Jay and Troy both border Canada to the north. Just south of Jay, settlement in Westfield (altitude, 825 ft.) clusters along Route 100 and is centered on an unincorporated area called Westfield. This cluster lies […]
Concord is a quintessential small New England town in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, set amidst beautiful rural scenery. It retains its historic charm while also serving as a tourist destination for the region. Concord, […]
A Few Characteristics of Burke, VT East Haven, Victory, Kirby, Lyndon, Sutton, and Newark border Burke, VT that is in Caledonia County. The town is located at 71E55′ W, 44E35′ N and approximately 900 feet […]
The Town of Barton was first granted by the legislature in response to a petition from some sixty Revolutionary War veterans … in 1781 under the name “Providence” after their home town in Rhode Island, […]
Yes, at one time the Ku Klux Klan met in Vermont The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) emerged as a racist terrorist group in the Southern United States after the Civil War, focused on intimidating Black […]
The Legend of Runaway Pond of Glover, Vermont On June 6, 1810, the origins of “Runaway Pond” began. A group of men decided they wanted more water for Aaron Willson’s mill in Glover, VT. Their […]
Vermont’s Toughest Town Moves to Rid Itself of Gangsters Photo courtesy of Doug Kerr and Wikimedia Commons The Boston Evening Transcript headline proclaimed the news on July 29, 1931: “Vermont’s Toughest Town Moves to Rid […]
by Scott Wheeler of Vermont’s Northland Journal A farmer’s work is never done – even in death… at least that is what I like to joke about when I tell people about the old farmer […]
