Housatonic - Place Names

Place Names

In the United States:

  • The Housatonic River, a river in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut, and the source for other uses of the word
  • Housatonic, Massachusetts, a census-designated place in the town of Great Barrington
  • Housatonic Railroad, a railroad that operated independently 1836–1892, as a subsidiary 1892–1970s, and a separate company started in 1983 in western Connecticut
  • Housatonic Valley, the valley and watershed of the Housatonic River

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