Farmington YRE
Hartford County
10 km (6.2 mi.)
January 2 - December 31, 2011
NE11-88360/Y0923
CLUB: Connecticut Valley Volkssport Club, AVA 784
AVA SPECIAL PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION(S):
- Grist Mills
- Historic Churches
- Hooray for Hollywood
- Museum Walk
- Walking America's Fire Houses
A AWARD: is a 4 x 2.5”” patch featuring the Hill-Stead in fall – fourth in a series of seasonal views of the museum.
FEES:Everyone is welcome to participate in this event.
- "A" award & IVV Credit $6.00
- "B" award & IVV Credit $4.00
- IVV Credit $3.00
- Just walk free
TRAIL HIGHLIGHTS: Incorporated in 1645, Farmington is one of the most attractive towns in Connecticut. Following the 1839 revolt aboard the Amistad slave ship and the 1841 trial giving the slaves their freedom by the U.S. Supreme Court, all 32 surviving men and four children were brought to Farmington by three abolitionists who sponsored them. For eight months, the Amistad survivors lived, worshiped, and were schooled in the village before their return to Africa. In addition to Amistad historic sites and fine 17th and 18th century architecture, the two trails (“freedom” and “nature”) include Miss Porter’s prep school, the Hill-Stead Museum, the Stanley-Whitman Museum (exhibits of early colonial life), and a 17th century gristmill on the Farmington River. The Hill-Stead houses a famous collection of impressionist paintings and was once the home of Theodate Pope, one of America’s first female architects and survivor of the Lusitania sinking.
Additional information about Farmington and its history can be found online at:
http://www.farmington-ct.org
http://www.farmingtonchamber.com
TRAIL RATING: 1+, suitable for strollers, but not wheelchairs.
START POINT LOCATION & HOURS: FARMINGTON INN, 827 Farmington Ave., Farmington. Tel.: (860) 677-2821. Hours: daily, dawn to dusk.
DIRECTIONS: Take I-84E/W to exit 39 to Rte. 4 West to Farmington center. The Farmington Inn is on the left, just past the junction with Rte. 10.
Map
PARKING: Inn parking lot.
PETS: Must be leashed!
CONTACT: Nell Graham 860-229-0582 CVVC Club e-mail