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The Park River is a tributary of the Connecticut River in Hartford, Connecticut. It was officially named the Park River in 1892 after Bushnell Park, through which it flowed in downtown Hartford. A local newspaper had advocated for that name rather than the “’Hog River’” name which was then in use.[1][2] Between 1940 and the 1980s, the 2.3-mile (3.7 km) river was buried by the Army Corps of Engineers to prevent the spring floods regularly caused by increased surface runoff from urban development.[3]
- ^ Hartford Daily Courant editorial, 'What's in a Name,' Feb 27th 1883.
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "The Park River – Bushnell Park Foundation". www.bushnellpark.org.
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