Snow Season: Good for Visiting the Adams-Babcock Cemetery

It's challenging to reach this small old cemetery -- probably the earliest in town -- and we thank the Waterford road crew for rescuing the access bridge that was buried in stones and stumps after the April 29 washout, reestablishing it late this autumn. But there are tree trunks across the old path, and the blackberries have grown thick. So it's actually easiest to reach with some snow on the ground, and sturdy boots or snowshoes.

Today I crossed a well-marked deer trail on the way up the bank to the cemetery. There's definitely a good-sized buck among the group that walks through here.

The cemetery record was written up by Eugenia Powers in 1980 and re-verified in 2008; here's the introduction to its RootsWeb page:

       This cemetery is in the woods, north of a pasture, in what was once an orchard.  The ground is covered with ground-myrtle with very little grass.  It is on the Lot drawn by James Adams as part of his proprietor's Right which probably became son, Charles Adams' farm.
          It has been called variously, Adams Cem, Babcock Cem, The Settlers' Cem; and when its overgrown condition was "put right" in the Bi-centennial year, Helen Knight dubbed it "the Myrtle Cemetery" because of the quantities of ground myrtle in it, a name which has stuck with us locals; although the "official" sign now by the road reads, "Adams-Babcock Cemetery".
          It had pretty much been forgotten until the Bi-centennial year when a group of men from the Waterford and East St Johnsbury Churches cleared it out, cutting brush and putting up a snow-fence provided by the town.  It has a stone wall on the southeast & southwest sides.
          The entrance is from a path with a sign reading, "Adams-Babcock Cemetery" on the right side of East Village Road going uphill, 0.7 mi from the bridge off US Rte 2 in East St Johnsbury Village (bear right after the bridge), 100 yards before the right-turn onto Walsh Rd. Path is down from the side of the road, across the brook on a plank bridge, and up a short, steep bank to an opening in the fence.
          If your knees cannot handle steep, slippery paths; there was an entrance from the pasture on the east corner (as a long ago discontinued road once passed this way).  It is a longer walk; but, it is level walking.  To reach this entrance, stop at Mrs. Fissette's (just south of the turn onto Walsh Rd) and get directions and permission to cross her land.

I also found a note indicating that Submit and James Adams were the first settlers in St. Johnsbury but moved across the line into (what would later be called) Waterford in 1791. 

The extraordinary gravestone on Submit Adams's site is NOT the original; the reproduction was made after a 1982 tree-fall smashed the original stone.

I have a lot more information on the people interred here, but I'll save that for another day. For those of you who use FindAGrave, please note that the material there is the same material that Mrs. Powers wrote.

Adams - Babcock Cemetery Emerges from the Wild! Thank You, Laura Benoit.

What difference can one person make? Girl Scout Laura Benoit of Waterford, Vermont, showed us all, as she and her team of family and friends tackled clearing and re-making the path to the Adams-Babcock Cemetery on East Village Road, on August 17, 2013.

Laura is working on her Silver Award in the Scouts, and she'll probably be making a presentation to the Waterford History group later in the year. Her hope is that with her work as a head start, people will agree to maintain the cemetery in better shape than it has been.

If you look closely at these photos, you'll see why the burial ground's other name was the Myrtle Cemetery!  Before Laura's recent work, the path was blocked by downed trees, and the stones were half hidden by green growth all around them. Thank you so much, Laura!

More on this cemetery here: http://waterford-vt-history.blogspot.com/search?q=babcock

James and Submit Adams: Early Settlers of Waterford

James Adams was one of the earliest Waterford settlers (by which I mean, people of European descent who came to establish permanent homes in the town). Dr. C. E. Harris's town history, A Vermont Village, gives Adams credit for being on hand as early as 1783.

The replaced stone for James's wife Submit is shown here, at the Adams-Babcock Cemetery on East Village Road (in a gentler season). According to Vermont author Alan Boye, as reported in his Vermont Public Radio commentary captured in the book Vermont Air, Submit Adams was of Abenaki heritage.

What evidence is there for Mrs. Adams' background and life? Details would be much appreciated!

UPDATE, Dec. 4, 2020: Submit Adams was NOT of Abenaki heritage. I will provide a detailed history of her background in a separate post.

Time to Chat About Waterford, Vermont, History! (but Note Weather Changes Possible)

Young trees surround the Adams-Babcock Cemetery.

Waterford Historical Society program calendar for 1^st half of 2017.

WHS meets at The Davies Memorial Library unless noted otherwise.

Wed., Feb. 22, 6:30 PM: Annual Meeting. Membership votes on officers. Members also share their discoveries and board of directors shares update on archives work. NOTE: may be rescheduled if weather severe.

               

Tues., March 7, 8 AM to noon:

It’s Town Meeting Day!

Come help us ID photos! Pick up a membership form & a copy of this program calendar for a friend or neighbor. Read about all we accomplished in the Town Report!

Wed., March 22, 6:30 PM:  Garden memories! Heirloom seeds! Old-growth rhubarb! Butternuts! Come share.

Wed., April 26, 6:30 PM:

National Poetry Month!

We’re teaming up with the Davies to offer a night of poetry reading out loud from Waterford poets present and past. Limericks, quatrains, free verse – all forms welcomed!

Poems to be submitted at Town Meeting 3/7 to help us determine the rhythm and flow for a memorable evening.

Location: to be announced later.

Refreshments!

Sat., April 29, 9 AM to 1 PM: Davies Library Spring Book Sale and Congregational Church rummage & artisanal food sale.

Sat., May 6, 9 AM: Green-Up Day project at the Hill Cemetery on Higgins Hill Road (Gingue Farm). Rain? We’ll reschedule.

Wed., May 24, 6:30 PM: Author-poet and one of our founding members, Beth Kanell, talks about her research on Waterford’s Revolutionary War veterans.

Sat., June 17: 4th annual joint fund raiser between WHS and Congregational Church in Lower Waterford features a series of mini documentaries of Waterford residents and a return of the tasty Rhubarb Café. 

Time: 6:30 PM. Location: village church.

Tkts: $10; $5 for children under 12.

Want faster updates? Visit:  

waterford-vt-history.blogspot.com

A Dozen Cemeteries in Waterford

At Riverside Cemetery, this stone honors Waterford author Robert (Bob) Pike and his wife Helene.  Double-click to enlarge.

As the Waterford Historical Group tackles documenting the town's cemeteries -- and catching the related stories and history -- we are working from a long list of locations:
Powers Cemetery, Daniels Farm Rd
Pike Cemetery, at rear of Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery, next to Route 18, southeast of Lower Waterford, just before the Connecticut River bridge to West Littleton, NH
Charles Hill Cemetery, on the Gingue Farm
Adams/Babcock a.k.a. Myrtle a.k.a. Settlers Cemetery, East Village Rd
Cushman Cemetery, East Village Rd, across field
Passumpsic Village Cemetery
West Waterford Cemetery, Duck Pond Rd
Stiles Cemetery, Rt 18, across from treatment plant of Stiles Pond
Lower Waterford Cemetery, Lower Waterford Road
Possibly one stone left between Lawrence and Kroger properties

Although "a dozen" is often used to describe these, there has been no recent indication of a 12th cemetery. (7-27-2022).

Waterford, Vermont, Occupations in the 1800s With Settlement Notes

Eugenia Powers

Eugenia Powers wore many hats on behalf of Waterford, Vermont. Of all of them, her most significant may have been for her self-appointed historian role. Many town reports like the one shown here from 1965 included notes by Eugenia about people and buildings.

In this hot first couple of days of June 2023, I've typed up a file-card box of Eugenia's notes on local residents. Have fun browsing!

Presumed Eugenia Powers gray file box: OCCUPATIONS [typed by Beth Kanell, June 2, 2023; double line space indicates new file card; note that d can mean “died” or “daughter.”]

