The Pequabuck River is a river, approximately 19 miles (30.6 km) in length, which rises in
Litchfield County,
Connecticut, and courses through neighboring
Hartford County before emptying into the
Farmington River in
Farmington
Farmington may refer to:
Places Canada
*Farmington, British Columbia
*Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
United States
* Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
* Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
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. The river has played a crucial role in the development of
Plainville, Connecticut, in particular.
The river's lower drainage basin consists of industrial and urban areas, and effluents from these areas pollute the river's waters.
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.
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).
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.
See also
*
List of rivers of Connecticut
Most of Connecticut's rivers flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound. The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective t ...
References
Rivers of Connecticut
Rivers of Hartford County, Connecticut
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