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Avon (/ ˈ eɪ v ɑː n / AY-vahn) is a town in the Farmington Valley region of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. As of 2020, the town had a population of 19,795. As of 2020, the town had a population of 19,795.
Evergreen Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Avon, Connecticut, United States. It was established in 1860, making it one of the oldest cemeteries in the area. Many of the town's early settlers and notable figures rest here. [1]
Nineteen of the towns in Connecticut are consolidated city-towns, and one is a consolidated borough-town. City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly . All cities in Connecticut are dependent municipalities, meaning they are located within and subordinate to a town.
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The town of Avon was incorporated in 1830 out of part of Farmington. It was before then largely farmland worked by people who lived in Farmington village. In the 19th century, agricultural practices in the region began to shift from subsistence to the production of cash crops, most notably tobacco. The Thompson and Woodford families were major ...
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It was built in 1865 and was originally named Schoolhouse # 7 as it was the school in the 7th town district at the time. [1] In the 1920s a teacher re named the school Pine Grove School after noting a grove of pine trees at the top of the hill on West Avon Road. The school was open until 1949 when it was the last one room school house in town ...