Canton Center in Farmington in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Unionville
Photographed By Alan M. Perrie, May 20, 2019
1. Unionville Marker
Inscription.
Unionville. . Located at the west end of Farmington, the village of Unionville was first recognized as such by the U.S. Postal Service in 1834. Earlier it was called Langdon’s Quarter and then Union District. Residents took full advantage of the Farmington River by diverting it into canals to power the growing number of factories and mills. By the 1850’s, Unionville had gained its manufacturing stature in the Farmington Valley by producing a variety of goods, such as clocks, writing paper, wooden and tin buttons, saws, gun stocks, furniture, knives, paper boxes, caskets, flutes, oyster tongs, nuts, bolts, and wooden screws. An influx of Irish, Italian, and Slavic immigrants, attracted by opportunities to work, contributed to Unionville’s further growth. Many mills and shops prospered well into the 20th century, until the flood of 1955 wiped out much of the center of Unionville and neighborhoods along the river. A redevelopment project in the late 1960s-early 1970s changed Unionville’s character from an industrial village to a suburban center.
Located at the west end of Farmington, the village of Unionville was first recognized as
such by the U.S. Postal Service in 1834. Earlier it was called Langdon’s Quarter and
then Union District. Residents took full advantage of the Farmington River by diverting
it into canals to power the growing number of factories and mills. By the 1850’s,
Unionville had gained its manufacturing stature in the Farmington Valley by producing
a variety of goods, such as clocks, writing paper, wooden and tin buttons, saws, gun
stocks, furniture, knives, paper boxes, caskets, flutes, oyster tongs, nuts, bolts, and
wooden screws. An influx of Irish, Italian, and Slavic immigrants, attracted by
opportunities to work, contributed to Unionville’s further growth. Many mills and shops
prospered well into the 20th century, until the flood of 1955 wiped out much of the
center of Unionville and neighborhoods along the river. A redevelopment project in the
late 1960s-early 1970s changed Unionville’s character from an industrial village to a
suburban center.
53.106′ W. Marker is in Farmington, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Canton Center. Marker can be reached from Farmington Avenue. The Unionville Marker is located on the trail to the Dance Pavilion in Suburban Park which parallel’s Farmington Avenue. It looks down on The Unionville Family Restaurant located at 1835 Farmington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1835 Farmington Avenue, Unionville CT 06085, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. Unionville Museum. (Submitted on June 5, 2019, by Alan M. Perrie of Unionville, Connecticut.) 2. Unionville’s Power Walk. (Submitted on June 5, 2019, by Alan M. Perrie of Unionville, Connecticut.)
Photographed By Alan M. Perrie, May 20, 2019
2. Unionville Marker on the Dance Pavilion Trail.
Photographed By Alan M. Perrie, July 14, 2016
3. Village of Unionville 1834
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2019, by Alan M. Perrie of Unionville, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2019, by Alan M. Perrie of Unionville, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
