Hartford is the capital city of Connecticut. It was founded in 1635 and is among the oldest cities in the United States. In 2010 it had 124,775 inhabitants.
Current flag (1983-present)[]
The flag is a blue background with its' seal in the center.
Symbolism[]
The city was named for Hertford, England, and the hart fording a stream is a symbolic play on the name “Hartford”. In the forefront is a grapevine, a reference to the state of Connecticut, of which Hartford is the capital, as the state seal bears three grapevines. The American eagle used in the crest was a popular motif in American seals in the 1800s (the city seal was adopted on 19 April 1852). The Latin motto Post Nubila Phoebus means “After the Clouds, the Sun”.
Proposals for a New Flag of Hartford[]
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