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  Vermont - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Vermont is known for its mud season in spring followed by a cool summer and a colorful autumn, and particularly for its cold winters.
Vermont's state legislature is the Vermont General Assembly, a bicameral body composed of the Vermont House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Vermont Senate (the upper house).
Vermont is the birthplace of former presidents Calvin Coolidge and Chester A. Arthur.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Vermont   (6346 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
VERMONT, one of the New England states of the U.S., bordered on the N by the Canadian province of Québec; on the E by New Hampshire; on the S by Massachusetts; and on the W by New York.
Vermont's highest tribunal, the supreme court, is composed of 5 justices; the state's major trial courts are the superior courts and district courts, with a combined total of 29 judges.
Vermont's junior senator, James M. (Jim) Jeffords (1934-), was first elected to the Senate as a Republican in 1988; his decision in 2001 to leave the party and become an independent tipped the Senate balance in favor of the Democrats, until Republicans regained control of the chamber in the November 2002 election.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/vermont.html   (3272 words)

  
 Ranney Family of Westminster, Vermont
He was one of the seven founders of the church at Westminster, and is the ancestor of as many as five ministers of the gospel and numerous deacons" (Fairbanks, 585).
Lydia, the daughter of Isaac Johnson of Walpole, was born 22 Oct 1751 and died 13 Feb 1787 in Westminster.
Seth, the son of Seth and Abigail (Shaler) Arnold, was born 23 Aug 1747 or 3 Sep 1747 Haddam, Middlesex Co, CT and died 6 Jul 1849 age 101.
www.usgennet.org /usa/vt/town/westminster/ranney.html   (960 words)

  
 Vermont Academy ~ Directions
Vermont Academy is easily accessible from Interstate 91 and Route 121.
Train (Amtrak) and bus (Vermont Transit Lines) service is available to the town of Bellows Falls, Vermont, approximately five miles from the school.
Continue on I-91 until you reach exit 5 in Vermont, which is the Westminster, Bellows Falls exit.
www.vermontacademy.org /podium/default.aspx?t=7792   (578 words)

  
 Towns & Villages
The village of Bellows Falls had a total population of 3,165 according to the 2000 Census and is an economic hub in the area, with a small retail base as well as restaurants, entertainment venues, historic sites, and lite manufacturing.
It is the oldest town in the State, established in 1735, the Westminster Massacre of 1774 marked one of the pre-revolutionary skirmishes between colonial forces & colonists, and it was in Westminster, in 1777, that Vermont declared itself an independent nation.
is one of the prettiest villages in Vermont.
www.gfrcc.org /rural.html   (1068 words)

  
 Vermont Marriage License Laws > VT Wedding Officiants
Vermont law requires that at least one of you must sign in the presence of the town clerk, certifying that all facts are correct; however, most town clerks prefer to see both of you in person before issuing your license to marry, as the law requires that
If neither of you are residents of Vermont, you need to go to a town clerk in the county in which you will be married.
If the officiant does not reside in Vermont, or is not recognized by the State of Vermont, they must file for a permit from a Probate Court in the county where the marriage will take place.
usmarriagelaws.com /search/united_states/vermont/index.shtml   (1161 words)

  
 WESTMINSTER, VERMONT • Historic New England
In 1837, 13,766 sheep were sheared in Westminster.
The principal and oldest village is delightfully situated in the east parish, on the bank of Connecticut river.
It is this barrier which, while it contributes to the natural beauty of the place, has, by turning the water course in another direction, deprived it of all those facilities of access, and of water power, which have so much contributed to the rapid growth of some of the neighboring villages.
newenglandtowns.org /vermont/westminster   (207 words)

  
 Vermont Historic Roadside Markers - www.HistoricVermont.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Eureka Schoolhouse, constructed between 1785 and 1790, is Vermont's oldest one-room school and one of the few surviving 18th century public buildings in the state.
Nearby is an official survey mark, set July 2002, to identify the symbolic center of population for the State of Vermont as determined by the 2000 U.S. Census.
Relatively rare in Vermont, this double-intersection Warren truss bridge was built circa 1915 by the town of Wilmington.
www.historicvermont.org /sites/html/markers4.html   (3065 words)

  
 Vermont Department of Education School Report
The Vermont School Report is an annual report developed by the Vermont Department of Education and is continuously updated as new information becomes available throughout the year.
Vermont Department of Education - School Finance Reports: Viewable and downloadable links to school and school district finance and non-fiscal reports (Local Education Spending, Allowable Tuition, ADM, enrollment, dropout, graduation, etc.).
Vermont Indicators Online: The Center for Rural Studies and Vermont Center for Geographic Information have published data for every town in Vermont.
crs.uvm.edu /schlrpt   (486 words)

