The White River Valley is a region in central
Vermont, United States. The area is a natural river valley of the
White River.
As defined by the valley's chamber of commerce, it includes eleven towns:
Bethel
Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ...
,
Braintree,
Brookfield Brookfield may refer to:
Australia
*Brookfield, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
*Brookfield, Victoria
Canada
* Brookfield, Manitoba, on Manitoba Highway 11
*Brookfield, Newfoundland and Labrador
*Brookfield, Nova Scotia
*Brookfield, Ontario ...
,
Chelsea,
Hancock,
Randolph Randolph may refer to:
Places In the United States
* Randolph, Alabama, an unincorporated community
* Randolph, Arizona, a populated place
* Randolph, California, a village merged into the city of Brea
* Randolph, Illinois, an unincorporated commun ...
,
Rochester,
Royalton,
Sharon
Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname.
In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...
,
Stockbridge, and
Tunbridge.
The White River Valley Consortium works to address regional issues in the area, among fourteen towns, also including
Granville,
Pittsfield
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Pittsfield ...
, and
Strafford.
''
The Herald'', also known as the ''White River Valley Herald'' and ''The Herald of Randolph'', has served sixteen towns in the White River Valley since 1874.
The area was once heavily farmed, though reforestation efforts by the
Civilian Conservation Corps were especially evident in the region.
See also
*
White River Valley Railroad
Further reading
* , with accompanying photographs.
References
Regions of Vermont
River valleys of the United States
Valleys of Vermont
Landforms of Windsor County, Vermont
Landforms of Orange County, Vermont
Landforms of Addison County, Vermont
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