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A roundtrip water excursion along the historic 3-mile Mill River. American inventor Eli Whitney, Sr. came to Mill River in 1798 to use the water’s power for running machinery; 62 years later his son turned the river into the first public water supply for the city of New Haven. Eventually it gave way, as a power source, to steam engines and electric motors, but it continues to this day to supply water for the city. (Courtesy of the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop website.)
