Excerpt from Crossing the Connecticut: An Account of the Various Public Crossing of the Connecticut River at Hartford Since the Earliest Times, Together With a Full Description of Hartford Bridge The central and special subject. As mentioned above. Is our new bridge. While the general subject embraces not only all the other bridges and ferries which have existed at that site. But also all the public crossing-places on the Connecticut River within our State boundaries which are in existence at the present time. Together with a few that have existed in the past. And as a fitting accompaniment to the subject proper. A few interesting bits of local history and reproductions of early scenes are added. Special attention is also called to the fact that every building. As well as every street section. That has been removed or discontinued to make way for these improvements. Are shown in this book exactly as they appeared before the march of progress caused their demolition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.