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Route 167 begins as West Avon Road at an intersection with Route 4 in the Unionville section of the town of Farmington.It proceeds in a northeast direction, crossing into the town of Avon after 0.7 miles (1.1 km).
The Hartford and West Hartford Horse Railroad was incorporated in 1863 to run horsecar service on Farmington Avenue. It was later electrified and extended to Unionville as the Farmington Street Railway, following Farmington Avenue except for a small section of private right-of-way in eastern Farmington.
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Farmington has been called the "mother of towns" because its vast area was divided to produce nine other central Connecticut communities. The borough of Unionville, in Farmington's northwestern corner, was once home to many factories harnessing the water power of the Farmington River. Farmington is steeped in New England history.
The route from Plainville to Unionville was designated in 1922 as State Highway 160, while that from Unionville to Canton center was known as State Highway 320. In the 1932 state highway renumbering , [ 2 ] these two state highways were combined into a single route, Route 177.
The Naugatuck Valley League (NVL), the oldest high school sports league in Connecticut, has a storied history of athletic competition dating back to its initial formation in 1918. [2] The first attempt to establish a high school football league in the Naugatuck Valley featured teams such as Naugatuck, Torrington, Crosby, Meriden, and Bridgeport.
Welch brought horse racing, including Grand Circuit races, back to Charter Oak Park in 1897. [13] On June 16–17, 1905, the track hosted an automobile meet, which included AAA championship race won by Barney Oldfield. [14] [15] The park hosted many other motor races, including a 1911 race between an automobile and a biplane. [16]
The West End Library, now the Unionville Museum, is a historic library and museum building at 15 School Street in the Unionville village of Farmington, Connecticut. The Renaissance style building was designed by New York City architect Edward Tilton, and completed in 1917 with funding from Andrew Carnegie . [ 2 ]