, ▁and ▁includes ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁William ▁Pit kin , ▁a ▁colonial ▁governor . ▁ ▁The ▁district , ▁including ▁port ions ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁and ▁Central ▁Avenue , ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁East ▁Hart ford ▁was ▁settled ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁settlement ▁by ▁English ▁colon ists ▁across ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁River ▁at ▁Hart ford ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 6 . ▁ ▁Its ▁Main ▁Street ▁is ▁set ▁on ▁high ▁terra ce ▁above ▁that ▁river ▁and ▁the ▁H ock an um ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁well ▁protected ▁from ▁historic ▁flo oding . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁part ▁of ▁Hart ford , ▁it ▁was ▁separately ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁parc els ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁C emetery , ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 0 , ▁are ▁the ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁settlement ▁period . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁prosper ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁with ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁industry , ▁the ▁latter ▁power ed ▁by ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁H ock an um ▁River . ▁ ▁Im pro ved ▁transport ation ▁systems ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁gradually ▁transformed ▁the ▁center ▁from ▁a ▁more ▁agricult ur ally ▁focused ▁area ▁to ▁a ▁resident ial ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Hart ford , ▁readily ▁accessible ▁via ▁the ▁Bul keley ▁Bridge ▁and ▁street car ▁service . ▁ ▁A ▁significant ▁area ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁was ▁re