Canaan

Canaan (HMS1Z)

Location: Canaan, CT 06018 Litchfield County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 57.308', W 73° 21.876'

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Canaan
The Town of Canaan, established in 1738, is known as Falls Village because of the Great Falls of the Housatonic where a power company dam was built in 1912-13. Early industrial prominence resulted from a saw mill and grist mill built at the Falls in 1741, an iron works in 1743, and a fulling mill in 1747. This region's iron ore, limestone, and foretst were important to America during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. The Housatonic, meaning "place beyond the mountains" in the Indian language, forms the western boundary of Canaan, which was divided in 1858 into two towns, Canaan and North Canaan.
Erected by the Town of Canaan
The Falls Village - Canaan Historical Society
and the Connecticut Historical Commission bn1972
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HM NumberHMS1Z
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Year Placed1972
Placed ByThe Town of Canaan, The Falls Village – Canaan Historical Society, the Connecticut Historical Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 12:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 635537 N 4646088
Decimal Degrees41.95513333, -73.36460000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 57.308', W 73° 21.876'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 57' 18.48" N, 73° 21' 52.56" W
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Area Code(s)860
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-105 Main St, Canaan CT 06018, US
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