The Elisha Straight House, now the Hartford Museum, is located on Main Street in
Hartford
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...
, New York, United States, a short distance north of
NY 149. It is a red wooden house dating to the early 19th century.
At the beginning of the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
it was used as a local recruitment center for the
Union Army
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, since many local men wanted to serve due to strong
abolitionist
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The British ...
sentiment in the area. Today it is a local history museum. In 2004 it was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
See also
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External links
Hartford Museum- Town of Hartford listing
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Museums in Washington County, New York
History museums in New York (state)
Historical society museums in New York (state)
Houses in Washington County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, New York