 

Artist

Jefferson C. Ensminger of Independence, Iowa, married Amanda Brown – His parents were E.M. Ensminger and June Miles

Joel Locke—b. Falmouth, Mc.—had a child born Wat. 1876

 

Blacksmiths

William. J. Morrison

Edwin Bickford—death 1883—age 34

Samuel Morrison—1874—married

C.H. Knapp—1874—married

 

Carpenters (See also Joiners)

Fred Bullock—1896 (on birth record)

Langdon Cummings—1871—married

 

Cloth Manufacturers—Fulling

 

Coopers

1878—Frank Carter—cooper—child born

1880—Fed Hunt—child born. He’s also a painter, q.v.

 

Doctors

Dr. Nathan Cole—from Church records his wife Polly Jameil[?] 8/15/1802

Morrison, Moses G.

Rowell, Richard F. d. 1872 of small pox age 85

Bugbee, Abel C.—1877—married in town, but lived in Derby

Ralph Bugbee—age 84—b. Ashford, Ct.

1869—Charles G. Cargill, physician, married ?? age 23

Physicians list from Vol I, p. 432-5, Hemenway

A. Kinne*

A. Farr

C. Farr

R. Bugbee, Jr.

A.C. Bugbee

Frank Bugbee

N.S. Goss

Wm. Benton

*graduate—however think all were????

 

 

Engineer

Albert Babcock—1872—married

 

Gunsmith

George Furby—died 1892, age 63-9-26-single

 

Hotel Owners—

Edwin Bowman—1887—child born LW [Lower Waterford]

Ozro B. Hurlbutt—d. 1870—suicide—LW, b. Hanover, N.H.

Hiram Hill—d.1874, age 54-1-12—of pneumonia, stage driver and hotel keeper

 

Jeweler—

Franklin R. Sargent‚—1874—married in Wat., resided in Stansted [sic]

 

Joiner—

Orange Chaplin of Wat.—1879—married

John H. Chandler—1872—married Emma C. Streeter dau. of. Timothy & Almira Streeter

Napoleon Chaboneau—of Littleton, N.H.—house joiner—married 1871

 

Justice

Eben Farnham 1816

 

Harvey Kinne—Childs p 378

            merchant

            town cleark—postmaster

Willard Kinne—obituary d. 12/4

            s. of Nathan and Elizabeth Kinne

                        came from Pomfret, Conn. in 1793

            error in farm—settled where Whittemore lives & then at Willis Person’s Cottage—

                        not Hal Peck place

            farmer, stock man, drover

                        about 700 acres

                        promoter of Cal. Co. Agric. Assoc.

 

Lawyers—list in Abby Hemenway I, p. 432-5, from article by Thomas A. Cutler

J.D. Stoddard

R.C. Benton

R.C. Benton Jr.*

Jacob Benton

A.H. Hadley

O.T. Brown

A.J. Hale

Jonathan Ross*

E. Cutler, Jr.*

A.P. Carpenter*

Luther Kidder

* means graduate

 

Lawyers

J.D. Stoddard

Frank C. Streeter—died 1878—age 25—son of Timothy & Almira Streeter—consumption

James B. Donnan Esq.—1868—married Martha J. Ross

 

Mail Carrier

Abel F. Carpenter—died 1889—b. 5-2-16 in Lyndon, parents Abel & Betsy (Smith) Carpenter

Austin E. Blodgett—marriage—1873

Fred George—(mail service_) 1889—a birth

Patrick Carr—dies age 60 of small pox—came from Ireland—d 1872

Hiram Hill—d. 1874—was stage driver and hotel keeper

 

Mason

George West—1886—stone mason—b. England

 

Mechanics

William Furby—1884—a birth record

George H. Thomas—1888—a birth record

H.E. Cheney—1873—death Bk.4

Fred H. Blodgett—Bk.5 1885 birth rec.

