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| Vermont Communities |
Hartland, Vermont
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Hartland was chartered July 10, 1761, when New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth granted a charter. The grant called the town Hertford, and that name continued until an act of the Legislature in 1782 attempted to lessen the confusion with Hartford, a neighboring town, by changing the name to Hartland.
Hartland, in the year 2000, had a population of 3,223. This was made up of approximately 900 families and an average family size of 2 adults and one child.
The top five industries in which residents work are:
1. Manufacturing, durable goods.
2. Retail trade
3. Health services
4. Construction
5. Other professional services
A town Constable, and Vermont State Police provide police coverage for the community.
Area newspapers include the Connecticut Valley Spectator, Eagle Times, The Windsor Chronicle, The Valley News and The Vermont Standard.
The town has approximately 45.2 square miles (117.0 km²), of which, 45.0 square miles (116.4 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.53%) is water. The Connecticut River is along its eastern boundary, and the Ottauquechee River flows through the northern part of the town.
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Brownsville & West Windsor, Vermont
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Brownsville is an unincorporated village in the town of West Windsor, Vermont.
This village has a number of administrative offices for the town of West Windsor. The village derives its name from two settlers, John and Briant Brown. The West Windsor Historical Society is in Brownsville and has information on the sheep farms and industries that sustained the early residents.
The entrance of Ascutney Mountain Resort in just east of Brownsville. The Ascutney Mountain Resort is one of the major ski areas in the state of Vermont. This an affordable and accessible mid-size mountain where 26% of trails are novice, 39% are intermediate, and 35% are advanced. Average snowfall at the mountain is 180" a year. The resort offers skiing and snowboarding, a movie theater, ice skating pond, snow tubing, and the fully-equipped Sports & Fitness Center with indoor/outdoor Olympic-size pools.
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| Windsor, Vermont |
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Windsor was chartered as a town on July 6, 1761 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. It was first settled in August 1764 by Captain Steele Smith and his family from Farmington, Connecticut. By 1820, it was Vermont's largest town, a thriving center for trade and agriculture. In 1835, the first dam was built across Mill Brook to provide water power. Factories made guns, machinery, tinware, furniture and harness.
Windsor village began development at the end of the 18th century and achieved importance in Vermont history as the location of the framing of the constitution of Vermont. It is known as the birthplace of Vermont, where the state constitution was signed, and acted as the first capital and meeting place of the Vermont General Assembly until 1805 when Montpelier became the official capital.
The village prospered due to its excellent location for industry on the banks of the Connecticut River at the point where several smaller streams run into it. Commerce developed further in the mid-19th century when Windsor became the first town in the state to break ground for the railroad with the construction of a rail depot. Windsor Station connected the town to out of state markets. It was after the railroad went through that a number of prominent individuals from New York and elsewhere began to discover the beauty of Windsor and the Cornish, New Hampshire area. Since 1866, Windsor has been connected to Cornish by the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, one of the longest covered bridge in the United States.
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| Woodstock, Vermont |
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Woodstock is a charming village and town right along the Ottauquechee River. It is the home of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park.
It is also the central town in the Woodstock Union school district and therefore the towns of Barnard, Pomfret, Bridgewater, Plymouth and Woodstock all have their Middle and High School in Woodstock. The town has an excellent academic tradition with a top level elementary school which then leads to middle school and high school.
There is a very nice downtown area with some small specialty shops, art galleries book store and a traditional Vermont Country Store. There is also a fine collection of nice homes around the village green and just off the green is the Woodstock Inn.
A short walk from the Woodstock village green and over the Middle Covered Bridge you will find some excellent walking and hiking paths some of which will lead to the summit of Mount Tom.
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| South Woodstock, Vermont |
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South Woodstock is an unincorporated village in the town of Woodstock, Vermont. Its elevation is 1,040 feet (317 m).
A post office was established in South Woodstock in 1828; today, its ZIP code is 05071. The community of South Woodstock had a population of 456 at the 2000 census. The community includes large areas outside the village district and includes the entire southern portion of the town of Woodstock.
