Gift of Carl E. Walter, 2012.455.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

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Map of the Farmington Canal

MakerCompiled by Carl E. Walter (American, born 1938)

DraftsmanIllustrated by Ruth Sharp Hummel (American, born 1930)

Date2000

MediumOffset lithography; black and colored inks on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (left side, image height x width): 36 x 12in. (91.4 x 30.5cm) Primary Dimensions (right side, image height x width): 36 x 12in. (91.4 x 30.5cm) Sheet (image height x width): 36 x 24in. (91.4 x 61cm)

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Credit LineGift of Carl E. Walter

Object number2012.455.1

DescriptionMap of the Farmington Canal, split into two sections and overlaid onto later relief maps of the area. On the left is the canal as it flowed through Connecticut from the Hampshire and Hampden Canal at the state line of Massachusetts to just south of Plainville, Connecticut. On the right is the canal as it flowed from south of Plainville to New Haven, Connecticut. The canal is color-coded for which parts remained as of 2000, when the map was published, and which are gone. Locks, culverts, drains and other structures along the canal are labeled, with a brief description of the object. These, too, are color-coded for which structures remain and which do not. On the right side of each map is a profile of the canal. Various facts about the canal are scattered across the map. The verso contains "historical vignettes" describing the canal as it ran through towns in Connecticut. The text is accompanied by images depicting some aspect of the canal in each town.

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Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History

Label TextThe Farmington Canal was constructed beween 1825 and 1835 between New Haven, Connecticut and the Connecticut border. An extension of the canal in Massachusetts, known as the Hampshire and Hamden Canal, continued on to Northampton. The canal was never a financial success and competition from the New Haven Railroad led to its closure in 1847. A railroad was constucted on the canal towpath. A modern bicycle and walking trail follows the course of former railroad and towpath. This modern map, based on United States Geological Survey Maps, was intended to serve as a guide for canal historians and others interested in exploring the canal's route.

NotesCartographic Note: No scale

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