Farmington Canal/ New Haven & Northampton Canal
Abandoned
From New Haven to the state line at Suffield
A navigation canal running from the harbor at New Haven, CT to the Connecticut River at Northampton, MA
Photo
Along The Canal
After Abandonment
Courtesy of the Marian Hunter History Room, Avon Free Public Library
Description
Completed in 1829, the Farmington Canal connected to the Hampshire and Hampden Canal of Massachusetts at the state line in West Suffield, CT when the H&H Canal was completed in 1835. The companies were reorganized as the New Haven and Northampton Canal Company in 1836, after both companies went bankrupt. In 1846 the NH&N was rechartered as a railroad, and the canal was abandoned after the 1847 boating season. From Cheshire in New Haven County, the canal passed through the towns of Southington, Plainville, Farmington, Avon, Simsbury and Granby, joining the H&H Canal of Massachusetts at the state line at West Suffield.National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1985
- Reference number
- 85002664
- NR name
- Farmington Canal-New Haven and Northampton Canal
- Areas of significance
- Commerce; Archeology - Non-Aboriginal; Engineering; Transportation
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction; D - Information Potential
- Property type
- District
- Historic functions
- Water-related; Road-related
- Current functions
- Park; Unoccupied land
- Periods of significance
- 1875-1899; 1850-1874
- Significant year
- 1829
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 1
Contributing structures: 37
Contributing sites: 27
Related landmarks
- Farmington Canal Hop Brook Culvert (Contributing resource)
- Farmington Canal Aqueduct (Contributing resource)
- Farmington Canal/ New Haven & Northampton Canal (Same project) - The canal in New Haven County
- Farmington Canal Lock #12 (Contributing resource)
- Farmington Canal Lock #13 (Contributing resource)
- Farmington Canal Thompson Brook Culvert (Contributing resource)
Sources
- Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- National Register database - Reference number 85002664 (Search for documents)
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