Bellows Falls Canal -- Here first Canal in United States was built in 1802
Here first Canal in United States was built in 1802. The British-owned Company, which was chartered to render the Connecticut River navigable here in 1791, was 10 years building the 9 locks and dam around the Great Falls, 52 ft. high. After the railroad came in 1849, river traffic declined and the canal was used for water power only.
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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
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