Our first sighting of the
Connecticut State
Capitol
It looks like a European
castle with a tall, gold
dome.
The Capitol overlooks
statue.
June 17, 1775.
The feet of the statue of
Governor William A.
Buckingham are lighter in
color because visitors rub
them for good luck.
Buckingham is Connecticut's
Civil War Governor.
State Capitol...
A great service for
the people.
Connecticut's
replica of
the Liberty Bell.
The original plaster model
used to cast the bronze
Genius that stood atop
the Capitol Dome for
sixty years.
The Genius was removed from the top of the Capitol after it was damaged in
the hurricane 
This is the second bronze
casting of the Genius of
Connecticut, waiting to be
placed atop the Capitol Dome.
wreath the Genius holds in
her right hand.
One of the many photos
I took of this beautiful
Rotunda.
Our tour guide, Karen, stands
at the foot of the statue of
was captured & hung
by the British.
He said, " I regret that I have
but one life to lose for my
country."
Eric and I joined a fourth grade class that is touring the Capitol.
The interior courtyard
& the Hale statue
The skylight above
the courtyard
The newest statue in the
State Capitol is old.
The Forlorn Soldier, a brown
sandstone statue of a Civil War
soldier stood on a street corner
in Hartford for over 100 years
before coming to the State Capitol.
her student
Prudence opened a school to
She was repeated harrassed
& an attack by a mob
forced the school's closure.
Prudence and her husband, Calvin Philleo, moved to
Illinois, where Prudence opened a school in their home. She was active in women' rights, making speeches for suffrage and tolerance. After Calvin's death, Prudence moved to
Elk Falls,
Kansas. In 1886 the Connecticut legislature awarded her a pension. Residents of Canterbury signed a petition stating that they were ashamed of the way they treated Prudence.
This tree trunk, with a cannonball
Tennessee & Georgia on
September 19 - 20, 1863.
It is displayed in the State
Capitol to remind Connecticut
residents of the horrors
of war.
August, 1864 when he said,
"Damn the torpedoes,
full steam ahead!"
The stairway to the House of
Representatives Visitors Gallery.
Representatives stand in
groups, chatting, before
the House is graveled
into session.
The Chamber's chandeliers
& stenciled walls
Representative Rovero
talks to the students about
the House of Representatives.
with the students in the
Senate Chamber
The President of the Senate,
Lieutenant Governor Wyman
presides over the chamber.
The chair in the middle is called
"The Wishing Chair."
Senator Flexer speaks with the
children about the Senate.
Karen gave a very interesting, fact filled tour of this beautiful Capitol. With the legislature in session, it is a very busy place to visit. Happening across massage therapists working on people was a pleasant surprise.
The Connecticut State Capitol is full of reminders of the state's history and the remarkable people who lived here and fought for their beliefs.
