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  Woodstock (town), Vermont - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Woodstock is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, in the United States.
As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,232.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woodstock_(town),_Vermont   (563 words)

  
 Woodstock (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Woodstock Music and Art Festival, a 1969 U.S. rock festival which inspired a 1970 Warner Bros. documentary film; it was followed by commemorative festivals including Woodstock '89, Woodstock '94, and Woodstock '99.
Woodstock (song), a song by Joni Mitchell about the rock festival, which includes the phrase, "by the time we got to Woodstock / we were half a million strong."
Woodstock, a typewriter improved by Alvah Curtis Roebuck.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woodstock_(disambiguation)   (251 words)

  
 Hawk Inn & Mountain Resort - Woodstock
Woodstock, VT Located only 20 minutes northeast of Hawk, Woodstock is noted for its natural and man-made beauty, cradled, as it is, between leafy green hills and the serpentine Ottauquechee River.
Vermont's premier raptor rehabilitation center and the only museum in the Northeast devoted to birds of prey, this outdoor museum houses injured birds of prey such as snowy owls, red-tailed hawks, peregrine falcons and bald eagles in spacious, naturalistic habitats.
The 400-seat, historic Woodstock Town Hall Theater, renovated in 1988, hosts artists from around the world in the Pentangle's main state series year-round, and in the Down by the River picnic concert series on the banks of the Ottauquechee, the Maybe Mozart chamber music concerts, and the noontime Brown Bag concerts each summer.
www.hawkresort.com /attractions/woodstock.html   (1689 words)

  
 JS Online: Winsome Woodstock
This Woodstock in Vermont's pastoral and scenic midland is a calendar model of a New England town, a community of church spires and covered bridges, of stately 19th-century dwellings so carefully preserved that most of the town is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rockefeller was to become a central figure in Woodstock's preservation efforts; he became involved in resorts and skiing and, in 1967, bought the historic Woodstock Inn, a once stately summer hotel that had fallen into disrepair.
In the center of the village is the Woodstock Town Crier, a chalkboard flanked by clock and thermometer where volunteers post a list of daily and upcoming events, everything from Historical Society functions to town band concerts to baked bean suppers.
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 Real Estate Woodstock Vermont   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Woodstock has a year-round population of roughly 3500 and is the area's largest township.
However, a town plan is in place as a road map to the future and provides a clear perspective on where the town has been and where it’s going.
The part of town closest to Woodstock has very low population density and is a blend of old pastures and maintained woodland that is typical of long held private land in New England.
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 VERMONT By Owner Real Estate Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
A hard-working Vermonter, he was forced to quit school in the third grade when both his parents died and he had to work to support a younger brother.
Woodstock is one of Vermont's most prestigious addresses, a retreat for the famous and wealthy for over a century, and one first places movie-producers and travelers want to see when looking for a quintessential Vermont village.
The town, population 3,300, is bisected by U.S. Rte.
www.wegrew.com /byowner/colby.htm   (2205 words)

  
 Woodstock Vermont Town Travel and Tourism Woodstock VT travel USA
Woodstock, Vermont is the quintessential New England Village and thriving Vermont resort community where, in 1824, Alvin Adams first established the railroad express line, later to become known as the Railway Express.
The question most frequently asked about Woodstock is, "How does one account for the many fine homes when there is no evidence of industry to support them?" The answer is that a mere twenty years after the first settler arrived in 1765, Woodstock became the Shire Town, or seat, of Windsor County.
Ranked among the top ten are area attractions such as the historic Woodstock Inn and Resort, which in addition to being a reputable lodging and dining venue operates the Country Club's 18-hole golf course, ski-touring center, sports center, and the Suicide Six Ski Area.
www.vtliving.com /towns/woodstock   (722 words)

  
 Woodstock, VT : Introduction | Frommers.com
Introduction to Woodstock, VT Woodstock is 16 miles W of White River Junction, 140 miles NW of Boston, and 98 miles SE of Burlington.
In fact, locals sometimes joke that downtown Woodstock itself could be renamed Rockefeller National Park, given the attention and cash the Rockefeller family have lavished on the town in the interest of preservation.
Woodstock, on the banks of the gentle Ottaquechee River, was first settled in 1765, rose to some prominence as a publishing center in the mid-19th century (no fewer than five newspapers were published here in 1830), and began to attract wealthy families who summered here in the late 19th century.
www.frommers.com /destinations/woodstockvt/2183010001.html   (602 words)

  
 Picture New England -- here - The Boston Globe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
WOODSTOCK, Vt. -- Vermont in early winter is like a beach in the rain -- leafless, snowless, bleak, bare.
But on a recent drive to Woodstock, the dreary landscape suddenly receded, and I found myself in a historic town alive with charm and vitality.
He was determined to preserve the town's character, going so far as to restore the library, buy up surrounding meadows to protect the views, and move utility wires underground.
www.boston.com /travel/articles/2003/11/16/picture_new_england____here?page=full   (1177 words)

