Holyoke Canal System

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The Holyoke Canal System is a historic network of industrial power canals in Holyoke, Massachusetts, built in the 19th century to harness the Connecticut River for manufacturing and mill operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal system ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
industrial heritage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle 19th-century industrial engineering ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry hydroelectric power ⓘ
paper manufacturing ⓘ
textile manufacturing ⓘ
constructionBegan 1847 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedFor controlled water distribution to mills ⓘ
era Industrial Revolution ⓘ
followsWatercourse Connecticut River ⓘ
hasCurrentUse heritage tourism ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
urban landscape feature ⓘ
hasFeature canal raceways ⓘ
headgates ⓘ
industrial mill sites ⓘ
sluice gates ⓘ
stone-lined channels ⓘ
hasPart First Level Canal ⓘ
Holyoke Dam ⓘ
Holyoke Water Power Company gatehouses ⓘ
Second Level Canal ⓘ
Third Level Canal ⓘ
power canals ⓘ
hasUse industrial power supply ⓘ
manufacturing support ⓘ
mill operations ⓘ
water power generation ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places district ⓘ
historicalSignificance enabled development of Holyoke as a planned industrial city ⓘ
major planned industrial power system in New England ⓘ
inception 1840s ⓘ
isIn downtown Holyoke ⓘ
locatedIn Hampden County, Massachusetts ⓘ
Holyoke, Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOn west bank of the Connecticut River ⓘ
near Mount Tom Range ⓘ
partOf Holyoke Canal System Historic District ⓘ
primaryFunction to harness the Connecticut River for industrial power ⓘ
region Pioneer Valley ⓘ
significantPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
usesWaterFrom Connecticut River ⓘ
wasDevelopedBy Holyoke Water Power Company ⓘ
waterSource Holyoke Dam impoundment ⓘ

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Holyoke, Massachusetts → hasLandmark → Holyoke Canal System ⓘ
Holyoke, Massachusetts → historicDistrict → Holyoke Canal System Historic District ⓘ
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Holyoke Canal System → partOf → Holyoke Canal System Historic District ⓘ
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Holyoke City Hall → locatedNear → Holyoke Canal System ⓘ
Holyoke Gas and Electric hydroelectric facilities → usesInfrastructure → Holyoke Dam and Canal System ⓘ
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Holyoke Dam → partOf → Holyoke Canal System ⓘ
Third Level Canal → partOf → Holyoke Canal System ⓘ
Third Level Canal → partOf → Holyoke industrial power canal network ⓘ
linked to: Holyoke Canal System
Third Level Canal → connectedTo → First Level Canal (Holyoke) ⓘ
linked to: Holyoke Canal System
First Level Canal → partOf → Holyoke Canal System ⓘ
Second Level Canal → partOf → Holyoke Canal System ⓘ
Holyoke Water Power Company gatehouses → partOf → Holyoke canal system ⓘ
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Holyoke Water Power Company gatehouses → relatedTo → Holyoke canals ⓘ
linked to: Holyoke Canal System