Editing Higganum, Connecticut (section)

==History==
The name "Higganum" is derived from an Indian name meaning either "at the tomahawk rock"<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n155 156]}}</ref> or "Great Bend in River".{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

At about 1800, Higganum Center was the area of most economic activity in the town. The neighborhood had abundant water power, and Higganum Landing on the [[Connecticut River]] formed a natural cove that served as a river port and shipbuilding center from the late 1700s through the mid-1800s. Scovil Hoe Company, which made hoes that helped till soil for crops that included cotton and tobacco, once had a major factory based in Higganum.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gradie |first1=Charlotte |last2=Sweet |first2=Jan |title=Haddam, 1870-1930 |year=2005 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-3795-5 |pages=79–94}}</ref> [[Higganum Landing Historic District]] has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since 2018.

Higganum now encompasses the town's traditional center and remains the shopping and civic center for Haddam. It has a center green with a veterans' memorial, Shad museum, a youth center and a gazebo.