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The Farmington Canal crossed various topographic features- rivers, hills, roads and woodlands. Boats traveling the length of the canal passed through 28 locks that compensated for changes in elevation. Perhaps the most impressive engineering featu…
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Known in the 1800's as "the hub" of Connecticut's Underground Railroad, Farmington was home to an active group of prominent and outspoken abolitionists, several of whom were involved in state, national and international anti-slavery move…
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In the middle 1800s, it is believed, the cave was the home of Farmington's mystery man, Will Warren. He was a poor farmhand with no property of his own. He refused to attend the village church on Sundays and spent his free time with the few Native…
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The Unionville Feeder Canal joined the Farmington Canal here, providing the water from Granby to New Haven. You are standing on the "Long Level", 26 miles without a lock. 1828-1847.
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The Unionville Feeder Canal crossed here, providing most of the water for the Farmington Canal, from Granby, CT to New Haven, CT 1828-1847.
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Site of U.S. Army Air Corps P47 Thunderbolt plane crash in which the pilot Second Lieutenant Vincent Hugh Core died on April 11, 1945
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On this site in 1828 was located "Pitkin's Basin" for the Farmington Canal Company. On November 10, 1828 the packet boat "James Hillhouse" was launched here on its first voyage to New Haven from port of Farmington. The gray building adjoinin…
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FarmingtonLaid Out 1640As Tunxis PlantationA Trading CenterOf Frontier Area
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Lest We ForgetIn honor and grateful remembrance of our French Allies in the Revolution, whose army, under the command of General Count de Rochambeau, marched past this spot enroute from Newport and Providence, R.I., to join General Washington on t…
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Duty · Honor · Country[ column 1 ]U.S. Army · Suppression of Pequots (1637) · King Philip's War (1675 - 76) · Jobanna Smith · French & Indian Skirmishes (1711 - 12) · Defense Of Litchfield (1724) &m…
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