The Hartford Courant Is America’s Oldest Newspaper #hartfordct #hartfordcourant #newspaper #history Connecticut’s Hartford Courant is the nation’s oldest newspaper still in print. Founded in 1764 by printer Thomas Green, the four-page Connecticut Courant quickly became a revolutionary voice under Ebenezer and Hannah Watson—denouncing the Stamp Act, covering the Boston Tea Party, and publishing the Declaration of Independence. Renamed The Hartford Courant in 1907, it remains a living link to Amer