  
 Woodstock Vermont Luxury Lodging and Skiing- The Woodstock Inn
If you have driven Vermont’s swerving but scenic Route 4, along the Ottaquechee River, you have passed through the charming town of Woodstock, lined with historic mansions and anchored by The Woodstock Inn.
The Woodstock Inn, and the expansive resort property, is just a fraction of the Rockefellers’ area acquisitions, part of their national environmental conservation.
The Rockefeller legacy is easily witnessed in Woodstock from their reforestation efforts (after “Wood-stock” had been stripped of trees in the 1800’s), to Billings Farm, the Rockefeller’s ancestral home, and 550-acres, all preserved as Vermont’s first National park, the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.
www.familyskitrips.com /Pages/VermontWoodstockInnSkiing.htm   (943 words)

  
 Woodstock Town Hall
Woodstock is one of the very few Vermont municipalities that is organized as a town, and within the boundaries of the town, there exists an incorporated village.
The Town of Woodstock is governed by a three member Board of Selectmen, and the Village of Woodstock is governed by five member Board of Trustees.
The Town Manager's office is open from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. and is closed for lunch between 12:00 noon and 1:00 P.M. The Town and Village of Woodstock each have a set of zoning by laws that regulate all land development, building construction, and property uses.
members.valley.net /~woodstock/wth.htm   (519 words)

  
 Rutland Herald: Rutland Vermont News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
WOODSTOCK — Voters agreed to spend $2.9 million to operate the elementary school and $4 million to run the town at Woodstock's annual meeting on Saturday.
The CLA for Woodstock in 2004, two years after the reappraisal, was 93.4 percent.
Tuesday at Woodstock Town Hall to elect Select Board and School Board members, as well as decide whether to approve a $1.4 million bond for the highway garage and a $180,000 loan to build a comfort station.
www.rutlandherald.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060305/NEWS/603050358/1003/NEWS02   (646 words)

  
 Woodstock, Vermont Area Chamber of Commerce
With a covered bridge in the middle of town, and stately homes surrounding the village green, it is easy to see why Woodstock has been called the "quintessential New England village." You will be greeted with traditional New England hospitality in our unique shops and galleries, artisan studios, country stores and fine restaurants.
Nestled in the heart of Vermont, Woodstock is a synonym for timeless beauty.
Woodstock maintains a vibrant cultural heritage, continued today in a variety of venues: The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (Vermont's only national park), The Billings Farm & Museum, Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), and The Pentangle Council on the Arts, just to name a few.
www.woodstockvt.com   (233 words)

  
 Activities in Woodstock, Vermont
Woodstock, Vermont was chartered in 1761, settled in 1768 and soon became the Shire Town, or seat, of Windsor County.
Woodstock offers year-round diversions and relaxation from low-key, browsing, touring and fishing to the more active hiking, biking and skiing.
In winter, the Woodstock Ski Touring Center grooms 60 kilometers of scenic, cross-country trails, appropriate for Nordic skiers of all abilities.
www.woodstockervt.com /activities.html   (260 words)

  
 Accommodations in Woodstock, Vermont
Woodstock, chartered in 1761 in Windsor County, soon became the county seat or shire town, attracting business and industry drawn to the potential of hydro power for textile mills and foundries on the sometimes turbulence of the Ottauquechee River (an Abenaki Indian word for "swiftly moving water").
Neighboring Windsor, also chartered in 1761, is known as "the birthplace of Vermont" because it was here on July 8, 1777, that a Vermont Constitution was forged.
Since its inception, Woodstock has enjoyed an economic stability that was further enhanced when Laurance Rockefeller located one of his homes here.
www.benchmarkinns.com /history.html   (190 words)

  
 Woodstock, Vermont and the Woodstock Inn & Resort
One of them is owned by the Woodstock Inn and Resort and is located in front of the Inn’s putting green in the rear of their property.
It is also home to the first National Park in Vermont- the five hundred and fifty acre Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, and the only national park to focus on conservation history and the evolving nature of land stewardship in the United States.
It is with all of this in mind, that we understand the town’s strict adherence to the principles of responsible conservation, where a determined effort exists integrating ecological, cultural and recreational values with the economic and community development of the town.
www.travellady.com /Issues/May04/669Woodstock.htm   (1186 words)

  
 Woodstock Vermont Vacation information Town Travel and Tourism Woodstock VT travel USA
The world-renowned historic village of Woodstock, Vermont was described by Ladies Home Journal magazine as "The Prettiest Small Town in America".
The Rockefellers have been friends of Woodstock for generations, and in 1998, Lady Bird Johnson and Laurance S. Rockefeller attended the dedication ceremony of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park - a 550-acre forest surrounding the M-B-R Mansion, with interpretive tours denoting the history of conservation and the evolving nature of land stewardship.
Woodstock is home to a variety of beautiful country inns, hotels, motels, and casual to elegant dining venues.
www.vtliving.com /towns/woodstock/wonders.shtml   (666 words)

