Canton and Collinsville

Canton and Collinsville
Author: Donna M. Miller
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738508689
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Canton and Collinsville lie fourteen miles west of the state capital, Hartford, along the Farmington River in the scenic Farmington Valley. Incorporated in 1806, the town has grown from a farming community to a factory town built around the Collins Company, worldrenowned manufacturer of axes and edge tools from 1826 to 1966. The closing of the Collins Company brought a new era of change and growth to a suburban community of unique character and charm. Collinsville is internationally recognized as one of the best preserved nineteenth-century mill villages and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Canton and Collinsville is a hundred-year panorama of Victorian life and its aftermath, with glimpses into local lives and events from 1866 through 1966. Special sections are devoted to never-before-published photographs of the Collins Company and the devastating flood of 1955. Also portrayed are the 1906 Canton centennial celebration, the building of the Nepaug Reservoir Dam, CantonA[a¬A's railroads, and historic homes and landmarks, including churches, schools, and local businesses of the Collinsville Historic District and Canton. Outstanding citizens, such as Congressional Medal of Honor winner William Edgar Simonds, are featured in Canton and Collinsville.

The Scent of Bread

The Scent of Bread
Author: Caroline Christian
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2016-03-24
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1514454262
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An execution-style killing took place in a small town outside of Boston. The murder was believed to be a mob hit. But was it? Detective Regan didnt think so. He knew the victim too well, and he would not rest until he found out who really pulled the trigger. Little did he know that when the truth comes out, it would change the victims family forever.

Canton

Canton
Author: Kimberly A. Kenney
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738524511
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Well known as the home of the National Football League's Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio sports a rich and diverse history reaching back much further than the founding of the NFL here in 1920. Home to President William McKinley and world-famous industries such as Hoover and Diebold, Canton was also once proudly hailed as the agricultural equipment capital of the world.

History of the Town of Canton

History of the Town of Canton
Author: Daniel Thomas Vose 1842- [F Huntoon
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781019574515
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This comprehensive history of Canton, Massachusetts, covers the town's founding in the seventeenth century up through the early twentieth century. It includes information on the town's geography, economy, politics, and notable residents, as well as significant events in its history. Genealogists, local historians, and anyone interested in the history of small-town America will find this book a valuable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Canton

Canton
Author: Rebecca Johnston
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2015-05-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781531671075
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Chartered on December 24, 1833, Canton was the county seat of the fledging Cherokee County, which the Georgia Legislature created two years earlier from Cherokee Indian Territory. Situated in a wide curve of the Etowah River, Canton was ideally located to become the economic, social, and educational center of the region. The earliest white settlers had already started arriving in the area, lured by the discovery of gold, state lotteries offering free land, and abundant natural resources. Early residents like William Grisham, Judge Joseph Donaldson, and John P. Brooke quickly established themselves as leaders of the new town. As Canton thrived, it became home to men like Joseph Emerson Brown, who later served as Georgia's governor during the Civil War--a distinction that led to the town being mostly burned by Sherman's troops. By the early 1900s, the railroad brought a new prosperity, a cotton mill was flourishing, and Canton was set to enjoy the next century as a center of government, banking, and commerce.

Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters
Author: Richard A. Bartlett
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780870498886
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Since 1908, the corporate giant now known as Champion International has operated a pulp and paper mill along the banks of the Pigeon River in Canton, North Carolina. As a result, during most of those years, this once-sparkling Appalachian stream has been virtually useless except as an industrial sewer - foamy, foul-smelling, molasses-colored. By polluting the river, the mill that brought prosperity to Canton stunted the economic growth of the downstream communities in Cocke County, Tennessee. Although public pressure to clean up the Pigeon surfaced intermittently, it has been only in the years since 1985 that two organizations - the Pigeon River Action Group and the Dead Pigeon River Council - have mounted a sustained drive against the ongoing pollution. Today, following a multimillion-dollar upgrading of the Champion mill, the Pigeon River is cleaner but hardly pristine. Moreover, there is little evidence that Champion carried out its modernization for any reasons other than economic ones.