Willimantic is an Algonquian term for "land of the swift running water". Prior to 1821, the village was known as Willimantic Falls, home to about twenty families and a single school district. In 1822, Charles Lee erected a factory on Main Street made of stone quarried from the Willimantic River. Although small shops and manufacturers had been built on the banks of the Willimantic before, this was the beginning of industrialized Willimantic. In 1825, the three Jillson brothers built a factory along the Willimantic, and in 1827, they built a second building. By 1828, there were six cotton factories in Willimantic, all built within a seven year span. Willimantic became known as "Thread City" because American Thread Company had a mill on the banks of the Willimantic River, and was at one time the largest employer in the state as well as one of the largest producers of thread in the world. Its factory was the first in the world to use electric lighting. In 1833, Willimantic was a borough of Windham; in 1893, it would become a city.
The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States. Flowing roughly southward for 406.12 miles (653.59km) through four U.S. states, the Connecticut rises at the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island Sound. Its watershed encompasses five U.S. states and one Canadian province – 11,260 square miles (29,200km2) – via 148 tributaries, 38 of which are major rivers. Discharging at 19,600 cubic feet (560m3) per second, the Connecticut produces 70% of Long Island Sound's freshwater.
The Connecticut River Valley is home to some of the northeastern United States' most productive farmland, as well as a metropolitan region of approximately 2 million people surrounding Springfield, Massachusetts, and the state of Connecticut's capital, Hartford.
Etymology
The word "Connecticut" is a French corruption of the Mohegan word quinetucket, which means "beside the long, tidal river". The word "Connecticut" came into existence during the early 1600s, describing the river, which was also called simply "The Great River".
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Willimantic is a census-designated place, former city and borough. It is located in the town of Windham in Windham County, Connecticut. Known as "Thread City" for the American Thread Company's mills along the Willimant...
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Willimantic in the town of Windham. Connecticut, USA (DJI MAVIC PRO PLATINUM VIDEO)
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Westward into Willimantic 8/12/18
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Willimantic, Connecticut ~ My Home Town
Main Street from High Street to the Foot Bridge and a trip up the hill and back in 2:30 minutes. With remembrances from 50 years ago, along the way. Friday, September 11, 2015.
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Old Abandoned Mill and Waterfalls in Willimantic Connecticut!!
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Willimantic, CT - Thread City Interview
An interview with a longtime resident of the formerly bustling mill town of Willimantic Connecticut. Third generation French Canadian, many of her relatives worked at the mills including her mother and herself.
published: 05 Apr 2011
How Willimantic, CT Keeps Their Homeless, Homeless
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Willimantic is a census-designated place, former city and borough. It is located in the town of Windham in Windham County, Connecticut. Known as "Thread City" for the American Thread Company's mills along the Willimantic River, it was a center of the textile industry in the 19th century. Originally incorporated as a city in 1893, it entered a period of decline after the Second World War, culminating in the mill's closure and the city's reabsorption into the town of Windham in the 1980s. Heroin use, present since the 1960s, became a major public health problem in the early 2000s, declining somewhat by the 2010s. Though the city was a major rail hub, an Interstate Highway has never passed within ten miles, despite early plans to connect it.
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Willimantic is a census-designated place, former city and borough. It is located in the town of Windham in Windham County, Connecticut. Known as "Thread City" for the American Thread Company's mills along the Willimantic River, it was a center of the textile industry in the 19th century. Originally incorporated as a city in 1893, it entered a period of decline after the Second World War, culminating in the mill's closure and the city's reabsorption into the town of Windham in the 1980s. Heroin use, present since the 1960s, became a major public health problem in the early 2000s, declining somewhat by the 2010s. Though the city was a major rail hub, an Interstate Highway has never passed within ten miles, despite early plans to connect it.
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The Second Flight of my DJI MAVIC PRO PLATINUM. I was amazed at the nice quality of the video that I got without changing any settings at all!
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The Second Flight of my DJI MAVIC PRO PLATINUM. I was amazed at the nice quality of the video that I got without changing any settings at all!
