▁River ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Sh ia was see ▁Avenue ▁from ▁Warner ▁Street ▁to ▁j unction ▁of ▁Grand ▁River ▁and ▁Sh ia was see . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁Arthur ▁Power , ▁a ▁dev out ▁Qu aker ▁originally ▁from ▁Farm ington , ▁New ▁York , ▁purchased ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tract s ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁Qu aker ▁families ▁followed ▁suit . ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Farm ington ▁was ▁firm ly ▁established ▁along ▁Sh ia was see ▁Tra il , ▁and ▁the ▁settlement ▁bo asted ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁churches , ▁a ▁school , ▁two ▁ta ver ns , ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁mer ch ants . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁several ▁dai ries ▁and ▁che ese ▁fact ories , ▁a ▁small ▁found ry , ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁l umber ▁and ▁gr ist ▁mill s . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁resid ences ▁- ▁some ▁still ▁ext ant ▁- ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁" Old ▁City " ▁area ▁of ▁Farm ington . ▁By ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁the ▁village ▁center ▁shift ed ▁from ▁Sh ia was see ▁Tra il ▁to ▁Grand ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁grew ▁rapidly ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁Qu aker ▁influence ▁gradually ▁dimin ishing ▁as ▁new ▁sett lers ▁moved ▁in . ▁The ▁surrounding