- Scantic River
The Scantic River (pronounced SKAN-tik) is a river that flows through the states of
Massachusetts andConnecticut . Its tributaries rise in the towns of Hampden, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow and Monson in Massachusetts, and in Stafford andSomers, Connecticut , forming the river in the town ofHampden, Massachusetts southeast of Springfield. The Scantic flows southwest for 25 miles, through the towns and communities of Hampden, Somers, Somersville, Scitico, and Hazardville in Massachusetts, and through Enfield, East Windsor, Broad Brook, Scantic, South Windsor, and East Windsor Hill, Connecticut, until joining theConnecticut River near the East Windsor Hill community, part of South Windsor.There are two areas named after the river. One is a small community, part of East Windsor. The other is in the southeast section of Hampden, near the corner of Scantic Road and Rock-A-Dundee Road.
Among things named after the river are several roads, the Scantic River Valley YMCA, the Scantic Pub in Hampden, the Scantic River Artists, the Scantic River Watershed Assn., and many others.
External links
* [http://www.scanticriverwatershed.org/ The Scantic River Watershed Association]
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