the connecticut river begins and ends at the northern border.
the connecticut river begins and ends at the northern border.
where does the connecticut river begin and end?
northern border
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the connecticut river is the longest river in the new england region of the united states, flowing roughly southward for through four states. it 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, via 148 tributaries, 38 of which are major rivers. it produces 70% of long island sound's fresh water, discharging at per second.
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william pynchon was one of new england's first and most business-minded settlers. in founding roxbury, massachusetts in 1630, pynchon settled land near a narrow isthmus, which was necessary to cross in order to reach the port of boston — thus all of massachusetts' mainland trade needed to pass through his town. unfortunately, roxbury — originally named "rocksbury" for its rocky soil — was a poor site on which to farm in comparison to the fertile connecticut river valley. thus in 1635, pynchon carefully scouted out the connecticut river valley for its best location to both farm and conduct business. on the banks of the connecticut river, in an area called "agawam" (ground overflowed by water) by local native people, pynchon and his collaborators found such a place. in locating the land that would become the city of springfield, (first called agawam plantation) pynchon found land just north of the connecticut river's first large falls, the enfield falls, which was the river's northern terminus navigable by seagoing ships. by founding springfield where pynchon did, much of the connecticut river's traffic would have to either begin, end, or cross his settlement. additionally, the land that would become springfield was inarguably among the most fertile for farming in new england. a high-volume fur trade began.
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