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Housatonic

American  
[hoo-suh-ton-ik] / ˌhu səˈtɒn ɪk /

noun

  1. a river flowing S from NW Massachusetts through SW Connecticut to Long Island Sound near Stratford, Connecticut. 148 miles (240 km) long.


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New Zealander Annea Lockwood offered a 90-minute journey down the Housatonic River captured by loudspeakers in surround sound.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

The Civil War also made a little naval history when the Confederacy's Hunley became the first submarine to sink an opposing warship when it attacked the USS Housatonic in 1864.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

Mr. Guthrie officially retired in October 2020, while he and Ms. Ladd holed up at his farm near the Guthrie Center in Housatonic, Mass., waiting out the pandemic.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021

The birders have reached Milford Point, a barrier beach at the mouth of the Housatonic River.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021

Other experts have put forth the theory that the Hunley may have been hit in a vital spot by a shot from the Housatonic.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler