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Barnard General Store
The Barnard General Store is a general store in Barnard, Vermont. The store first opened in 1832. It is considered the commercial and social center of the town. It has been in near-continuous operation since its opening, with only a brief closing in 2012–2013. The store is owned by the Barnard Community Trust, a resident-operated organization that leases the building's space to the store's business owner. The store is one of four historic landmarks notable to the Town of Barnard. Attributes The store serves a community of just under 1,000 people, in addition to tourists, second-home owners, and guests at the nearby Silver Lake State Park (Vermont), Silver Lake State Park. It is considered the commercial and social center of the town. The general store has produce, dry and canned groceries at the front of the store. Its deli, cafe, and ice cream counter, at the back of the store, prepares breakfasts and lunches. It is the only grocery store in Barnard. The general store p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard, Vermont
Barnard is a town in Windsor County, Vermont. The population was 992 at the 2020 census. The town has two unincorporated villages: Barnard and East Barnard, along with the hamlets of Newcombsville, Mountain Meadows, and Fort Defiance.https://www.trorc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Barnard_TP_FINAL_8-24-2016-1.pdf History The town was chartered on July 17, 1761 by a New Hampshire Grant. It was named "Bernard" after one of the five grantees of the town, Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, who was governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1760 to 1769. The town's name was changed to Barnard some time before 1810. In 1928, Nobel Prize–winning novelist Sinclair Lewis bought Connett Place with a total and adjacent Chase Farm. He named the property Twin Farms and used it as a vacation house during the 1930s and 1940s with his wife Dorothy Thompson. In 1941, German playwright Carl Zuckmayer, a refugee from Nazi Germany whom Dorothy Thompson had helped to get into the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Lake State Park (Vermont)
Silver Lake State Park is a state park in Barnard, Vermont. It is situated on the northern shoreline of the 84-acre Silver Lake and offers swimming, picnic areas and camping. Other activities include fishing, paddling and winter sports. The park was established in 1955 and is administered by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation as part of the Vermont state park system. References External links * 1955 establishments in Vermont Barnard, Vermont Protected areas established in 1955 Protected areas of Windsor County, Vermont State parks of Vermont {{Vermont-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Vermont Flood Of 1927
The Great Vermont Flood of 1927 was a major flooding event in Vermont which occurred November 2–4, 1927. Following a very wet October, record levels of rainfall fell in early November. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated 53% of the state received more than six inches of rain, (the greatest recorded amount being in Somerset) which caused rivers throughout the state to flood. The flood is considered the worst flood in Vermont, with the only comparison being the 2011 Hurricane Irene floods. Prelude During the month of October, rainfall statewide averaged about 150 percent of normal, but in the northern and central sections of the state, some weather stations received 200–300 percent of normal. Heavy rainfall periods during the month were sufficiently separated that flooding did not occur, but the soil became saturated. Combined with the lateness of the year and the fact that most vegetation was either in, or near, seasonal dormancy, any further rainfall would run off directly i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 New England Hurricane
The 1938 New England Hurricane (also referred to as the Great New England Hurricane and the Long Island Express Hurricane) was one of the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclones to strike Long Island, New York, and New England. The storm formed near the coast of Africa on September 9, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale, before making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on Long Island on Wednesday, September 21. It is estimated that the hurricane killed 682 people, damaged or destroyed more than 57,000 homes, and caused property losses estimated at $306 million ($4.7 billion in 2017). Multiple other sources, however, mention that the 1938 hurricane might have really been a more powerful Category 4, having winds similar to Hurricanes Hugo, Harvey, Frederic and Gracie when it ran through Long Island and New England. Also, numerous others estimate the real damage between $347 million and almost $410 million. Damaged trees and buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 89
Interstate 89 (I-89) is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States traveling from Bow, New Hampshire, to the Canadian border between Highgate Springs, Vermont, and Saint-Armand, Quebec. As with all odd-numbered primary Interstates, I-89 is signed as a north–south highway. However, it follows a primarily northwest-to-southeast path. The route forms a substantial part of the main connection between the cities of Montreal and Boston. In Quebec, the route continues as Route 133. The eventual completion of Autoroute 35 from Montreal will lead to a nonstop limited-access highway route between the two cities, following I-93 south from I-89's terminus. The largest cities directly served by I-89 are Concord, the state capital of New Hampshire; Montpelier, the state capital of Vermont; and Burlington, Vermont. I-89 is one of three main Interstate highways whose route is located entirely within New England, along with I-91 and I-93 (both of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, Irene originated from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave that began showing signs of organization east of the Lesser Antilles. Due to development of atmospheric convection and a closed center of circulation, the system was designated as Tropical Storm Irene on August 20, 2011. After intensifying, Irene made landfall in St. Croix as a strong tropical storm later that day. Early on August 21, the storm made a second landfall in Puerto Rico. While crossing the island, Irene strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane. The storm paralleled offshore of Hispaniola, continuing to slowly intensify in the process. Shortly before making four landfalls in the Bahamas, Irene peaked as a Category 3 hurricane. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
