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Let’slearnaboutthisplace!WhereisConnecticut’sStateCapitol?

Takealookatthemap.HartfordisConnecticut’scapitalcity.WhereisConnecticut’scapitalcity?Isitinthemiddleofthestateorononeoftheedges?Everyoneofthe50statesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericahasastatecapitol.That’sthebuildingwherethegovernorandthestatelegislaturemakethelawsthathelpthepeoplewholiveintheirstate.Eachstatecollectstaxestopayforitswork.Thestatealsomaintainshighways,operatesprisons,providessocialservices,andmanyotherthings.Manystateshavetheirstatecapitalinthemiddleoftheirstate.

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TheConnecticutStateCapitolisaverylargebuilding.Itsitsontopofahill.Itisnexttoalargecitypark.Ithasatalltowertoppedbyadomecoveredingold.Attheverytopisasmallertowerwithanobservationdeck.Astatue,calledTheGeniusofConnecticut,oncesatontheverytop.Thebuildinghasmanyarches,windows,andahigh,pointedroof.Statuesandstonecarvingsdecoratetheoutsideofthebuilding.Hartford’scolonialcapitolisnowtheOldStateHouseMuseum.ItwasoneofConnecticut’stwocapitolbuildingsforabout100years.Intheearly1870s,thepeopleofConnecticutvotedtohaveonecapitalcity.Hartfordwonthevote.Anew,largerbuildingwasneededwithplentyofspaceforoffices,meetingrooms,andhallways.

Twodesigncompetitionswereheld.Architectssubmitteddrawingsshowinghowtheythoughtthebuildingshouldlook.Thewinnerwas

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RichardM.Upjohn.HewasfromNewYorkCity.Hewasthesonofafamousarchitect.PeopleinConnecticutdidnotwantaplainbuilding.Thenewcapitolbuildinglookslikeacastle.Itwasfinishedin1879.Itismadeofgleamingwhitemarble.Everypartofthebuildingiscoveredwithpatterns,colors,anddifferenttypesofstone.Insideandouttherearestatues.ThestatuesareofpeopleandplacesimportantinConnecticuthistory.Somearegovernors,ministers,andmilitarygenerals.DidYouKnow?

Importantbuildingsareoftenmadefromstone.Stoneismoreexpensivethanwoodbutlastslonger.Stoneiscutfromaquarry.Itiscutintoblocksbypeopleandmachinery.TheStateCapitolismadeof

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beautifulwhitemarble.ItisfromaquarryinNorthCanaan.Theareaisknownas“MarbleValley.”WhatisinsidetheCapitol?TheStateCapitolisbusyeveryday!Thegovernorandlieutenantgovernor’sofficesarethere.Therearetwoverylargemeetinghallscalledchambers.Onechamberiswherethestatesenatemeets.Theotheriswherethehouseofrepresentativesmeets.Intheserooms,thestate’selectedofficialstalkaboutandvoteonlaws.

Therearemanythingstoseewhenyouvisitthestatecapitol.TheHallofFlagsshowsthebattleflagsfromConnecticut’sCivilWarregiments.OurcapitolisaCivilWarmemorial.TheCivilWarhappenedjustbeforethecapitolwasbuilt.Itwasfoughtbetweenthenorthernstatesandthesouthernstatestoendslavery.Connecticutsent55,000troopstofight,and5,000died.

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Connecticut’stwostateheroeswerebothteachers.Therearebronzestatuesoftheminsidethecapitolonthefirstfloor.NathanHale(1755–1776)wascapturedbytheBritishandexecutedasaspyduringtheAmericanRevolution.PrudenceCrandall(1803-1890)openedaschoolforAfricanAmericangirlsin1833.Didyouknow?ThereisonlyonestatueofawomanwhowasarealpersonontheoutsideoftheStateCapitol.EllaGrasso(1919–1981)wasthefirst

femalegovernorofConnecticut.HerparentswereimmigrantsfromItaly.ShewasawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin1981.TheGeniusofConnecticutistheothersculptureofwoman.Itwasoriginallyontopofthegolddome.Geniusisnotarealperson.She’sasymbolfortheinventivenessofConnecticut’scitizens.GeniuswastakendownaftertheHurricaneof1938.Expertswereafraidshewasgoingtofalloff.TheGeniusinsidethecapitolisaplastercopy.

