Claim: The Hampshire and Hampden Canal was open for business from New Haven to Farmington in 1828, and by 1835 the complete route to Northampton (part of the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts) was finished and operating.
Evidence: Despite these woes, however, construction proceeded with pick and shovel, and by 1828 the canal was open for business from New Haven to Farmington, including its major aqueduct over the Farmington River. By 1835 the complete route to Northampton was finished and operating. Northampton is part of the Pioneer Valley and is one of the northernmost cities in the Knowledge Corridor—a cross-state cultural and economic partnership with other Connecticut River Valley cities and towns. Massachusetts