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Main Street from High Street to the Foot Bridge and a trip up the hill and back in 2:30 minutes. With remembrances from 50 years ago, along the way. Friday, Se...
Main Street from High Street to the Foot Bridge and a trip up the hill and back in 2:30 minutes. With remembrances from 50 years ago, along the way. Friday, September 11, 2015.
Main Street from High Street to the Foot Bridge and a trip up the hill and back in 2:30 minutes. With remembrances from 50 years ago, along the way. Friday, September 11, 2015.
Here is an old abandoned mill and waterfalls we explored in Willimantic Connecticut!!!!
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Here is an old abandoned mill and waterfalls we explored in Willimantic Connecticut!!!!
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Here is an old abandoned mill and waterfalls we explored in Willimantic Connecticut!!!!
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An interview with a longtime resident of the formerly bustling mill town of Willimantic Connecticut. Third generation French Canadian, many of her relatives wor...
An interview with a longtime resident of the formerly bustling mill town of Willimantic Connecticut. Third generation French Canadian, many of her relatives worked at the mills including her mother and herself.
An interview with a longtime resident of the formerly bustling mill town of Willimantic Connecticut. Third generation French Canadian, many of her relatives worked at the mills including her mother and herself.
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Willimantic is a census-designated place, former city and borough. It is located in the town of Windham in Windham County, Connecticut. Known as "Thread City" for the American Thread Company's mills along the Willimantic River, it was a center of the textile industry in the 19th century. Originally incorporated as a city in 1893, it entered a period of decline after the Second World War, culminating in the mill's closure and the city's reabsorption into the town of Windham in the 1980s. Heroin use, present since the 1960s, became a major public health problem in the early 2000s, declining somewhat by the 2010s. Though the city was a major rail hub, an Interstate Highway has never passed within ten miles, despite early plans to connect it.
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Ghost Towns
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If you like finding gold these are some great detectors.
Minelab GOLD MONSTER 1000
https://amzn.to/2Rdkne1
Minelab GPZ 7000 Gold Nugget Metal Detector
https://amzn.to/2GNbhmv
Trending Audible Books
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Link to Amazon.com
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Main Street from High Street to the Foot Bridge and a trip up the hill and back in 2:30 minutes. With remembrances from 50 years ago, along the way. Friday, September 11, 2015.
Here is an old abandoned mill and waterfalls we explored in Willimantic Connecticut!!!!
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An interview with a longtime resident of the formerly bustling mill town of Willimantic Connecticut. Third generation French Canadian, many of her relatives worked at the mills including her mother and herself.
Willimantic is an Algonquian term for "land of the swift running water". Prior to 1821, the village was known as Willimantic Falls, home to about twenty families and a single school district. In 1822, Charles Lee erected a factory on Main Street made of stone quarried from the Willimantic River. Although small shops and manufacturers had been built on the banks of the Willimantic before, this was the beginning of industrialized Willimantic. In 1825, the three Jillson brothers built a factory along the Willimantic, and in 1827, they built a second building. By 1828, there were six cotton factories in Willimantic, all built within a seven year span. Willimantic became known as "Thread City" because American Thread Company had a mill on the banks of the Willimantic River, and was at one time the largest employer in the state as well as one of the largest producers of thread in the world. Its factory was the first in the world to use electric lighting. In 1833, Willimantic was a borough of Windham; in 1893, it would become a city.
Connecticut has had its own run-ins with raw milk ... Since then, there have been another four incidences in Connecticut, including one in October, for a total of 39 human illnesses from raw milk contamination in Connecticut caused by pathogens.
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Willimantic — Ledyard and Windham, two fierce Eastern ConnecticutConference rivals, waged an epic CIACClass SS quarterfinal battle on Tuesday. The outcome was decided in the frantic final seconds ... “I stayed calm and put all my trust in God ... Close ... 200.
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In Connecticut, where housing stock is 100,000 units short of the people’s needs and homelessness is on the rise again for the third straight year, the choice of “pay or move” really means “pay or live on the streets.”.