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Falls Village is on the western side of the town of Canaan in northwestern Connecticut. The western edge of the census-designated place is the Canaan–Salisbury town line following the Housatonic River, it extends north of the village as far as Page Road, and south to a power line corridor that crosses Beebe Hill.
Canaan is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,080 at the 2020 census, [1] down from 1,234 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. The town of Canaan is often referred to locally by the name of its principal settlement, Falls Village. [2]
Great Falls is a waterfall formed along the Housatonic River at Falls Village in the town of Canaan amidst Connecticut's Litchfield Hills.Great Falls is the highest volume waterfall in the state, [1] though a great deal of its potential water volume is diverted immediately upstream during most of the year for hydro-electric power generation.
Canaan is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut. ... Falls Village, Connecticut; H. Housatonic Valley Regional High School; S. South Canaan Congregational Church; U.
Council-manager, Mayor-council, Representative town meeting, Town meeting The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities , including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight historical counties , as well as nine planning regions which serve as county equivalents .
Formerly known as Canaan Depot, the village is more commonly known as Canaan Village to distinguish it from the town of Canaan located to the south of North Canaan. The Canaan Village Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 1,212, [2] out of a total population ...
Route 126 begins as Point of Rocks Road splitting off to the west from Route 63 in the Huntsville section of the town of Canaan. Route 63 is signed for the village of South Canaan, while Route 126 heads directly for the town center in Falls Village. In Falls Village, it intersects with U.S. Route 7 and then proceeds to follow Main Street and ...
Great Falls of the Housatonic River below the Falls Village dam. The river has been a source of power for paper, iron, textiles, and electricity industries. [6] At Great Barrington, a grist mill built by David Ingersoll in 1739 used the river for power. [6] The paper industry grew using the river's power from circa 1800. [6]