Terry Water Wheel, Plymouth, Connecticut: Near 268 Main Street is a pitch-back configuration water wheel dating back to around 1830. The wheel’s origins began with…
Tankerhoosen River, Vernon, Connecticut: Though few know it today, the Town of Vernon was once nicknamed Loom City. Before Vernon was incorporated from Bolton in…
Wallingford Steel, Wallingford, Connecticut: In 1922, a group of local investors led by Frank A. Wallace and Edmund B. Cleborne incorporated Wallingford Steel Company at…
Naugatuck Falls, Seymour, Connecticut: Many people on state highway CT Route 8 drive over this spot not knowing there’s a powerful yet tranquil waterfall below.…
Stevenson Dam, Monroe, Connecticut: In 1917, construction began on Stevenson Dam connecting the towns of Monroe to Oxford. It’s still one of the largest dams…
North Grosvenordale Mill, Thompson, Connecticut: On the banks of the French River and parallel to Connecticut Route 12 is an oversized mill. The unique complex…
40 Bristol Street aerial view (Google Maps), 2022. The Bristol Company, Waterbury, Connecticut: At 40 Bristol Street in the Platts Mills neighborhood of Waterbury are…
Hartford Electric Light Company, Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Electric Light Company began operations with a steam-powered electrical generating plant at 266 Pearl Street on April…