Stitch together (part 1)

The Connecticut River is a meandering river that can trace its roots to a small lake along the New Hampshire/Quebec boarder. Stretching over 400 miles- “the Connecticut” is of great economic and geographical importance. Both agriculture and industry have thrived at the shores of the Connecticut. The fertile, silt laden flood plains provide nutrient rich farming land for everything from corn to shade tobacco. The voluminous waters and swift current provided energy needed for manufacturing and helped create the great industrial cities of Springfield, MA and Hartford, CT.

Companies big and small, grew out of the Connecticut river. One of these companies was an industrial sewing machine manufacturer, founded outside Hartford, that pioneered the garment making industry. Founded around 1838, Minnow Machine Company has remained private for over 150 years. With a history of innovation and better reliability than AAA, Minnow machines were revered far and wide as the best, money could buy.