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Colt Factory complex builtArmsmear builtFire destroys most of East ArmoryWest Armory builtColt Factory rebuiltColt's Manufacturing Co. leaves Hartford; building vacatedSamuel Colt diesSamuel Colt bornTexas Rangers order 1,000 firearmsColt travels to England for 1st patentUS patent receivedSamuel Colt marries Elizabeth JarvisFirst Colt factory built in HartfordGreat Exhibition in Hyde Park, EnglandChurch of the Good Shepherd builtColt's Manufacturing strike beginsColt's Manufacturing strike endsColt's Manufacturing sold to Armstrong & SchirmerFlood of 1936Elizabeth Colt diesColtsville Heritage Park (#3) takes ownership of Colt Armory from Water + Way Properties (#2)? Water + Way Properties (#2 owner) acquires Colt Armory buildings from Colt Manufacturing (#1 owner)Homes for America Holdings, Inc (#4 owner) takes ownership of Colt Armory from Coltsville Heritage Park (#3)Urban Smart Growth (#5 owner) takes ownership from Homes for America Holdings, Inc. (#4)CG Management Co. (owner #6) takes ownership from Urban Smart Growth (#5)"Rampant Colt" gilded statue on blue dome removed and sold to art dealerCT State Library & Museum Foundation created to buy Rampant ColtRampant Colt displayed at CT State Library for 1 yrRampant Colt purchased from art dealer after 2yr fundraisingHosley and John Boyer of Twain House suggest idea of Colt Armory as National Park to anchor "heritage trail" through Hartford. Rep. John Larson says congressional delegation need clear commitment from city.David Kahn of CT Historical Society credited w/ national park suggestion, per Hartford Courant story."Make Coltsville A National Park" editorial in Hartford Courant exhorting action from Sen. Lieberman, Sen. Dodd, and Rep. Larson"A bill to study Coltsville's suitabilty as a national park was approved by the U.S. Senate in November but failed to get through the House last session.""Coltsville Study Act" approved by both Senate and House of Representatives.National Park Service recommendation to make Coltsville a national landmark rejected after receipt of letter from James Griffin, despite fraudulent elements and misrepresentations.Coltsville national landmark application to be reconsidered in springColtsville is recommended for national landmark status by National Park Service.Periods
William O'Neill governorLowell Weicker Jr governorJohn Rowland governorJodi Rell governorDannel Malloy governorCivil WarThirman Milner mayor of HartfordCarrie Saxon Perry mayor of HartfordMichael Peters mayor of HartfordEddie Perez mayor of HartfordPedro Segarra mayor of HartfordLuke Bronin mayor of Hartford
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