Historical Markers and War Memorials in Farmington, Connecticut
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American Board of Commissioners
For Foreign Missions
Here, on September 5, 1810, in the parsonage of the Reverend Noah Porter, minister of the Congregational Church of Farmington, Connecticut, the American Board Of Commissioners for . . . — — Map (db m33015) HM
The Unionville Feeder Canal joined the Farmington Canal here, providing the water from Granby to New Haven. You are standing on the “Long Level”, 26 miles without a lock. 1828-1847. — — Map (db m92153) HM
On January 16, 1640 the Connecticut General Court empowered a committee to "view those parts by Vnxus Sepus wch may be suitable" for settlement. Soon afterward a small group of families traveled nine miles westward over the hills from . . . — — Map (db m33066) HM
Known in the 1800’s as “the hub” of Connecticut’s Underground Railroad, Farmington was home to an active group of prominent and outspoken abolitionists, several of whom were involved in state, national and international anti-slavery . . . — — Map (db m95984) HM
Lest We Forget
In honor and grateful remembrance of our French Allies in the Revolution, whose army, under the command of General Count de Rochambeau, marched past this spot enroute from Newport and Providence, R.I., to join General Washington on . . . — — Map (db m190186) HM
Site of U.S. Army Air Corps P47 Thunderbolt plane crash in which the pilot Second Lieutenant Vincent Hugh Core died on April 11, 1945 — — Map (db m91860) HM WM
On this site in 1828 was located "Pitkin's Basin" for the Farmington Canal Company.
On November 10, 1828 the packet boat "James Hillhouse" was launched here on its first voyage to New Haven from port of Farmington.
The gray building . . . — — Map (db m106441) HM
The Farmington Canal crossed various topographic features- rivers, hills, roads and woodlands. Boats traveling the length of the canal passed through 28 locks that compensated for changes in elevation. Perhaps the most impressive engineering . . . — — Map (db m111590) HM
The Farmington Canal
The 56-mile Farmington Canal was Connecticut's super-highway of the 1830s and 1840s. Begun in 1825, the canal was the largest engineering project ever attempted in New England. Inspired by the commercial success of the . . . — — Map (db m33017) HM
In the middle 1800s, it is believed, the cave was the home of Farmington’s mystery man, Will Warren. He was a poor farmhand with no property of his own. He refused to attend the village church on Sundays and spent his free time with the few Native . . . — — Map (db m92260) HM
The Unionville Feeder Canal crossed here, providing most of the water for the Farmington Canal, from Granby, CT to New Haven, CT 1828-1847. — — Map (db m127444) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m134927) HM
Unionville has used Farmington River water power since the late 1700s. The first dam (item D1 on map 1 and Photograph P1), built circa 1780, was just 200 yards upstream from the Route 4 bridge. The canal from this dam was on the west side of . . . — — Map (db m95986) HM
Also known as Rainbow Park, Suburban Park was owned and operated by the Farmington Street Railway Company, which charged fifteen cents for the one hour and fifteen-minute ride from Hartford. At thirty-five acres, the park extended well into . . . — — Map (db m134917) HM
Made of rock and iron, the fountain was the first in the nation powered by electricity at a time when streets and homes were still gaslit. The electricity was generated by the trolley line’s power station using the Farmington River. Colored lights . . . — — Map (db m142561) HM
In Memory Of
The Men Of Unionville
Who Died For Their Country
First World War
Philip E. Bergin • Ernest W. Gustafson • Louis C. Hanrahan • Harold V. Joyce • Christopher H. Rourke
Second World War
John Garay • Milton Gillespie • Joseph G. . . . — — Map (db m33172) WM
During the week of August 12, 1955, the Farmington Valley was hit by the edge of Hurricane Connie. The area received heavy rainfall that saturated beds of the Farmington River. The following week, Hurricane Diane swept through the Atlantic Coast, . . . — — Map (db m230293) HM
Yodkins-Morin Memorial Park
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Dedicated to two valiant men who gave their lives
saving others during the raging flood of August 1955
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Charles J. Yodkins, Sr
A Farmington Police Officer
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Joseph J. Morin, . . . — — Map (db m33063) HM
