The Oxbow (Connecticut River)

This article is about the body of water. For the painting, see The Oxbow.
Connecticut River Oxbow from space, 2017
USGS topographic map of the Oxbow

The Oxbow, also known as the Ox-Bow, is an extension of the Connecticut River located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was famously depicted in Thomas Cole's 1836 painting View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow.[1]

  1. ^ "Thomas Cole | View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow | American". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-11-23.