Farmington River Aqueduct

Remains of the Farmington Canal

What Ship!!!???

What Ship??  If you recognize this ship please let me know!

Response - Major Greg Webster answered my request in letting me know that

the above ship is the "USS Tuscumbia" a steam gunboat.

The ship is named for Tuscumbia, Alabama;

Builder - Joseph Brown;

Laid Down - 1862;

Commisioned  - 12 March, 1863;

Displacement - 915 Long Tons (930 t);

Draft - 7 ft, (2.1m);

Propulsion - Steam Engine, two enclosed paddle wheels;

Armament - 3x 11in. (250mm) Dahlgren Smoothbores;

                    - 2x 9 in. (230mm) Dahlgren Smoothbores;

A further description of the ship together with her battle experience  during 

the Civil War can be found at:

W http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tuscumbia_(1862)

Battle of Bull Run / First Manassus

Reference:

>> Shelby Foote, "The Civil War, A Narrative Fort Sumter  to Perryvlle," (Vintage Books, 1986)

The Old Farmington Canal

The Old Farmington Canal after leaving Ten Mile River.

The Farmington Canal

'Sluice Canal' to the Riverdocks

The ditch (sluice) was dug and prepared as shown in the diagram below
when there was no road, or wide trail connecting to the riverdocks.
As seen in the drawing below , the farm utility barge was long and wide
enough to carry the usual load of a medium sized farm wagon.  The
sides of the ditch were reinforced with wide wooden boards.  The
dimensions of the ditch were approx. 6 ft. wide at the top, 4 1/2 ft. at
the bottom and the water was 2 to 21/2 ft. deep.