James W. Newton—1868—married

Albert W. Bowles—(machinist)—married—1869 married

1878—J.S. Mullikin—child born

1884—Henry Koepke—child born

 

Merchants

Hiram Parks—UW [Upper Waterford]

Ephraim Swett—1871—married

Azro D. Stoddard—Merchant at Wat.—died of consumption 1871—son of Norman & Almira Stoddard

1879—Charles Brown—had a meat market—a child born

 

Miller

George Holland—1887—death record, age 66, born in Ireland

 

Grist Mill Owner (Millers)

 

Miner

John N. Griffin—1883—a birth—was husband of Jennie Griffin

Ministry—List from Abbyu Hemenway I, p. 432-435, article by Thomas A. Cutler

W.D. Hadley*

Alfred Stevens*

Samuel Benton*

James H. Benton*

E.I. Carpenter*

Zenas Gos[s]*

Samuel Hurlburtt

Silas Gaskill

Philander Carpenter

Ebenezer Cutler*

*graduate

 

Ministry—Waterford men who were ministers in town or elsewhere

Erastus Carpenter

Prosper Davison

Preserved Davison (died)

Ebenezer Cutler

 

Ministers (preached in town)

Silas Davison

George Roger—1890

John E. Palmer—m. Newton – Kent 1818

Rev. Carlos Marsden

Rufus Cheney

Asa Carpenter

Thomas Hall

Rev. John E. Palmer—d.1872, age 90-1-5—of old age & pneumonia

 

Waterford’s Contribution to Cong’l Ministry

Vt. Congregationalism—p.253

dates are dates of life if known

! connection with Am. Board of Missions or other missionary organ.

Samuel Austin Benton 1807–1865

Erasmus Irving Carpenter 1808–1877

Amander Barker 1810–?

Alfred Stevens 1810–1893

Josaih [sic] Henry Benton 1816–1907

Zenas Goss ! 1832–1864

 

Painter—houses? machinery and sleighs??

Fred P. Hunt—1875—married Martha Buckman

 

 

Salesmen & Peddlers

1868—Henry A. Bowman—married

1877—Albert Davis, peddler—child born

 

Sawyers—Sawmills Owners

 

Shingle Mills

 

Shoemakers—See Leather

 

Soldiers of Waterford

see—

1812 Roster

1840 Census for Rev. Pensioners then in town—

F.R. Carpenter’s War Record for Civil War.

Revolutionary Roster

Roster War of the Rebellion

Spanish Am. Roster, etc.

Voting Lists and Tax Records for exemptions

 

Stone Cutter

George W. Smith—1890—a birth—Bk. 5

 

Surveyors

Harvey Holbrook, d. 1845, age 77 (Cem. St.)

 

Tailors & Dressmakers—

C.J. Cobb, d. 1878—tailor—died in Aug—age 70

 

Teachers—

 

Teamsters

Alden J. Hale—died 1868—age 19-3-26—in Boston of Typhoid Pneumonia—an express teamster, son of Jo [sic] Hale

 

Toll Bridge Tenders

 

Town Clerks From Hemenway I, p. 432-5

1793-5 Selah Howe

1706-1801 John Grow

1802-5 Sylvanus Hemingway

1806 Samuel Gaskill

1807-1816 Sylvanus Hemingway

1817-23 Jonah Carpenter

1824-41 Sylvanus Hemingway

1842-1857 Lucius Freeman

 

Wheel Wrights

Hiram Whipple—1894 (a birth, I guess)

Asa Hovey—married 1872—Mianda [sic] Goss for his 3rd wife

Albert Howe—1878—a child born

 

Wood workers—Sleighs, winnowing machines, et

 

[second half of file box, new alphabet]

 

People Mentioned Childs [in Child’s Gazetteer]

 

James Adams—Childs p 369

1st settler (traditional)

exact date not known

proprietors mtg held in Barnet in 1783

“was adjourned to J.A.’s in said Littleton.”