  
 Westminster bed and breakfast & inns. Find the perfect Westminster B&B lodging on BedandBreakfast.com.
West Dover Inn - West Dover, VT Nestled in the rolling hills of Vermont's Green Mountains, the west Dover Inn continues the gracious...
Inn at Water's Edge - Ludlow, VT Inn at Water's Edge is a bed and breakfast in Ludlow Vermont on Echo Lake and the Black River....
Deerfield Inn - Deerfield, MA The Deerfield Inn, one of the finest in the region, and an original historic inn of New England,...
www.bedandbreakfast.com /westminster-vermont.html   (1694 words)

  
 Westminster (town), Vermont - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westminster is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
About 7.1% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
On January 15, 1777, a group of Vermonters met in the Westminster courthouse to declare the independence of the Republic of New Connecticut (later renamed the Republic of Vermont).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westminster_(town),_Vermont   (415 words)

  
 Rainville fires staffer after bloggers highlight plagiarism
WESTMINSTER — In less than 24 hours, an item posted on a rarely visited blog ended up embarrassing a congressional candidate and led to the firing of a top campaign aide.
The chain of events began this past weekend when a Community College of Vermont professor, Julie Waters of Westminster, intrigued by something she read on a popular blog — Green Mountain Daily — decided to see if the statements of Republican Martha Rainville were her own, or were plagiarized from other politicians.
With the rapid way in which this went from obscure blog, to mainstream blog to the media, one blogger thinks this means Vermont’s blogosphere is officially on the map.
www.vermontguardian.com /local/102006/RainvilleRipoff.shtml   (1343 words)

  
 Vermont Division For Historic Preservation - General Information - About Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Village center designation, as provided for in 24 V.S.A. chapter 76A, was created by the legislature to recognize and encourage local efforts to revitalize Vermont’s traditional village centers.
  While village center revitalization is an ongoing process to improve a community’s vitality and livability, village center designation is only one tool and its focus is on supporting commercial activity in the center of Vermont’s villages.
Communities who pursue village center designation are encouraged to undertake other activities that support long-term revitalization.
www.historicvermont.org /programs/designatedvillagecenters.htm   (103 words)

  
 Vermont
Vermont (pronounced) is a U.S. state located in New England.
The Vermont Constitution spells out the process of judicial appointment and retention in Chapter 2, Sections 32 thru 35, 50 and 51
George Aiken (R), who served as senator from 1941 until 1975, was equally prominent.
articles.gourt.com /en/Vermont   (6079 words)

  
 Bellows Falls Vermont Lodging Dining Tourism - Saxtons River Vermont - Rockingham Area - LinkVermont.com
The Area: This is a unique area of Vermont in that although it has numerous things of interest to the visitor, it is also very much "Hometown Vermont" and caters equally, if not more so, to the year-round resident and native Vermonter.
However, even though a small town, it is the home of the Vermont Academy (founded in 1876 and a prep school since 1932), and the Saxtons River Playhouse, a popular summer evening destination.
Although there's no village here either, The Old Rockingham Meeting House is a definite place of interest in that it is the oldest unchanged public building in the State of Vermont.
www.linkvermont.com /townsvill/bellowsfalls_rockingham   (827 words)

  
 Westminster
The river was used for travel and first brought them to the village, for nourishment, for protection, and for escape from Indian attacks.
Monuments and Headstones in the New Cemetery, East Parish, Westminster, Vt., as of November 10,1999, compiled by Charles Byron Wright.
If you have information at your disposal and are willing to do look-ups for people on Westminster or otherwise share your research, please submit your name, email address (or snail mail), and surnames and we will list them here.
www.usgennet.org /usa/vt/town/westminster/Westminster.html   (1294 words)

  
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www.loopnet.com /Vermont   (1225 words)

  
 Bellows Falls: Connecticut River Byway
The village of Bellows Falls is set in the town of Rockingham, VT, and is the Waypoint community for an area that includes the towns of Rockingham, Westminster, Putney, and Springfield, VT, and Charlestown and Walpole, NH.
They include picturesque village greens set out in the late 1700s, downtown commercial blocks built in the 1870s, and residential neighborhoods with a variety of architectural styles.
This, the oldest Schoolhouse in Vermont, was in continuous use from 1785 to 1900 at Eureka Four Corners.
www.ctrivertravel.net /bellows-falls.htm   (2576 words)

  
 VTGenWeb - Vermont History and Genealogy
Index to The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: A Local History of All the Towns in the State, transcribed by Rod Skinner (County Coordinator for Windham County, VTGenWeb), 2006.
The VERMONT HISTORICAL GAZETTEER is a 5 volume set of historical information, by Abby Maria Hemenway, with Volume I published in 1867, and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death.
Villages and communities within each town follow the town's name, in normal type.
home.att.net /~Local_History/VT_History.htm   (1792 words)

