Canton Center Historic District

The Canton Center Historic District encompasses the historic rural town center of Canton, Connecticut, United States. Extending mainly along Connecticut Route 179, near the geographic town center, is a well-preserved example of a rural agricultural center in Connecticut, a role served until about 1920.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include First Congregational Church and Onion Mountain.

First Congregational Church

Church

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Onion Mountain

Peak

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Onion Mountain is a peak, which is situated 2 miles east of Canton Center Historic District.

Ski Sundown

Sports venue

Ski Sundown is a ski area located in New Hartford, Connecticut. There are 17 trails, 16 of which are lighted for nighttime skiing. In terms of difficulty, nine of the trails are easier, four are intermediate and three are most difficult and one is extremely difficult. Ski Sundown is situated 2 miles northwest of Canton Center Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canton and Pine Meadow.

Canton

Town

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Canton is a town, incorporated in 1806, located in the Farmington Valley of Connecticut in the United States. It is part of Connecticut's Capitol Planning Region and the population was 10,124 as of the 2020 census. Canton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Canton Center Historic District.

Pine Meadow

Hamlet

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The Pine Meadow Historic District encompasses most of the historic 19th-century village of Pine Meadow in New Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Located at a bend in the West Branch of the Farmington River southeast of New Hartford center, it is a well-preserved example of a rural industrial village. Pine Meadow is situated 3 miles northwest of Canton Center Historic District.

Collinsville

Neighborhood

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Collinsville is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Collinsville had a population of 3,721. Collinsville is situated 3 miles south of Canton Center Historic District.

Canton Center Historic District

Type: Neighborhood
Description: historic district in Connecticut, USA
Categories: historic district, human settlement, historic site, and locality
Location: Town of Canton, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.85778° or 41° 51′ 28″ north

Longitude

-72.91611° or 72° 54′ 58″ west

Open location code

87H9V35M+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8883174537

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=district

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

Wikidata ID

Q5033882

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Canton Center Historic District” goes by many names.

Chinese: “坎頓森特歷史區”
Spanish: “Distrito Historico del Centro de Canton”
Spanish: “Distrito Histórico del Centro de Canton”
Turkish: “Canton Center tarihî bölgesi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Canton Center and Bahre Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cemetery (Cherry Brook Road) and Canton Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.

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