Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . agedwoman. The Methodists built their meeting house about twenty fiveyears since. It formerly stood about 2| miles s. w. of its present loca-tion ; it was removed to where it now stands in 1835. CANTON, Canton was first settled in 1740, and was incorporated as a town in1806. The town was formed from the west section of Simsbury andthe eastern part of New
Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . agedwoman. The Methodists built their meeting house about twenty fiveyears since. It formerly stood about 2| miles s. w. of its present loca-tion ; it was removed to where it now stands in 1835. CANTON, Canton was first settled in 1740, and was incorporated as a town in1806. The town was formed from the west section of Simsbury andthe eastern part of New Hartford. It is bounded n. by Granby, s. byAvon aud Burlington, w. by New Hartford and Barkhamsted, and e. by CANTON. 71 Simsbury. It is about eight miles in length from north to south, and nearlyfour miles in breadth. The population in 1830, including Collinsville,was 1,437. The township is hilly and mountainous, and the prevailingcharacter of the soil is a coarse gravel, which is hard, dry and stony. The first settlement was made at the east village. This place wasformerly called Suffrage, from the circumstance, it is said, of one of thefirst settlers experiencing an unusual share of suffering at the commence-ment of the Western view of Collinsville, in Canton. The above is a view taken on the western side of the Farmingtonriver, and shows as much of the village as could be conveniently givenin one view. The houses of the workmen are principally on the westside of the stream, a part of which are seen on the left of the buildings, which are built precisely of the same form, are com-pactly set together on the side of a hill rising with considerable abrupt-ness from the water. These houses are painted white, and when con-trasted with the deep green foliage in the immediate vicinity, present anovel and beautiful appearance. Collinsville is 16 miles from Hartfordand 16 from Litchfield, and contains upwards of 500 inhabitants, whoare principally engage
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