Windsor Locks in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

The Windsor Locks Canal

Photographed By Steve Stoessel, October 24, 2022

1. The Windsor Locks Canal Marker

Inscription.
The story of Windsor Locks is the story of America. From Native American seasonal hunters, to Puritan farmers drawn to the rich soil of the river meadows, to Yankee industrialists, to waves of Irish, Italian, French Canadian and Polish immigrants who came here to find work in the mills, to African-Americans who took up arms with their fellow citizens to help preserve our nation in the War of Rebellion, to Hispanic and Caribbean laborers in sweltering tobacco fields, and to the more recent increase in our Middle Eastern, Asian and South Asian neighbors-all came with one goal in common- to claim their share of the American dream.

We welcome you to our community, we welcome you to Windsor Locks!

"Bloom where you are planted. That is Windsor Locks which is my strength and life."
-Ella T. Grasso, 83rd Covernor of Connecticut. Windsor Locks Resident

(obscured)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 55.979′ N, 72° 37.599′ W. Marker is in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, in Hartford County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Connecticut Route 140 and Canal Bank Road when traveling north. Marker is about 10 yards north of parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Windsor Locks CT 06096, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Canal Today (a few steps from this marker); Timeline (a few steps from this marker); Irish Immigrants Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Windsor Locks (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); East Windsor Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Windsor Locks Vietnam War Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Windsor Locks Korean Conflict Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Windsor Locks World War I and II Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor Locks.

More about this marker. First of a series of three markers

Photographed By Steve Stoessel, October 24, 2022

2. The Windsor Locks Canal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.