Pequabuck River
| Pequabuck River | |
|---|---|
Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | |
Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | |
| Length | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Basin size | 58.4 sq mi (151 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Farmington, Connecticut |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Poland River |
The Pequabuck River is a river, approximately 19 miles (30.6 km) in length, which rises in
Hartford County before emptying into the Farmington River in Farmington. The river has played a crucial role in the development of Plainville, Connecticut, in particular.[1] The river's lower drainage basin consists of industrial and urban areas, and effluents from these areas pollute the river's waters.[2] The Pequabuck drove a water wheel that provided 8 horsepower to the Upper Lock Shop in Plymouth, Connecticut, a facility which would eventually become the Lewis Lock Company in 1851 and, finally, the once-renowned Eagle Lock Company.[3]: 55 The river banks were historically the site of one of United States' first malleable iron-producing units, known as Malleable Iron Works (later Andrew Terry and Company).[3]: 88 [4]
Etymology
The name Pequabuck was derived from an indigenous Algonquin phrase meaning "clear pond" or "open pond". It is believed that this term originally referred to a pond or wetland at the headwaters of the Pequabuck River.[5]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-7385-4959-0. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Geological Survey (U.S.) (1993). National water summary. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey. p. 209. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7385-7591-9. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-7385-6410-4. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ John Trumbull (1881). Indian Names of Places, Etc., in and on the Borders of Connecticut: With Interpretations of Some of Them. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. p. 47. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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41°43′8.5″N 72°50′20.5″W / 41.719028°N 72.839028°W
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