Frisbie Street fronts what was once the Albany- Boston stagecoach route.Īt approximately 1 p.m. One of the oldest sections of Canaan is Frisbie Street, settled in 1770 by Gideon Frisbie, an immigrant from Canaan, Connecticut. The name was changed to 'Canaan' in 1788. The town was founded in 1772 as 'Kings District'.