Hartford Courant - 200 Years - Hartford, CT
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A plaque outside the gate to the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, CT commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Hartford Courant newspaper.
Waymark Code: WMHPNM
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2013
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The Hartford Courant is Connecticut's largest daily newspaper. It is also the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. The paper was originally called the Connecticut Courant and started published weekly on October 29, 1764, thereby claiming the title as the oldest in the U.S. Its slogan is "older than the nation". The word Courant is a old Dutch term for an English language newspaper.
A bronze plaque embedded in the side walk on Main Street is inscribed:
NEAR THIS SITE
THE HARTFORD COURANT
THIS NATION'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER
OF CONTINUOUS PUPLICATION
WAS ESTABLISHED
OCTOBER 29, 1764
THIS PLAQUE PRESENTED
TO MARK THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
IN BEHALF OF
A GRATEFUL CITIZENRY
BY THE
GREATER HARTFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE