Download or read book A Brief Account of the Windsor Locks Canal written by Edward E. Lanati and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Windsor Locks Canal written by Maria Giannuzzi and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1824, a group of prominent Hartford businessmen formed the Connecticut River Company to construct a canal that would bypass the treacherous rapids of Enfield Falls and extend navigation along the Connecticut River. Soon boats were a frequent sight in the village of Windsor Locks, named after the locks of the canal that ran alongside Main Street. Mills also sprang up in the area, utilizing the canals water to power their manufacturing operations. Today the canal has taken on a more historical, ecological, and recreational significance. Home to diverse plant and animal species, it is an excellent place to enjoy sweeping views of the Connecticut River and to see the factories that played a big part in the regions history.
Download or read book Windsor Locks History written by Melvin Montemerlo and published by Melvin D. Montemerlo. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first of a series of four books on the history of Windsor Locks, Connecticut. It contains 38 chapters about important people, places and events in the history of Windsor Locks. Windsor Locks history goes from 1663, when the first settlers reached the Pine Meadow section of the town of Windsor, CT. In 1854, the Pine Meadow section of WIndsor was incorporated into the separate town of Windsor Locks. So the history of WIndsor Locks goes from 1663 to the current time (2022), which is about three and a half centuries. The first two books of this series present chapters on important people, places and events in that history. Windsor Locks History: Volume III presents a number of sets of photo of the town taken from about 1880 to 1960, and as well as more descriptive chapters. The fourth book in the series is "Understanding Windsor Locks History", which focusses on the overeall structure of that history, dividing the three and a half centuries into four distinct phases that the town's evolution that the tow has gone through. It presents "chronological historiies" of the town by three different people, and ties together the stories of the first three books to the chronological history of the town. Descriptive histories give detailed accounts of the people, places and events, while the chronological histories list the events in the order in which they occurred. You can read either approach first, but tying the two together results in a deeper understanding of the town's history.
Download or read book Interesting Facts about Windsor Locks written by Howard J. White and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herbert White, municipal historian, traces the history of Windsor Locks, Connecticut from the early 1600s, when the town was known as the Pine Meadow section of the town of Windsor, to the present. White includes some information on the founding families: the Henry Denslow family, the Nathaniel Gaylord family, and the Abraham Dibble family.
Download or read book Windsor Locks History Volume IV written by Melvin D. Montemerlo and published by Melvin D. Montemerlo. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the sixth book of my series on Windsor Locks history. They are, in chronological order: Windsor Locks History, Windsor Locks History: Volume II, Windsor Locks History: Volume III, Windsor Locks Musicians, Understanding Windsor Locks History, and this book. They are an encyclopedia. Each book, including this one, has about 40 chapters on important people, places and events in the hsitory of Windsor Locks from 1663 to the present time (2023). The chapters are not meant to be read in any order. There are meant to provide a comprehensive history of the town. Use of a computer allows you to scan the Table of Contents in each book to see the topics it contains.
Download or read book Windsor Locks Canal Park Study written by John Nuzzi and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding Windsor Locks History written by Melvin Montemerlo and published by Melvin Montemerlo. This book was released on 2022-12-04 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fourth book in a four-volume set on the history of WIndsor Locks, CT. The first two volumes contain chapters on the important people, places and events of the town's history, which started in the mid 1600s. This third volume has a number of collections of photographs of the town that were taken in various years from 1880 to 1960, as well as chapters on specific people places and events. This fourth volume in the series is about the overall structure of the history of the town. It divides the 350 year history into four phases: Settlers, Main Street Commerce, Bradley Field Area Commerce, and Residential Community. This volume has 31 chapters, 277 pages and approximately 500 old photos of WIndsor Locks.
Download or read book Windsor Locks written by Leslie Matthews Stansfield and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transportation has always played an important role in Windsor Locks, a Connecticut River town in the north central part of the state named for the canal locks built here in 1829. Expansion continued after the arrival of the railroad in the late 1860s; today, the town is an aviation center with an international airport and an important air museum. Windsor Locks explores the one-hundred-fifty-year-old town through vintage images and lively narrative, into which are woven stories of the past drawn from interviews with longtime residents. Interesting historical details include New England's first Christmas tree, created on a local farm when, in the German custom, a Hessian soldier decorated a tree; and the first female governor to be elected in her own right, Ella Grasso, born and raised here.
Download or read book Windsor Locks History written by Melvin Montemerlo and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the history of the town of Windsor Locks, Connecticut from the early 1800s to 1970. The main focus of the book is the period from the early 1900s, when the European immigrants came into the town, to 1970, when the Main Street redevelopment project happened. About 400 old photographs and 150 old newspaper articles help the reader visualize the town¿s history. The chapters include:¿ 1. Growing up in Windsor Locks in the 1940s, 50s and 60s,2. Ice Cream Stores of Windsor Locks, 3. Earliest Pizza and Grinder Shops of Windsor Locks, 4. Johnny Cappa and Johnny¿s Market, 5. Sisitzky¿s Market, 6. Bert¿s Market, 7. Aldo Sartirana¿s Oak Street Market, 8. Marconi Brothers¿ Luncheonette (Wuzzy¿s), 9. Stella¿s Charles-Ten Restaurant, 10. Macaluso¿s Market, 11.Tony Basile and his Shoe Repair Shop, 12.D. F. LaRussa and his Appliance Store, 13.The Beehive Building, 14.The Rialto Theater, 15. Windsor Locks¿ Hotel on Main Street, 16. Burnap Block and Central Hall, 17.History of the Ashmere Estate, 18.Blanche¿s Bowling Alley and the Princess/Palace Theater, 19. Windsor Locks¿ Macaroni Manufacturing Company, 20. St Oronzo of Turi and of Windsor Locks, 21. One Ferry and Three Bridges, 22. Windsor Locks¿ First Ambulance, 23. Drum Corps of Windsor Locks, 24. Windsor Locks Catastrophes, 25. Leo Montemerlo¿s Map of Downtown Windsor Locks Businesses, 26. Ettore F. Carniglia: Windsor Locks¿ Most Beloved Son, 27. Ella Grasso: Windsor Locks Woman Becomes Governor, 28. Hugh Montgomery: Extraordinary Windsor Locks Citizen, 29 Interview with Hugh Montgomery at age 93, 30. Wilson Taylor: A Boy From Windsor Locks Becomes a Titan of Industry, 31. The Dexter Dynasty,32. The 15 Blocks of Windsor Locks, 33. The Rise and Fall of the Windsor Locks Canal and the Factories Along It, 34. Jack Redmond: Windsor Locks Historian, 35. Red Leary: Athlete, Entrepreneur and Community Leader, 36. Socioeconomic Analysis of Windsor Locks 1960-1980, 37. Why did the Population of Windsor Locks Drop by 20% in the 1970s?, 38. Windsor Locks History Publications: an Annotated Bibliography.
Download or read book Canal History and Technology Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Documentation River Canal Center Feasibility Study and Master Plan Windsor Locks Canal Heritage State Park written by Michael Scott Raber and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hiking Connecticut and Rhode Island written by Rhonda and George Ostertag and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lace up your boots and sample some of the best trails in New England. Trek through verdant forests in south-central Connecticut, amble along secluded rivers and bays at wildlife sanctuaries in Rhode Island, explore the lush hills of Litchfield County. In this updated edition of a classic, veteran hikers and outdoor writers Rhonda and George Ostertag will introduce you to the best outdoor adventures southern New England has to offer.
Download or read book The Texture of Industry written by Robert Boyd Gordon and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While historians have given ample attention to stories of entrepreneurship, invention, and labor conflict, they have told us little about actual work-places and how people worked. Workers seldom wrote about their daily employment. However, they did leave behind their tools, products, shops, and factories as well as the surrounding industrial landscapes and communities. In this book, Gordon and Malone look at the industrialization of North America from the perspective of the industrial archaeologist. Using material evidence from such varied sites as Indian steatite quarries, automobile plants, and coal mines, they examine manufacturing technology, transportation systems, and the effects of industrialization on the land. Their research greatly expands our understanding of industry and focuses attention on the contributions of anonymous artisans whose skills shaped our industrial heritage.
Download or read book Report of a Survey of the Connecticut River Between Hartford and Holyoke written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Power Act Hearings on H R 2972 and H R 2973 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Federal Power Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation to limit Federal jurisdiction over hydroelectric projects and to revise restrictions on interstate electric power sales between subsidiaries of the same utility holding company.