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Bellows
Falls Canal |
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Bellows
Falls Canal
A brief history, current photographs, map, links
to canal-related web sites |
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Bellows
Falls Canal
Historical significance and physical description
of the canal.
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Bellows
Falls Downtown Historic District
A description of the historical district,
including the geographical setting and the former businesses that
were influenced by construction of the canal.
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Bellows
Falls: Manufacturing Center on the River
A history of the community.
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Bellows
Falls Neighborhood Historic DistrictA
self-guided walking tour guide of the community, including a brief
description of the canal. One of the homes described was built by the
Bellows Falls Canal Company.
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Canal
Historic MarkerPhoto
and text of the marker, descriptions of other early U.S. canals and
historical post cards of the canal.
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Canals
of the Connecticut River
Descriptions of canals constructed along the
river, with links to additional sites.
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Canal
Operator's Houses
Photo and description of two houses along the canal.
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Incidents
Connected with the Bellows Falls Canal
A history of the canal, including proposals for
other canal projects in Vermont and New Hamshire and its
transformation from a transportation to an industrial canal after the
railroads reached Bellows Falls.
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Leaders
Seek Grant to Save Original Piece of Bellows Falls, Vt. Canal
Article about efforts to save the last surviving
piece of the original 1791 Bellows Falls Canal, discovered in 2004.
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Moore
and Thompson Paper Mill Complex
A description of the remains of one of the many
mills powered by water from the canal.
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The
Bellows Falls Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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Pine Street Barge Canal |
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Focus
of Pine Street Canal Superfund Site
A brief history of the canal, as background for
the pollution issues that arose in later years.
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Pine
Street Barge Canal
An illustrated aerial view of Burlington and the
canal, in its original configuration.
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Sloop
Island Canal Boat
An archaeological study of an early 20th century
canal boat, similar to the five abandoned vessels discovered in the
Pine Street Canal during the environmental cleanup project.
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Sumner's Falls Canal |
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Canals
of the Connecticut River
A brief history of the canal, located between
Hartland and North Hartland, with a link to additional information.
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White River Falls Canal |
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Canals
of the Connecticut River
A brief history of the canal, located between
Hartland and North Hartland, with a link to additional information.
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General |
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Technology
and Transportation: 1790 - 1870
A history of transportation in the upper
Connecticut River valley, including brief descriptions of the canals
that were developed.
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