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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 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 J. R. Montgomery Company Industrial Complex is a historic factory complex located on an island between the Enfield Falls Canal and the Connecticut River in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. It is next to the Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail. [1] The site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2017. [2]
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 ...
Nineteen miles of rail-trail from Manchester to Willimantic: Larkin State Park Trail: Southbury, Oxford, Middlebury, Naugatuck: New Haven: 10 16 1943 Ten-mile-long rail-trail Moosup Valley State Park Trail: Plainfield, Sterling: Windham: 6 9.7 1987 Six miles of rail-trail Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail: Windsor Locks, Suffield: Hartford ...
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 ...
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.
Mar. 21—WINDSOR LOCKS — Local municipal leaders and cultural groups as well as residents came together on Sunday afternoon to dedicate a new memorial to 400 Irish immigrant laborers who worked ...