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windsorlockshistory.com - an on-line listing of books, articles, maps and videos on the history of Windsor Locks, including many on the canal. Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; The Rise and Fall of the Canal and the Factories Along it, by Dr. Melvin D. Montemerlo, July 25, 2016 ...
Windsor Locks is a town in Hartford County, ... Windsor Locks is named for a set of canal locks that opened in 1829. ... In its 233 years of operation, the company ...
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]
Mar. 22—WINDSOR LOCKS — More than 100 people gathered outside at the lower picnic area of the Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 400 immigrant laborers who ...
In some locks, there is a piece of oak about 9 in (23 cm) thick which protects the solid part of the lock cill. On the Oxford Canal it is called a babbie; on the Grand Union Canal it is referred to as the cill bumper. Some canal operation authorities, primarily in the United States and Canada, call the ledge a miter sill (mitre sill in Canada ...
A system of locks, canals and dams was built in the 1840s and 1850s to tame the rapids and make the waterway navigable for transporting goods and people. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assumed ...
Jun. 30—WINDSOR LOCKS — First Selectman Paul Harrington took the next step towards construction of the $65 million Windsor Locks Train Station last week by signing a project authorization letter.
The Windsor Locks Canal Company at Enfield Falls, the Connecticut River's first major barrier to navigation. The Treaty of Paris (1783) that ended the American Revolutionary War created a new international border between New Hampshire and the Province of Canada at "northwesternmost headwaters of the Connecticut".