Farmington Canal Lock
The New Haven and Northampton Canal was a major private canal built in the early 19th century to provide water transportation from New Haven into the interior of Connecticut and Massachusetts, ending in the Connecticut River at Northampton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roaring Brook Falls and Mount Sanford.
Roaring Brook Falls
Waterfall
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Roaring Brook Falls is a waterfall in the southwestern hills of Cheshire, Connecticut in the Northeastern United States. Formed as the eponymous Roaring Brook descends a wooded cliffside on West Mountain, the waterfall is an 80-foot horsetail and ranks as one of the tallest in the state. Roaring Brook Falls is situated 1¼ miles west of Farmington Canal Lock.
Mount Sanford
Peak
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Mount Sanford of south-central Connecticut, est. 886 feet, is the high point on a 2.25-mile long traprock mountain ridge located 10 miles northwest of the city of New Haven. Mount Sanford is situated 2 miles southwest of Farmington Canal Lock.
First Congregational Church
Church
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The First Congregational Church of Cheshire is a historic church at 111 Church Drive in Cheshire, Connecticut. Built in 1827, it was designed by David Hoadley and is a prominent local example of Federal period architecture. First Congregational Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Farmington Canal Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheshire and Prospect.
Cheshire
Town
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Cheshire, is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Cheshire was 28,733. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. Cheshire is situated 2 miles northeast of Farmington Canal Lock.
Prospect
Village
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Prospect is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Waterbury to its north, and is on the north-eastern fringes of the New York metropolitan area. Prospect is situated 3½ miles northwest of Farmington Canal Lock.
Wallingford
Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, centrally located between New Haven and Hartford, and Boston and New York City. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and the New York Metropolitan Area.
Farmington Canal Lock
- Type: Dam
- Description: historic lock in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
- Category: lock
- Location: Town of Cheshire, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Farmington Canal Lock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Farmington Canal Lock”
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