 

Samuel D. Astle—Child[s] p 377

s. of Joseph who served in Eng. army

b—Shipton, Canada, in 1836

came to Wat. in 1857

m. Harriet Phelps (d. of Anthony Phelps) in 1859

children—Helen, Ralph,  Sam Joe, Katie, Willie, Fred, Frank, Hattie

tanner & manufacturer of lumber

resides at village

 

George R. Barker, Childs p 379

s. of George I_

b 1815

m. Mary Mann in 1840

children Charlotte, Charles, Albert, Mary, Etta

lives on road 12

 

George T. Blancher, Childs p 379

s. of Wm

b. Lyndon 1833

m. Almira, d. of Cornelius Adams

served in war—wounded at Petersburg and died in 1964

wife farm on road 7

 

Ephraim Blodgett, Childs p 376

b. N.H. in 1815

came in 1836

children Ephraim A, Nelson (died in army), Volney B and Austin E., Louisa, Almira

Ephraim A lived on road 40

 

Edison Bowman, Childs p 379

s. of Willard & Tryphema

b. Littleton, N.H., 1843

m. Irene Richardson 1865

children Nellie, Eddie A, Willie R & Charles H.

manager of hotel at Lower Wat.

 

Frank W Brown, Childs p 376

b. Bethlehem 1845

m. Jennie Miller in 1868

selectman—

children—Celia, Edward M., Ruith E

loved in Petrie[?] homestead—road 46, corner 47

 

William Brown, Childs p 373

c. 1800 settled where Cushings are

s. Elisha -> s. Bradley -> s. Elisha W.

town clerk 20 yrs town records

 

Alpheus Bugbee, Childls p 372

from Woodstock, Conn—1797

where Mrs. George S. Russell lives

 

Alonzo Carpenter

Chief Justice in N.H.

s Isaiah Carpenter

 

Isaiah Carpenter, Childs p 375

descendant of Wm. Carpenter who came to Am. in 1638

came to town in 1808

located on Amos Carpenter place

d. Eliza married Judge Johnathan [sic] Ross

Amos m. Cosbie Parker of Concord—Amos was assistant postmaster at West Waterford

 

FRC—dates of life—p155 Jill Cor

Influences on him—NNE

Improved Agri. Method—HC of NEE p 173

His financing—farmers’ club

 

FRC diaries with Social Ferment

Puritan Counter Reformation

Temperance Crusade

Anti-Masonry

Anti-Slavery & Religion

Anti-Slavery & Politics

Equal & Exact Justice for ALL

Social Architects

 

His wife—as prod of past—

His Children as product of his age

Himself as versatile—his many occupations

What was he chief of?

What did he father?

blacksmith & forge man

judge & lawyer

mortician

agriculturist as well as farmer

architect

builder

inventor

 

Deacon Perley Church, Childs p 371

from Mansfield, Conn. about 1795

located on HC Davison place (Mary Petersons)

war record—— ?

 

Samuel Church, Childs p 370

youngest son of Deacon Perley

m. Lucina Felch

5 children (Sam. C., Lorena, Lyman B., Allen J & Celia A (Mrs SB Horr

family choir—were Welsh Extraction SRP

 

James Curtis, Childs p 378

s. of Amos

a shoemaker

b Morgan, Vt. in 1833

in Civil War—

on road 37

 

Allason[?] Daniels, Childs p 378

s. of Hiram

m. Lucia McLacklin in Peacham in 1882

d. Bertha May b 1885

on road 15

 

Rev. Silas Davison, Childs p 371-2, SRP

b. Hartland, Vt. in 1766

m. Persis Rice 1790

in town—1796

settled on Passumpsic Mt.

grson Claudius m. Rebekah Wright—d. of Capt. Walter—her brothers had cabinet shop in St. J. C. [St. Johnsbury Center]

specimens of furniture in home of Arnold W. Powers

 

Aaron Freeman, Childs p 372

b.  of Elizah & Arad, b. Norwich Vt 1784

to Waterford with father in 1800

settled at Bean Bors.

in 1887—farm occupied by Dennis May who m. Caroline d. of Aaron

 

