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Tourist Spot Attractions In West Hartford

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West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 5 miles west of downtown Hartford. The population was 63,268 at the 2010 census.The town's popular downtown area is colloquially known as West Hartford Center, or simply The Center, and is centered on Farmington Avenue and South/North Main Street. West Hartford Center has been the community's main hub since the late 17th century. In 2008, Blue Back Square opened as a new addition to the central area, which includes a bookstore, a movie theater, two parking garages, various physician and medical offices, and several restaurants. Incorporated as a town in 1854, West Hartford was prev...
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  • 2. Noah Webster House West Hartford
    Noah Webster Jr. was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. He has been called the Father of American Scholarship and Education. His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read. Webster's name has become synonymous with dictionary in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, Webster graduated from Yale College in 1778. He passed the bar examination after studying law under Oliver Ellsworth and others, but was unable to find work as a lawyer. He found some financial success by opening a private school and writin...
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