Here first Canal in United States was built in 1802
The British-owned Company, which was chartered to render the Conn. 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.| HM Number | HM1EXP |
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| Placed By | Vermont Historic Sites Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 5:51pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 707993 N 4778847 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.13380000, -72.44270000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 8.028', W 72° 26.562' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 8' 1.68" N, 72° 26' 33.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 802 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 23 Bridge St, Town of Rockingham VT 05101, US |
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