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| Keywords: Island House, Bellows Falls, Vermont.jpg Island House Bellows Falls Vermont A large hotel named the Island House was built at the center of the the land called the Island at the bend of the Connecticut river separated from the rest of the shore by the first canal in the United States as a way to bypass the Bellows Falls built by the British investors in 1792 Its luxurious interiors and manicured grounds attracted tourists in search of cool summers and excursions into the White Mountains In the antebellum period a large part of the clientele came from the steamy southern states The falls also challenged daredevils who attempted to survive their descent unscathed through the Bellows Falls circa 1850 s http //www loc gov/pictures/resource/pga 04646/ Chubbuck pga 04646 PD-old-70-1923 Bellows Falls Vermont | ||||
