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.