That distinctive blue onion dome seen to the right in this image is topped with the figure of a rampant colt, the original symbol of the Colt Manufacturing Company. That building under the dome? The Colt Armory, where the "gun that won the West" was born and manufactured. Read more about re-discovering Connecticut, at www.corpct.com.
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Showing posts with label Samuel Colt. Show all posts
Samuel Colt, Hartford - Columbus Day Discovery
That distinctive blue onion dome seen to the right in this image is topped with the figure of a rampant colt, the original symbol of the Colt Manufacturing Company. That building under the dome? The Colt Armory, where the "gun that won the West" was born and manufactured. Read more about re-discovering Connecticut, at www.corpct.com.
Rampant Colt Presides Over Connecticut History
The rampant colt that adorned the very top of the Colt armory dome now rears over the Samuel Colt collections at the Museum of Connecticut History in Hartford (part of the Connecticut State Library).
Inside are stories that are truly legendary. Story continues, here.
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