Coltsville Moves Forward In House
December 5, 2014 11:40 AM
The former Colt Firearms Manufacturing Company’s iconic blue dome. Part of the complex has been renovated for different uses. Photo by WTIC’s Matt Dwyer.
(CBS Connecticut) – The House of Representatives has voted in favor its first major park service and public landss bill in five years — marking a step forward for Hartford’s Coltsville to become a national park.
Congressman John Larson praised the bipartisan support for the measure in the house, and the efforts of three Hartford Mayors and four U-S Senators for continuing to urge the measure forward.
The Coltsville Historic District, built in the 1800s, includes the factory and worker housing for the Colt Firearms factory, to showcase Connecticut’s manufacturing history.