  
 That File Has Been Moved.
In the meantime, the menu on the left should lead you to what you were looking for (and bring you into the "new" site structure, where all the links work).
If you're looking for places, events, etc. in a given Vermont area, try the map/links to the right.
Many people feel that naming animals is not a good thing, but we have no intention of eating Bob, so it seemed like it would be OK. Our mascot used to be a hen we simply called the chicken, but that's another story.
www.virtualvermonter.com /Westminster.htm   (157 words)

  
 North Westminster, Vermont VT, village profile (Windham County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
North Westminster is a village in Windham County.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in North Westminster was $25,900, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in North Westminster, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $475.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=279557   (712 words)

  
 Vermont Cheese, Cabot and Grafton Cheddar Cheese, Westminster Crackers
Vermont Cheese, Cabot and Grafton Cheddar Cheese, Westminster Crackers
"Vermont's leading cheesemakers are artisan producers and their products are only available seasonally or in limited quantities because they are so labor intensive to produce.
We're also pleased to use Chittenden Bank of Vermont.
www.piecesofvermont.com /vermont-cheese.html   (311 words)

  
 Westminster Massacre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
On the north end of Westminster Village, on the east side of The King's Highway, stands this historic marker:
Northward stood the Cumberland County Court House, seat of New York's colonial administration.
Opposition to holding a court session led to the "Massacre" of March, 13, 1775.
www.westminster.k12.vt.us /wmassacr.html   (62 words)

  
 Westminster, Vermont VT, village profile (Windham County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Vermont > All counties > Windham County > Westminster
Westminster is a village in Windham County.[NOTE: This is not the only community in Vermont named Westminster.
Median rent in Westminster, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $429.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25266   (691 words)

  
 Vermont Fruits & Vegetables Farmstands & Pick Your Own Listing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
VT 05487 (3071 Rt 116 in Starksboro village).
Westminster Dairy at Livewater Farm hand makes certified organic cheese in the European tradition.
VT 05071 (2 miles south of village on Rt 106 at base of Reading Hill).
www.vermontagriculture.com /pyown.htm   (3116 words)

  
 Westminster Vermont Volunteer Fire Department Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Westminster Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department's mission is to save lives and protect property in order to provide a quality of life consistent with the requirements of the residents of the Town of Westminster.
The Department shall respond and function with developed expertise, when directed, in the fields of suppression, prevention, rescue and to assist those other agencies who require its help within the mission scope.
Its members shall be physically, mentally, and technologically prepared for meeting mission needs and shall maintain this level of readiness through regularly scheduled monthly drills and by taking advantage of such externally provided training as is applicable.
www.sover.net /~mojee   (124 words)

  
 Westminster Dairy Member of Vermont Cheese Council
Westminster Dairy at Livewater Farm is located in Westminster West,Vermont.
Westminster Dairy produces certified organic Italian cheeses that include: Fresh Cheeses : Fresh and Smoked Mozzarella, and Ricotta, Aged Raw Milk Cheeses : Aged and Smoked Provolone, Livewater Toma,Vt Pinnacle part skim milk Asiago and Vermont Herdsman a whole milk Asiago, Brie and Camembert, Caciocavallo (a provolone pear stuffed with butter.
He has developed and produced many fine cheeses for Vermont and New England farmstead cheese producers.
www.vtcheese.com /vtcheese/westminster/westminster.htm   (312 words)

  
 Vermont Bed and Breakfast Inns - VT Bed and Breakfasts from Pamela Lanier
Vermont Bed and Breakfast Inns - VT Bed and Breakfasts from Pamela Lanier
Search our database of 196 Vermont B&B's and you'll find detailed listings, current rates, and special deals for bed and breakfasts in Vermont.
This indispensable guide from the most recognized name in the bed and breakfast industry is perfect for travelers seeking cozy, one-of-a-kind lodging in Vermont and around the world.
www.lanierbb.com /Vermont/index.html   (309 words)

  
 GIS Data for Westminster, Vermont
Working with the Windham Regional Commission, Westminster has developed GIS data and maps for their past Town Plans.
These data are generally produced on a state-wide basis and are available from the Vermont Center for Geographic Information, http://www.vcgi.org.
Serves village of North Westminster and the Kissell Hill area of the town.
www.rpc.windham.vt.us /gis/data/westmstr   (536 words)

  
 Rockingham Vermont Reading Projects
As Long as There Are Mountains by Vermont author Natalie Kinsey-Warnock tells the story of Iris, a thirteen-year-old who loves the life, the atmosphere, everything about her family farm in
Rockingham has received a grant of 75 copies of the book as part of Vermont Reads 2006, which will be distributed at Central Elementary School, Bellows Falls Middle School, Rockingham Free Public Library, and Village Square Booksellers.
Forest Road, North Westminster, VT Planned Activities: They will be offering free horse drawn wagon rides around the farm every hour on the half hour (10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30).
www.villagesquarebooks.com /communityreads.htm   (1289 words)

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