Once a center of sheep husbandry, South Woodstock is split between commercial and residential areas. Beside the post office, public services in the community include a volunteer fire department; moreover, Woodstock maintains a local police department.
The South Woodstock Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The historic district consists of 44 contributing and 11 non-contributing properties over an area of 360 acres. The district includes examples of Greek Revival and Federal architecture from before the Civil War. Notable buildings include an 1825 school that became a Grange Hall, the South Chapel (1839), and the Perkins Academy (1848).
There are many wonderful homes and farms in the South Woodstock area and the staff at Country Real Estate would be happy to show them to you. Country Real Estate in Hartland, Vermont will is looking forward to support all of your real estate needs.
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| Hartford, Vermont |
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Hartford, Vermont is a town in Windsor County Vermont. Hartford is located on the New Hampshire border and within the town is also the intersection of Interstates 89 and 91. This makes Hartford very conveniently located to Interstate travel. One may easily travel north towards Burlington or south towards Concord, Manchester or Boston on Interstate 89. Traveling south on Interstate 91 will bring you into western Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York City.
Hartford also is the location of the confluence of the White River and the Connecticut River and the Ottauquechee River flowing from Woodstock, Vermont in the west also flows through the town.
The town is composed of five villages: Hartford, Quechee, West Hartford, White River Junction and Wilder. The population at the time of the 2000 census was 10,367.
Any home in this community will be well located relative to shopping in the upper valley and the medical facilities of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon are but a short drive down Interstate 89. The town of Hanover – the home of Dartmouth College – with its cultural and dinning opportunities will also feel right next door.
Hartland, Vermont, with it five villages, is a real estate area that is central to all of the offering of the Upper Valley. Hartford, Vermont is also a gateway into Vermont for recreation and commerce.
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| Taftsville, Vermont (A Hamlet of Woodstock) |
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Taftsville is a hamlet of Woodstock, Vermont and lies along the Ottauquechee River just east of the village of Woodstock. It is know for its Vermont country store and the Taftsville covered bridge. The houses in the area have traditional New England architectural styles and the hamlet of Taftsville is quaint and charming.
Just to the east of Taftsville along the Ottauquechee River is the community of Quechee, Vermont.
Taftsville is a short scenic drive from the commercial and shopping areas in West Lebanon, New Hampshire which is just over the Connecticut River.
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| Quechee, Vermont |
Quechee is one of five unincorporated villages in the town of Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont. It is the site of the Quechee Gorge on the Ottauquechee River and is also the home to the Quechee Lakes planned community.
As a community for real estate there are some features which include proximity to the main shopping area in the Upper Valley in West Lebanon. This shopping area is a short scenic drive down Interstate 89.
The community of Quechee is also close to the village of Woodstock, with its country charm, and close to Hanover, New Hampshire which is the home of Dartmouth College and the Hood Museum of Art. Hanover also offers fine dining as does Quechee itself. There is an excellent combination of cultural activities in an outstanding natural environment in Quechee, Vermont.
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| Ascutney & Weathersfield, Vermont |
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Ascutney is a unincorporated village in the town of Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of Weathersfield, in the portion of that town adjacent to Mount Ascutney, after which the village is named.
The town of Weathersfield was named for Wethersfield, Connecticut, the home of some of its earliest settlers. The Connecticut town had taken its name, in turn, from Wethersfield, a village in the English county of Essex.
Weathersfield has an interesting association with sheep and it is worth a bit of an exaplanation. William Jarvis was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as U.S. Consul General to Portugal, after founding a trading house in Lisbon. In 1811, Jarvis imported from Spain to his farm at Weathersfield Bow the first Merino sheep brought to America. Jarvis set aside eight of the 4,000 Merino sheep he imported as gifts to former President Jefferson and to President James Madison.
