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The Travellers Tower, Hartford CT
[wzslider height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] The Travellers Tower is headquarters for Travellers Insurance located in Hartford CT. Hartford is known as the insurance capitol of the world due to it’s many insurance companies headquartered there. Flowing by is the CT River which ultimately will pour into Long Island Sound. The Travellers tower was built in 1919 and, at the time, was the 7th tallest building in the world at 24 stories. Of course, that’s no longer the case. The large building behind it is City Place which is occupied by United Health Cares world headquarters. You would never know it because of the perspective of the photo but the UHC building is…
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Castle Craig – Meriden, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Castle Craig, dedicated October 29, 1900 and given to the people of Meriden, Connecticut by Walter Hubbard is part of the 1,800-acres known as Hubbard Park named after Hubbard. There are hiking trails to the tower (most notably the 51-mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail) as well as Reservoir Road which is open for vehicular traffic from April to October – 10 AM to 4:45 PM. Walkers and joggers are allowed use of this road 365 days of the year during normal park operating hours which is basically sunrise to sunset. From the top of the observation tower, 1,002 feet (305 m) elevation, it is possible to see…
