Editing Collinsville, Connecticut (section)

==Sites==
[[File:Collins-Mill-in-Collinsville-CT.jpg|320px|thumb|Some of the Collins Company factory buildings in Collinsville on the [[Farmington River]], viewed from [[Connecticut Route 179]]]]
Collinsville is located directly on the [[Farmington River]], and is a common place for people to walk and bike to, due to its convenient location along the Rails to Trails path. There are many cultural attractions in this town center.

The Canton Historical Museum is located in a former Collins Company factory building built in 1865.  Originally constructed to finish and assemble agricultural plows, the building was converted in 1924 to a recreational facility for its employees.  Fred Widen, a pattern maker for the company, used a portion of the building for his large collection of Collins memorabilia.  Today, the Canton Historical Society owns the 14,000+ sq. ft. building and has a large assortment of Collins Tools, as well as many Victorian items, a general store, farm/agricultural equipment, children's toys, looms, and a Bridal Parlor featuring wedding dresses worn by Canton residents from the late 1800s.  Also of interest, are several Regina music boxes, a large pump fire engine, used by the Collins Company, an Edison phonograph and Edison fans.  Upstairs, the Farmington Valley Railroad Society operates a railroad diorama of the village of Collinsville around the start of the 20th century.

A research and genealogical library containing thousands of documents and photographs related to Canton and Collinsville history is also located upstairs, including black and white photos of the 1955 flood. Information about local cemeteries in Canton and Collinsville are available in the library. The museum covers three floors with limited handicap accessibility, but plans are underway to make the building more accessible in the future.

In the 19th century, a Collinsville butcher feuded with his neighbor.<ref name="walking">Hirsh, Linda B. (April 17, 1994) [[Hartford Courant]] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080407052742/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/114533018.html?dids=114533018:114533018&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+17%2C+1994&author=Linda+B.+Hirsh%3B+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=WALKING+TOUR+PUTS+THE+TRAVELER+IN+19TH+CENTURY+COLLINSVILLE Walking Tour Puts the Traveler in 19th-Century Collinsville.]'' Section: Town News Extra; Page H1.</ref> To spite his neighbor, the butcher built between their adjoining houses a narrow, two-story structure with windows covered by [[window blind|Venetian blinds]].<ref name="walking"/> The wooden building located between 23 and 25 River Street was the width of a standard stairway and allowed the butcher to block the sun to the neighbor's home and block the neighbor's view of the butcher's property at will.<ref name="walking"/><ref>Hirsh, Linda B. (April 17, 1994) [[Hartford Courant]] ''[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/114533021.html?dids=114533021:114533021&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+17%2C+1994&author=Linda+B.+Hirsh%3B+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=THE+CANTON+TIME+MACHINE+BUT+THERE+ARE+SOME+PLACES+THAT+CAN+ONLY+BE+REMEMBERED The Canton Time Machine; But There Are Some Places That Can Only Be Remembered.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108061547/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/114533021.html?dids=114533021:114533021&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+17%2C+1994&author=Linda+B.+Hirsh%3B+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=THE+CANTON+TIME+MACHINE+BUT+THERE+ARE+SOME+PLACES+THAT+CAN+ONLY+BE+REMEMBERED |date=November 8, 2012 }}'' Section: Town News Extra; page H1.</ref> The butcher's son got along with the family next door and eventually tore down the [[spite house|Collinsville Spite House]].<ref name="walking"/>

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File:5 River Street, Collinsville, Canton, CT.jpg|5 River Street
File:5 The Green Collinsville CT.jpg|5 The Green
File:10 Front Street Collinsville CT.jpg|10 Front Street
File:42 Bridge Street, Collinsville, Canton, CT.jpg|42 Bridge Street
File:130 Main Street, Collinsville, Canton, CT.jpg|130 Main Street
File:Bridge Street, Collinsville, Canton, CT 2.jpg|Bridge Street
File:Bridge Street, Collinsville, Canton, CT.jpg|Bridge Street
File:Canton Historical Museum Collinsville.jpg|Canton Historical Museum
File:Canton Town Hall.jpg|Canton Town Hall
File:Collins Company axe factory Collinsville CT.jpg|Collins Company axe factory
File:Collins Company axe factory sign Collinsville CT.jpg|Collins Company axe factory sign
File:Collinsville Congregational Church.jpg|Collinsville Congregational Church
File:Collinsville, Farmington River spillway.jpg|Farmington River spillway
File:Mill complex Bridge street Collinsville 2.jpg|Mill complex Bridge street
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