Town of Canaan

 Falls Village, Connecticut

               Established 1738, Incorporated 1739

"In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.  (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.  ) 

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).  USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender."

The Town of Canaan is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Once there was a dream that Falls Village would become an industrial mecca.  It would be  fueled with an  abundance of hydropower thanks to miles of stone canals running along the Housatonic River at the great Falls.  Those canals (along with much of Falls Village) were built up over the course of several years.  In 1851, the canals finally opened. The crowds cheered, the water flowed, and everything leaked .....

.....Thanks to that dream and the fact that it died, Falls Village lives on--much as it was in1851.