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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE HAMPSHIRE AND HAMPDEN CANAL

An intact canal prism of the Hampshire and Hampden Canal in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Once considered the pinnacle of transportation engineering, the Canal Era took the United States by storm during the first half of the nineteenth centur

It is often said that the Grand Canyon is the birthplace of SWCA. From an early age, Dr. Steven Carothers’ interest in the Grand Canyon led to a lifetime of preserving the ecology of this natural wonder. 

“I was first introduced to the Grand Canyon at 3 years old, attached by a rope to my father on the canyon’s Bright Angel Trail. My mom and dad were infatuated with the Grand Canyon, and they passed that on to me,” said Carothers, SWCA’s founder.