(above)PrudenceCrandall&Student(right)TheGeniusofConnecticut

(below)NathanHale

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EllaGrassoACTIVITIES1.VisittheStateCapitol.It’sfree!2.DrawapictureoftheStateCapitolandaddastatueofsomeoneyouthinkshouldbeonit.ExplainwhatthatpersondidtodeservetohaveastatueontheStateCapitol.3.WritealettertothegovernorandincludeyoursuggestionforthenextstatuetoaddtotheStateCapitolbuilding.Explainwhyyouthinkthatstatueshouldbeadded.4.Usingcardboardboxes(shoeboxes,cerealboxes,etc.)designyourowncapitolbuilding.Whatshoulditbebuiltfrom?Wood,stone,orbricks?Whatroomsdoesitneedinside?Wouldyouputtechnologyinside(video

screens,robots,computers,etc?)5.Visityourtownhall.WhereistheCityorTownHallinyourtown?Whatdoesitlooklike?Whomeetsthere?Whohasofficesthere?HowisitdifferentfromtheStateCapitol?Photocredits:AllofthepicturesarebyCarolM.Highsmith,LibraryofCongress,exceptthesebyMaryM.Donohue:Marblequarry,Canaan;EllaGrasso,StateCapitol;NathanHale,StateCapitol.


Paul Bunyan Statue

Paul Bunyan Statue

Jnkvv Statue

Jnkvv Statue

FAUVE, a statue

FAUVE, a statue

Janta Moorti Arts · Radha Krishna Marble Statue Radha Krishna Marble Statue O u r P r o d u c t s. MARBLE GOD STATUES Marble Kali Statue Marble Kali Statue Marble Bheru Statue Black

Janta Moorti Arts · Radha Krishna Marble Statue Radha Krishna Marble Statue O u r P r o d u c t s. MARBLE GOD STATUES Marble Kali Statue Marble Kali Statue Marble Bheru Statue Black

Statue or Statement

Statue or Statement

Statue Of Unity | Statue Of Unity

Statue Of Unity | Statue Of Unity

Liberty statue

Liberty statue

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

July-August - Sunstonepresided over the commission, execution and installation of the Brigham Young statue in the nation's capitol. As Ephraim said, "She was the only woman ever to

July-August - Sunstonepresided over the commission, execution and installation of the Brigham Young statue in the nation's capitol. As Ephraim said, "She was the only woman ever to

The Marble Statue The Marble Statue

The Marble Statue The Marble Statue

The Statue

The Statue

Funny Statue

Funny Statue

Sadako’s statue

Sadako’s statue

Dean of Graduate Studies Capitol College jg@capitol-college capitol-college

Dean of Graduate Studies Capitol College jg@capitol-college capitol-college

Block Statue

Block Statue

adult friendly education - Capitol Impact · 2005. 9. 28. · adult friendly education Adult students deserveAdult students deserve Master of Arts degree in Education It’s hard

adult friendly education - Capitol Impact · 2005. 9. 28. · adult friendly education Adult students deserveAdult students deserve Master of Arts degree in Education It’s hard

Chus Tudelilla: There is no statue. Nothing is statue (2013) fileThere is no statue. Nothing is statue Chus Tudelilla There are two forms of perception, tactile and visual, respectively

Chus Tudelilla: There is no statue. Nothing is statue (2013) fileThere is no statue. Nothing is statue Chus Tudelilla There are two forms of perception, tactile and visual, respectively

2:PowerandProcessunder theRepublican “Constitution” · its essentials too vast to take in as a whole. For some centuries, each ... equestrian statue on the Capitol before he even

2:PowerandProcessunder theRepublican “Constitution” · its essentials too vast to take in as a whole. For some centuries, each ... equestrian statue on the Capitol before he even

Sand Statue

Sand Statue

AlexanderHeracles Statue

AlexanderHeracles Statue