Hartford Dark Blues - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt Westerns Arched distressed red serif text

Arched distressed red serif text reads "RUSHMORE" above a vintage red illustration of two wrestlers grappling in a classic stance

That name alone carried the spirit of the rainy city they called home

but even short-lived clubs leave deep roots in a community's memory

Ridgefield's finest establishment since 1985

Mahi Mahi brought Polynesian cuisine to Nashville during the 1960s tiki craze

Hartford Dark Blues - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt Westerns Arched distressed red serif textHartford's Dark Blues took the field in 1876 as charter members of the National League, making Connecticut home to professional baseball from the very start. Playing in Hartford during the league's founding season carried a weight few cities could claim. Before the sport belonged to New York and Chicago, it belonged to towns like this. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: