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The settlement around the falls was known as “Canaan Falls” until the Housatonic railroad was built along the east side of the river. The first train came steaming into town in 1841, greeted by a festive crowd. The new station was called “Falls Village,” and the name stuck. The first stationmaster was listed as D. M. Hunt, strongly suggesting the David M. Hunt for whom the town library is named.

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The settlement around the falls was known as “Canaan Falls” until the Housatonic railroad was built along the east side of the river. The first train came steaming into town in 1841, greeted by a festive crowd. The new station was called “Falls Village,” and the name stuck. The first stationmaster was listed as D. M. Hunt, strongly suggesting the David M. Hunt for whom the town library is named.

In 1845 a plan to build a manufacturing empire rivaling Pittsburgh or Holyoke was launched by iron mselling all energy licensesasters Messrs. Robbins and Canfield. They launched “The Water Power Company” and envisioned a three-level mile-long canal below the Great Falls impounding water to turn the wheels of various industries. The canal’s stonewalls, 20 feet high in some places and 10 feet wide at the base were built without cement. Town lore has it that at the grand opening, when the gates opened, water squirted from leaks all along the canal and sank the enterprise.

Part of the sturdy, dry walls of the canal still stand today as a monument to a failed dream of empire. In 1914 a hydro-electric power plant, still in use today, was built by The Connecticut Power Company. The company lined about 1,900 feet of the original canal with cement and used it to guide water to a gatehouse, where it falls 90 feet, spins the turbines and flows back into the Housatonic River.

asters Messrs. Robbins and Canfield. They launched “The Water Power Company” and envisioned a three-level mile-long canal below the Great Falls impounding water to turn the wheels of various industries. The canal’s stonewalls, 20 feet high in some places and 10 feet wide at the base were built without cement. Town lore has it that at the grand opening, when the gates opened, water squirted from leaks all along the canal and sank the enterprise.

Part of the sturdy, dry walls of the canal still stand today as a monument to a failed dream of empire. In 1914 a hydro-electric power plant, still in use today, was built by The Connecticut Power Company. The company lined about 1,900 feet of the original canal with cement and used it to guide water to a gatehouse, where it falls 90 feet, spins the turbines and flows back into the Housatonic River.

The settlement around the falls was known as “Canaan Falls” until the Housatonic railroad was built along the east side of the river. The first train came steaming into town in 1841, greeted by a festive crowd. The new station was called “Falls Village,” and the name stuck. The first stationmaster was listed as D. M. Hunt, strongly suggesting the David M. Hunt for whom the town library is named.

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The settlement around the falls was known as “Canaan Falls” until the Housatonic railroad was built along the east side of the river. The first train came steaming into town in 1841, greeted by a festive crowd. The new station was called “Falls Village,” and the name stuck. The first stationmaster was listed as D. M. Hunt, strongly suggesting the David M. Hunt for whom the town library is named.

In 1845 a plan to build a manufacturing empire rivaling Pittsburgh or Holyoke was launched by iron masters Messrs. Robbins and Canfield. They launched “The Water Power Company” and envisioned a three-level mile-long canal below the Great Falls impounding water to turn the wheels of various industries. The canal’s stonewalls, 20 feet high in some places and 10 feet wide at the base were built without cement. Town lore has it that at the grand opening, when the gates opened, water squirted from leaks all along the canal and sank the enterprise.

Part of the sturdy, dry walls of the canal still stand today as a monument to a failed dream of empire. In 1914 a hydro-electric power plant, still in use today, was built by The Connecticut Power Company. The company lined about 1,900 feet of the original canal with cement and used it to guide water to a gatehouse, where it falls 90 feet, spins the turbines and flows back into the Housatonic River.

845 a plan to build a manufacturing empire rivaling Pittsburgh or Holyoke was launched by iron masters Messrs. Robbins and Canfield. They launched “The Water Power Company” and envisioned a three-level mile-long canal below the Great Falls impounding water to turn the wheels of various industries. The canal’s stonewalls, 20 feet high in some places and 10 feet wide at the base were built without cement. Town lore has it that at the grand opening, when the gates opened, water squirted from leaks all along the canal and sank the enterprise.

Part of the sturdy, dry walls of the canal still stand today as a monument to a failed dream of empire. In 1914 a hydro-electric power plant, still in use today, was built by The Connecticut Power Company. The company lined about 1,900 feet of the original canal with cement and used it to guide water to a gatehouse, where it falls 90 feet, spins the turbines and flows back into the Housatonic River.

e settlement around the falls was known as “Canaan Falls” until the Housatonic railroad was built along the east side of the river. The first train came steaming into town in 1841, greeted by a festive crowd. The new station was called “Falls Village,” and the name stuck. The first sta

The settlement around the falls was known as “Canaan Falls” until the Housatonic railroad was built along the east side of the river. The first train came steaming into town in 1841, greeted by a festive crowd. The new station was called “Falls Village,” and the name stuck. The first stationmaster was listed as D. M. Hunt, strongly suggesting the David M. Hunt for whom the town library is named.

In 1845 a plan to build a manufacturing empire rivaling Pittsburgh or Holyoke was launched by iron masters Messrs. Robbins and Canfield. They launched “The Water Power Company” and envisioned a three-level mile-long canal below the Great Falls impounding water to turn the wheels of various industries. The canal’s stonewalls, 20 feet high in some places and 10 feet wide at the base were built without cement. Town lore has it that at the grand opening, when the gates opened, water squirted from leaks all along the canal and sank the enterprise.

Part of the sturdy, dry walls of the canal still stand today as a monument to a failed dream of empire. In 1914 a hydro-electric power plant, still in use today, was built by The Connecticut Power Company. The company lined about 1,900 feet of the original canal with cement and used it to guide water to a gatehouse, where it falls 90 feet, spins the turbines and flows back into the Housatonic River.

tionmaster was listed as D. M. Hunt, strongly suggesting the David M. Hunt for whom the town library is named.

In 1845 a plan to build a manufacturing empire rivaling Pittsburgh or Holyoke was launched by iron masters Messrs. Robbins and Canfield. They launched “The Water Power Company” and envisioned a three-level mile-long canal below the Great Falls impounding water to turn the wheels of various industries. The canal’s stonewalls, 20 feet high in some places and 10 feet wide at the base were built without cement. Town lore has it that at the grand opening, when the gates opened, water squirted from leaks all along the canal and sank the enterprise.

Part of the sturdy, dry walls of the canal still stand today as a monument to a failed dream of empire. In 1914 a hydro-electric power plant, still in use today, was built by The Connecticut Power Company. The company lined about 1,900 feet of the original canal with cement and used it to guide water to a gatehouse, where it falls 90 feet, spins the turbines and flows back into the Housatonic River.