"I cannot forbear, Sir," Jarvis wrote to Jefferson, "making you an offer of a Ram & Ewes, both as a mark of my great esteem & well knowing that the experiment cannot be in better hands." Jarvis was a wealthy financier and gentleman farmer who had bought up most of the flood plain of Weathersfield. Jarvis was also one of the most prominent Republicans in the Connecticut River Valley. Thanks to his introduction of Merino sheep, he provided the underpinning for Vermont agriculture for the next century
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Norwich, Vermont
Norwich, Vermont is located in Windsor County and has a population of about 3,800. It is located along the Connecticut River, is home to many businesses and nonprofit organizations, and has a vibrant downtown and village green.
Norwich is also the home of the Montshire Museum. This is a fine hands-on museum with a focus on science. Children love to study the exhibits as they change often and some allow a great deal of participation. Norwich is right over the Connecticut River from Hanover, New Hampshire and they share the same public educational system.
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| New Hampshire Communities |
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| Lebanon, New Hampshire |
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Lebanon, NH is a city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 12,568 at the 2000 census. Lebanon is located in western New Hampshire, south of Hanover, near the Connecticut River. It is the home to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Medical School, together comprising the largest medical facility between Boston, Massachusetts and Burlington, Vermont.
Together with Hanover and White River Junction, Lebanon today is center of a Micropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing nearly 30 towns along the upper Connecticut River valley.
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| Hanover, New Hampshire |
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Hanover is located on the western side of New Hampshire in the scenic Upper Connecticut River Valley. The river forms the border between Vermont and New Hampshire.
The Town has a population of 10,850* and is the home of Dartmouth College, which was established in 1769. The Town charter was granted in 1761 and the first permanent settlers arrived from Connecticut in 1765. Today the most populated area of Town is near the river and the College. The more rural sections of Town are Hanover Center and Etna. The elevation is approximately 603 feet.
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Hanover NH Area Video
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Plainfield, New Hampshire
Plainfield was chartered in 1761. It developed into an agricultural community which flourished in the 19th and 20th centuries and grew to encompass Plainfield Village, Meriden Village, and East Plainfield. It has become a residential community which values its agricultural heritage and its rural character. In addition, Plainfield residents proudly support outstanding educational opportunities for our children, the preservation of our historic buildings and of our natural resources, and the participatory government which centers on our annual Town Meeting.
Plainfield is very close to the shopping area of West Lebanon and the cultural activities of Hanover, New Hampshire.
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| Cornish, New Hampshire |
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Established in 1763, the town was once known as Mast Camp, because it was the shipping point for the tall masts floated down the river by English settlers.
Incorporated in 1765 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, it was named for Sir Samuel Cornish, a distinguished admiral of the Royal Navy. Cornish has historically been and continues to be a well-known summer resort for artists and writers. Seeking a studio away from the summer heat of New York City, sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens began coming to Cornish in 1885. Artist friends followed him, and the area became the center of a popular artists' colony.
Cornish is the site of one of the longest wooden covered bridge in the United States, and one of the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. The name of ths bridge is the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River. It was was built in 1866 at an original cost of $9,000.
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Claremont, New Hampshire
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Claremont is located along the beautiful Connecticut and Sugar Rivers and Claremont is the largest city in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
Claremont takes its name from Claremont Castle, an English palace named in honor of John Holles, the first Earl of Clare. The castle was built under the direction of Thomas Pelham Holles, who was involved in relations between the American Colonies and England, and a cousin to Governor Benning Wentworth. Claremont's original land grant was a six-mile square area bordering the Connecticut River, including the governor's farm. The first Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire was built in Claremont in 1823.
Claremont is picturesque and an appealing place to those of all interests. The city of Claremont offers ample opportunity for recreation and enjoyment. You may hike, canoe, fish, bike, snowmobile, ski and golf in the immediate area. Launch your canoe from the boat launch on the Connecticut River, take a leisurely hike on the miles of hiking trails in the city's park system, attend a performance at the Claremont Opera House or ski at Arrowhead Recreation Area.
The city of Claremont has an excellent view of Mount Ascutney which is right across the Connecticut River in Vermont.
Abundant land, low prices, a good transportation network, and a strong infrastructure system have made Claremont an exciting destination for visitors, employers and homeowners.
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