé en 1932 par Alfred Cowles sous le nom de Cowles Commission for Research in Economics, dans le but d'améliorer la collecte et l'analyse statistique des données économiques. Initialement située à Colorado Springs, la Cowles Commission a déménagé en 1939 à l'université de Chicago. En 1955, sous l'impulsion de Tjalling Koopmans, la Cowles Commission déménage à l'université Yale et devient la Cowles Foundation. La Cowles Commission a joué un rôle essentiel dans le développement de l'économétrie. Bibliographie (en) CF Christ, « The Cowles Commission's contributions to econometrics at Chicago, 1939-1955 », Journal of Economic Literature, vol. XXXII,‎ mars 1994, p. 30-59 (en) Robert W. Dimand, « The Cowles Commission and Foundation on the Functioning of Financial Markets from Irving Fisher and Alfred Cowles to Harry Markowitz and James Tobin », Revue d'histoire des sciences humaines, no 20,‎ 2009 (lire en ligne) Références Liens externes (en) Site officiel Ressource relative à la recherche : CrossRef Portail de l’économie
Cowlesstiftelsen

Cowlesstiftelsen (Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics), grundad 1932 som Cowleskommissionen (Cowles Commission for Research in Economics), är en stiftelse för forskning inom nationalekonomi vid Yale University. Cowlesstiftelsens forskningsinriktning är att utveckla och tillämpa rigorösa logiska, matematiska och statistiska analysmetoder för användning inom nationalekonomi och närliggande områden. Historik Cowleskommissionen grundades 1932 i Colorado Springs av Alfred Cowles. Cowleskommissionen flyttade till Chicago 1939 och var kopplad till University of Chicago till 1955. Därefter flyttades verksamheten till New Haven där kommissionens professionella forskare fick tjänster vid Yale University. Tillsammans med andra ekonomer från Yale ombildades kommissionen till Cowlesstiftelsen. Många mottagare av Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne har varit verksamma vid Cowlesstiftelsen. Källor Externa länkar Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics
Cromwell High School

Cromwell High School a public high school located in Cromwell, Connecticut, United States, serving students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the Cromwell Public Schools district. History In 1811, Cromwell High School occupied the building now used as Belden Library, which is adjacent to the town hall. There were 278 students total in this year. In 1902, the Nathaniel White School was built, and was used as the high school for 54 years, until the current high school, Cromwell High School, was built in 1956. The Nathaniel White School is now known as Cromwell Middle School and until September 2006 was used for grades 5–8. Fifth grade is now taught at Woodside Intermediate School along with 3rd and 4th grade. The high school is used for grades 9–12. Nathaniel White, who died 17 August 1711, was Middletown's second largest landowner, leaving an estate of more than 1500 acres of land, and property. Nathaniel's will showed he gave 1/4th of his share in the common land to "the schools already agreed upon in the town of Middletown, forever. He had already been allowing a school to reside on this property, while he was living, and it is the first instance of an American settler donating their land to the government for public use. When the first proper school was opened in that part of town, now called Cromwell, the town voted unanimously to name it "The Nathaniel White Public School." Sports The school colors of Cromwell High School are red, black, and white. Lacrosse, Football, basketball, soccer, cross country, baseball, softball, cheerleading, chorus, school band, volleyball, tennis, golf, debate team, indoor track, and outdoor track and field are the school sports. Their mascot is Pawly C. Well or Pawly the Panther. Notable alumni David Gere - Actor and film producer; graduate class of 1993. Mikey Dickerson - Former head of U.S. Digital Service; graduate class of 1997. Andraya Yearwood - American athlete; graduate class of 2020 References External links Official website
Crossroads Community Cathedral

Crossroads Community Cathedral is a multi-cultural church located at the town line of East Hartford, Connecticut, and Manchester. A second campus opened in East Windsor in 2020. Pastor Sean Wiles serves as the senior pastor. Bishop Terry Wiles was the senior pastor of the church and has judicial oversight of churches in Central and South America. The church was originally called First Assembly of God. Initially a small congregation, Crossroads has seen significant growth over the years and has a strong focus on missionary work. As of 2007, it had a membership of more than 2,500. The church sanctuary includes a stage and seats 900 people in auditorium seating. The church has built over 100 churches in the United States and foreign countries and is known for its multicultural cast in the annual production of the Passion. References External links Official website Crossroads Community International Fellowship
Westville Music Bowl

The Westville Music Bowl is an outdoor stadium at the Cullman–Heyman Tennis Center an 8-court indoor intercollegiate tennis facility and outdoor stadium located on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Construction When the USTA/Volvo Tennis announced in 1989 that the Volvo Tennis Tournament was going be held annually at Yale University and City of New Haven (site of a US Open qualifier tournament for ATP and WTA players), the organizers chose Architects Edward Larrabee Barnes and John My Lee Architects to build the permanent facility in 1991 due to Barnes' previous Yale projects. The entire design and construction process took only 11 months from start to finish, most of the structure was made of prefab concrete components made on site and pieced together. This was done by Blakeslee Prestress Inc. Lead architect, Lee, an avid tennis player and fan, said the open sides, "Reduced the fishbowl effect and made the construction access much easier." Tennis venue The Cullman–Heyman Tennis Center is part of the Yale University tennis complex which consists of 12 outdoor and 8 indoor DecoTurf hardcourts. Across Yale Avenue from the Yale Tennis Complex is the Connecticut Tennis Center Stadium, which hosted men's and women's professional tennis tournaments, hosted its last WTA tournament in 2018. In 2019 approval was given to convert the stadium into a concert venue. The outdoor stadium was built in 1991 for the Volvo Tennis Championships, and by 2009 it had seats for 15,000 spectators. The current capacity of the Connecticut Tennis Center Stadium is around 15,000, making it the third largest tennis venue in the United States and one of the largest in the world by capacity, behind the French Open's Roland Garros Stadium. The Cullman–Heyman Tennis Center is located at 279 Derby Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516. The facility has a master scoreboard and there are HD video cameras on every court that support streaming. All eight courts also have individual scoreboards. The facility has hosted major intercollegiate national championships like the ITA Indoor Collegiate Individual Championships in 2009 and the ITA Women's Team Championships in February 2017. CHTC also hosts the ECAC Championships and the ITA Regional Individual Championships every year. Concert venue In 2021 the main stadium was converted into a full-time concert venue managed by The Bowery Presents, that started operations in 2024. Before this full time conversion the 1991 stadium had been used periodically for concerts. The conversion came from significant pressure from both the city and state governments to increase the number of large-capacity concert venues in the state, to make it more of a tourist destination. See also List of tennis stadiums by capacity References