• Episode 6: The Southwick Jog

  • Oct 26 2022
  • Length: 25 mins
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Episode 6: The Southwick Jog

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  • Ever wonder about that strange dip in the Massachusetts-Connecticut border in Southwick? It is the result of a long and often contentious border dispute between the two states, dating back to the early colonial period. This episode explores the nearly 400-year history of this dispute, and the various controversies and border changes that occurred along the way.

    For more reading, check out these resources:

    "The Southwick Jog" by the Rev. Edward R. Dodge

    The Boundary Disputes of Connecticut by Clarence Winthrop Bowen

    The History of Western Massachusetts vol. 1 by Josiah Gilbert Holland

    And also take a look at this 1785 map of New England, which places the towns of Suffield and Enfield within the state of Massachusetts:

    https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:3f462x889
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