Farm River

Farm River is a south-flowing river located entirely within the U.S. state of . Because it begins as freshwater in its northern reaches and flows into tidal salt water at , Farm River is by definition an estuary.
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in the United States of America
  • Also known as: Beaver River”, “Deborah River”, “Deborah’s Stream”, “East Haven River”, “Foxon River”, “Great River”, “Ironworks River”, “Mainnuntaquck”, “Moe River”, “Muddy River”, “Scotch Cap River”, “Stony River”, and “Tapamshasick

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shore Line Trolley Museum and Beacon Hill.

Museum
The is a trolley museum located in . Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States.

Peak
, 130 feet above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located 1.2 miles southeast of overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of .

Park
The East Haven Green is the town green of the New England town of . It is bounded by River Street, Hemingway Avenue, Main Street, and Park Place and is the focal point of the , listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Haven and Short Beach.

is a town in three minutes' drive from and 35 miles from . It is part of the area, founded in 1683.

Suburb
is a beach neighborhood situated in , United States. It is the westernmost of Branford's seven neighborhoods, the others being: The Hill, , Pine Orchard, , , and Brushy Hill.

Neighborhood
The encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern . Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the town line, the area was developed as a coastal summer community before being transformed into a streetcar suburb in the second quarter of the 20th century.

Farm River

Latitude
41.27474° or 41° 16′ 29″ north
Longitude
-72.86199° or 72° 51′ 43″ west
Open location code
87H974FQ+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 610335624
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
4834255
Wiki­data ID
Q27989280
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Farm River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Farm
  • Cebuano: Farm River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Connecticut)
  • Cebuano: Farm River
  • Irish: Abhainn Farm
  • Venetian: Farm
  • Welsh: Afon Farm

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Christ and the Epiphany Church and East Lawn Cemetery.

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