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the farmington canal: What is The Farmington Canal? - 08/14/08 05:40 PM

Welcome to my neighborhood! Farmington, Connecticut -- Let's go back in time.
It's early in the 19th Century.
Because the towns of Hartford and Middletown were near the Connecticut River, they flourished because they could sell and exchange products easily throughout interior Connecticut by utilizing the waterways. And New Haven could trade with the world because it was a seaport.
But, at that time, it was difficult to get those goods over land and into the towns to the north.

And so, The Farmington Canal was built as a connector between the interior towns and New Haven. It went north-- 4 … (0 comments)

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