  
 Woodstock Vermont Real Estate, Vermont Property - Woodstock Properties
Woodstock Properties, your Woodstock, Vermont real estate agency, would like to help you in your quest for Vermont real estate in the Woodstock area or a Vermont farm.
Woodstock Properties, one of the oldest Central Vermont real estate agencies representing buyers or sellers, located in the charming, historic town of Woodstock, welcomes you to the Woodstock, Vermont region, where life can still be simple and fun.
He developed an independent housing complex for the elderly in Woodstock and his greatest satisfaction in business has been his work with three of Vermont’s leading non-profit organizations to protect and conserve Vermont Land.
www.woodstockvermontrealestate.com   (458 words)

  
 Woodstock, Vermont Bed and Breakfast - Woodstock B&B from Pamela Lanier
Woodstock, VT Nestled in the picturesque Village of Woodstock, we have enjoyed 16 years of welcoming guests to our bed and breakfast.
Woodstock, VT Elegant 1854 country home with six gorgeous air conditioned guestrooms (4 with fireplace/stove), centrally located between the villages of Woodstock & Quechee.
Woodstock, VT Romantic, beautifully renovated 1820 farmhouse on 5 acres of lawns, woods, & gardens.
www.lanierbb.com /Vermont/Woodstock   (387 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.
Also available is the "Complete Vermont Report" which shows state averages and totals for up to four years of data.
Vermont Indicators Online: The Center for Rural Studies and Vermont Center for Geographic Information has published data for every town in Vermont.
crs.uvm.edu /schlrpt   (629 words)

  
 Billings Farm and Museum of Woodstock, Vermont: Museum Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Vermont farm boy, forty-niner, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Frederick Billings influenced many of the greatest enterprises of the 19th century.
The lives of the early Vermont settlers were shaped by severe winters and very short growing seasons - by marginal, stony hill farms and the need for hard, unrelenting work for subsistence.
The History of Woodstock, Vermont, 1890-1983 is a narrative sequel to Dana's book and reveals how the town has been affected by the tides of growth and change in the 20th century.
www.billingsfarm.org /museum.html   (1008 words)

  
 Getaway Guides: Craftsbury and Northeast Woodstock and Quechee, Vermont Lodging, Dining and Diversions
Picture an old river town with handsome 19th-century houses, red brick mill, waterfall and covered bridge and you have Quechee, the emerging hamlet being restored to reflect Vermont as it used to be.
Carefully preserved and protected, Woodstock has such an impressive concentration of architecture from the late 17th and 18th centuries that National Geographic magazine termed it one of the most beautiful villages in America.
Vermont's first golf course was established south of town around the turn of the century and the nation's first ski tow was installed on a cow pasture north of town in 1934.
www.getawayguides.com /vermont/woodstock/woodstock.htm   (415 words)

  
 Robert Wallace Real Estate, Woodstock Vermont.
Woodstock Vermont is an historic village located in central Vermont.
Seller/Attorney - Woodstock, VT Your are the consummate professional.
Surrounding Woodstock are the towns of Barnard and Pomfret to the north, South Woodstock, Reading, West Windsor to the south, Hartford/Quechee and Hartland to the east and Bridgewater and Killington/Sherburne to the west.
www.robertwallacerealestate.com   (367 words)

  
 Woodstock Florist | Flower Delivery Woodstock, Vermont (VT) | Florists in Woodstock
The distance from Woodstock to Washington DC is 408 miles.
Woodstock is positioned 43.62 degrees north of the equator and 72.51 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Our Woodstock, Vermont florist directory is provided through a strategic partnership with Regional Direct.com, which has established partnerships with the most reliable, customer service-driven area Woodstock florist and florists in Vermont, including Woodstock, Vermont.
www.albanywebsites.com /ex/asp/city.Woodstock-Vermont-Florist-VT/CityId.29277/xe/florists-flower-delivery.htm   (151 words)

  
 Woodstock Vermont Attractions and Activities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The Vermont Cheese Trail offers you the opportunity to visit the producers of the many superb cheeses that are made in Vermont.
The Vermont Institute of Natural Science and Raptor Center is New England's leading Raptor Care and Educational facility, and offers the opportunity to see over 20 species of birds of prey including owls, hawks, falcons and eagles
From California to Vermont this is the nicest BandB we have stayed in.
www.villageinnofwoodstock.com /activites.html   (1126 words)

  
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Start at the Woodstock Inn opposite the green, and be sure to investigate the side streets and alleys.
The Vermont Raptor Center (a project of the Vermont Institute of Natural Science) is also a must-see!
www.linkvermont.com /townsvill/woodstock_quechee   (963 words)

  
 VERMONT'S WOODSTOCK INN review and recipes
Approaching the town, you weave through the mountains, passing fields full of fl and white cows, sugar maple shacks, red barns, and white church steeples.
As you enter Woodstock, you drive through a postcard-perfect town of hundred year-old storefronts, 19th-century municipal buildings, and houses built well before the word "development" entered any architect's vocabulary.
The Woodstock was kind enough to share some of their favorite recipes with Fabulous Travel and Fabulous Foods readers.
www.fabuloustravel.com /gourmet/travel/woodstockinn/woodstockinn.html   (878 words)

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