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Orwell, Vermont
Orwell is a New England town, town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Mount Independence (Vermont), Mount Independence was the largest fortification constructed by the American colonial forces. The site is now one of Vermont's premier state-operated historic sites. Geography Orwell is located in the southwest corner of Addison County. Its western border is the New York (state), New York–Vermont state line, following the middle of Lake Champlain, near the lake's southern end. Orwell is bordered by the town of Shoreham, Vermont, Shoreham to the north, Whiting, Vermont, Whiting to the northeast, Sudbury, Vermont, Sudbury to the east and southeast, and Benson, Vermont, Benson to the south. Sudbury and Benson are within Rutland County, Vermont, Rutland County. To the west, across Lake Champlain, are the town of Putnam, New York, in Washington County, New York, Washington County, and Ticonderoga, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Town
The town is the basic unit of Local government in the United States, local government and local division of state authority in the six New England states. Most other U.S. states lack a direct counterpart to the New England town. New England towns overlie the entire area of a state, similar to civil townships in other states where they exist, but they are fully functioning Incorporation (municipal government), municipal corporations, possessing powers similar to city, cities and county, counties in other states. Local government in New Jersey, New Jersey's system of equally powerful townships, boroughs, towns, and cities is the system which is most similar to that of New England. New England towns are often governed by a town meeting, an assembly of eligible town residents. The great majority of municipal corporations in New England are based on the town model; there, statutory forms based on the concept of a Place (United States Census Bureau), compact populated place are uncommon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a U.S. state, state in the northeastern United States. Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, fourth-most populous state in the United States, with nearly 20 million residents, and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of . New York has Geography of New York (state), a varied geography. The southeastern part of the state, known as Downstate New York, Downstate, encompasses New York City, the List of U.S. cities by population, most populous city in the United States; Long Island, with approximately 40% of the state's population, the nation's most populous island; and the cities, suburbs, and wealthy enclaves of the lower Hudson Valley. These areas are the center of the expansive New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermont Route 73
Vermont Route 73 (VT 73) is a east–west state highway in central Vermont, United States. It extends from Vermont Route 74, VT 74 in Shoreham, Vermont, Shoreham in the west to Vermont Route 100, VT 100 in Rochester, Vermont, Rochester in the east. The route runs through parts of Addison County, Vermont, Addison, Rutland County, Vermont, Rutland, and Windsor County, Vermont, Windsor counties. The portion of VT 73 west of Vermont Route 22A, VT 22A is town-maintained and internally designated by VTrans as Major Collector 156 while the remainder of VT 73 is maintained by the state. Route description Route 73 begins at an intersection with Route 74, approximately east of the Vermont Route 74, Ticonderoga–Larrabees Point Ferry to New York (state), New York. The route runs southeast into the town of Orwell, Vermont, Orwell, where it crosses Vermont Route 22A, Route 22A. Route 73 continues due east out of Orwell and into the town of Sudbury, Vermo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Haven, Vermont
Fair Haven is a New England town, town in Rutland County, Vermont, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,736 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Within the town is located the census-designated place of Fair Haven (CDP), Vermont, Fair Haven. The town is noted for its late 19th century residential and commercial architecture. History Fair Haven was chartered on October 27, 1779, to Ebenezer Allen and 76 associates, and first settled the same year. The township originally included West Haven, Vermont, West Haven, which was set off on October 20, 1792. The post office at Fair Haven was established in 1797. In 1783, Colonel Matthew Lyon moved to Fair Haven and began building watermill, mills at the waterfall, falls on the Castleton River. His enterprises included a gristmill, sawmill and papermill, in addition to a forge, as well as a newspaper, the ''Fair Haven Gazette''. This began Fair Haven's legacy as a small, prosperous mill town, which by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vergennes, Vermont
Vergennes is a city located in the northwest quadrant of Addison County, Vermont, United States. The municipality is bordered by the towns of Ferrisburgh, Vermont, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vermont, Panton, and Waltham, Vermont, Waltham. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 2,553. It is List of cities in Vermont, the smallest of Vermont's 10 cities in terms of population, though the city of Winooski, Vermont, Winooski has the smallest area. It was the first city chartered in the Vermont, state of Vermont and is the only city in Addison County. History Vergennes was settled in 1766 by Donald MacIntosh. It was established as a city in 1788, the only one in Vermont not to have been first chartered as a town or independent village. Instead, intersecting portions of the pre-existing towns of New Haven, Vermont, New Haven, Panton, Vermont, Panton, and Ferrisburg, Vermont, Ferrisburg at the Otter Creek Falls were combined to form Vergennes. It is the smallest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermont Route 22A
