Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.35 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has ...

Great Falls of the Housatonic at Falls Village.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber (American, 1798 - 1885)

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 13/16in. (19 x 25cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.35

DescriptionView of a large waterfall, with a broad expanse of river in the foreground. The buildings above the falls are probably the Salisbury Iron Manufacturing Co. Trees on the left are identified as "Pine" and "Cedars" and a "mountain" is labeled in the background. This area was called Canaan Falls until 1840 when the railroad station was named Falls Village and that name was adopted by the community

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

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