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Windsor Locks Canal Company buildings alongside the canal. Amtrak's New Haven-Springfield Line is visible in the foreground. Construction of the canal commenced in 1827 and it was opened on November 11, 1829. The canal was 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (8.4 km) long and had a vertical drop of 32 ft (9.8 m). The locks admitted craft up to 90 ft (27 m) long ...
Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail is a public recreation area that parallels the Connecticut River for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) between Suffield and Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The modern paved surface covers the original dirt towpath of the historic Enfield Falls Canal. The park is used for fishing, hiking, and biking. [1]
The Enfield Falls Canal was opened in 1829 to circumvent shallows around Enfield Falls, and the locks built for this canal gave their name to the town of Windsor Locks, Connecticut. [39] The Connecticut River Valley functioned as America's hub of technical innovation into the 20th century, particularly the cities of Springfield and Hartford ...
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Springfield Family Restaurant (2222 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield) Springfield Family Restaurant will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, serving it’s full regular menu ...
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: These Springfield restaurants are open for Thanksgiving dinner. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. Holiday Shopping Guides.
Enfield Falls Canal – along Connecticut River from Windsor Locks north to Suffield CT at a location directly across the Connecticut River from Thompsonville (added May 22, 1976) J. R. Montgomery Company Industrial Complex – 25 Canal Bank Rd. (added December 31, 2017) Memorial Hall – Intersection of South Main and Elm streets (added July 2 ...
The Pioneer Valley from space, with Springfield toward the bottom of the photo and Northampton-Amherst toward the top. The Pioneer Valley includes approximately half of the southern Connecticut River Valley—an ancient rift valley created by the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge during the Triassic and Jurassic periods of the Mesozoic Era.