Vermont Route 22A (VT 22A) is a state highway in western Vermont, United States. It is the northward continuation of New York State Route 22A. Its southern end is at the New York state line in Fair Haven and its northern end is in Ferrisburgh at U.S. Route 7 (US 7). As it is an extension of NY 22A, VT 22A is a spur route of NY 22, which runs roughly parallel to VT 22A west of the state border. This is a rather unusual case of one state having a suffixed route of another state's primary route. Vermont does not currently have a "Route 22." All of VT 22A north of Fair Haven was originally designated as Route 30A, a highway in the New England road marking system, in 1922. Route 30A was added to the Vermont state highway system in 1935 as Vermont Route 30A. An extension south to the New York state line was added to the route later in the decade. VT 30A was renumbered to VT 22A on December 19, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 37,381. Its county seat is the hamlet of Elizabethtown (CDP), New York, Elizabethtown. Its name is from the Counties of England, English county of Essex. Essex is one of two counties that are entirely within the Adirondack Park, the other being Hamilton County, New York, Hamilton County. The county is part of the North Country (New York), North Country region of the state. History When counties were established in the state of New York in 1683, the present Essex County was part of Albany County, New York, Albany County. This was an enormous area, including the northern part of New York state as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, New York, Cumberland County, and fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticonderoga, New York
Ticonderoga () is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Essex County, New York, Essex County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the Mohawk language, Mohawk ''tekontaró:ken'', meaning "it is at the junction of two waterways". The Town of Ticonderoga is in the southeastern corner of the county and is south of Plattsburgh, New York, Plattsburgh. History In the 17th century, French explorers such as Samuel de Champlain encountered the area. The town was on the direct route, utilizing rivers and two long lakes, between New York City to the south and the French settlement of Montreal to the north. The town was the setting for historic battles and maneuvers during both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. Fort Ticonderoga, constructed by the French, who called it ''Fort Carillon'', in the 1750s, marked the location of an important portage between the two lakes, Lake Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,302. The county seat is Fort Edward. The county was named for U.S. President George Washington. The county is part of the Capital District region of the state. History When counties were established in the colony of New York in 1683, the present Washington County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. The other two were called Tryon County (later renamed Montgomery County) and Charlot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putnam, New York
Putnam is a town in northern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 567 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Israel Putnam, a hero of the American Revolution. History The town was part of the Provincial Patent (1764) made to officer veterans of the French and Indian War while the region was in Charlotte County. The town of Putnam was formed in 1806 from the town of Westfield (now Fort Ann). The Hiram Congdon House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (6.49%) is water. The northern town line is the border of Essex County. The eastern town boundary is defined by Lake Champlain and the border of Vermont. The western town line is defined by Lake George and Warren County. The town is located inside the Adirondack Park. NY Route 22 is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutland County, Vermont
Rutland County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 60,572, making it the second-most populous county in Vermont. Its county seat and most populous municipality is the city of Rutland (city), Vermont, Rutland. History During the Revolutionary War there were a number of forts and roads that went through the area now known as Rutland County. In Castleton, Vermont, Castleton there was Fort Warren (Vermont), Fort Warren and a possible fort at Hydeville. In Pittsford, Vermont, Pittsford there was Fort Vengeance Monument Site, Fort Vengeance and Fort Mott (Vermont), Fort Mott. And in Rutland there was Fort Ranger. The Hubbardton Military Road was a road built in 1775 for the American Revolution that went through the modern day towns of Benson, Vermont, Benson, Hubbardton, Vermont, Hubbardton and Castleton, Vermont, Castleton. The Crown Point Road (which was built in 1759 and us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