Arad Freeman, Childs p 372

from Hanover, N.H. in 1800

settled where Rollo Wright, Sr, lives

Arad settled on L D Freeman place

s. Lucius S. b 1812—town cleark for 40 yers

Lucius son was Lorenzo

Olive Hovey Freeman b 1799 in Wat Birth Records but not necessarily born in town

 

Elijah Freeman

brother of Arad & Aaron

settled on Williams

d Rowena m. John Sanborn

J. Sanborn is L. D. Williams’ grandfather

 

Abel Goss, Childs 372

settled on Goss place (Allports.) 1792

his son, Capt. Abel, gave school ground for L. W. [Lower Waterford] school

 

Richardson B. Graves, Childs p 378

b Athol, Mass in 1775

m. Lovina Briadfor 1801

located near Concord Corners 1796

his grandson— Herbert K—came to Water. 1881

s. died in infancy

 

Eli Green, Childs p 372

1799—

m Lucinda Graves

 

Asa Grow & Brothers, CEH [C.E. Harris book] p 11

claimed to own all land in Wat. bordering Conn.—

sold tp settlers & took their money— drawback to young men who had begun to clear land— most of them kept land & paid for it—

Grow built two-story house— about command[?] folks— Mrs. Sawyer said all puckered up with pride    about 1800

Pucker St. Song-  by Timothy Hazeltine who worked for James Morse blacksmith about 1825, song p 12-18

 

George Ide, Childs p 376

s. of Joseph & Almira Ide— born in town in 1828

a tanner

m. Mary Furby in 1861 (she died 1867)

bought Richardson saw mill in 1865

(evidently George & Joseph/son & father/in business together)

 

Charles D Harris, Childs p 378

b. Danville Vt., in 1842

war vet—

m. Isabella Kellogg (d. of Independent)

children—Charles E, Nellie, Bertha May b 1878

lives on road 36

 

Amasa Hastings, Child[s] p. 379-380

b. Ashburnham, Mass—

came to Wat. 1800

pioneer of West Wat.

settled in wilderness a mile from neighbors

went to claim by marked trees—

log cabin several years

m. Anna Brown—story about Mrs. Brown & the bear in the corn patch (green corn & beans for dinner)

lived there until old age— sold to s. Moses & moved to a small farm.

12 children—10 lived to adulthood

in 1887—two survived

Amasa Jr. then in St J—

Jefferson H— then in Newark [Vt]

 

 

Josaiah Hastings, Childs p 374

b. Westmoreland, N.H. in 1786

came here in 1807—located road 41

m. Mary Packard

descendant— Stephen J. Hastings b. 1850, attended Dartmouth, married Althea Carpenter

(in a triple wedding— SRP)

Stephen J was town rep in 1882 also selectman

 

Sylvanus Hemingway, Childs p. 371

from Royalston, Mass, c. 1795 with sons Laban & Cyrus.

built log houses east of Luther Hemingway’s (Young’s)

Syl. was Town C.

 

Cyrus T. Hill,  Childs p 375

f. of Willard Hill b 1844

-> Guy Hill

on road 23

 

Senicon Hill, Childs p 375

from Walpole, N.H., about 1808

kept tavern until 1810

è Ambrose -> Charles T. lived on homestead, road 3 -> George, Lottie, etc.

 

Stewart B Horr, Childs p 377

b. in Maine 1846

Civil War— Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg

m. Celia Church, d. of Samuel

live on road 46

 

Asa Hovey, Childs p 374

from Hampton, Conn., in 1803

located on Kidder farm (in 1881 owned by Frank Cutler)

s William m. Lydia Richardson

è Emory b 1841 m Emily Cushman

è Guy W

Emory settled on road 40, corner 41

 

Benjamin Hutchinson, Childs p 373

descendant of Richard Hutchinson who came to Am. in 1634

came to Wat. from Royalston, Mass, in 1801

Benajah (grandson) b 1835—living in town in 1887

 

Niles Johnson, Childs p 376

b. Lunenburg, Vt., in 1843

came to town in 1865

d. Flora Wallace b. 1869

 

George C. Lawrence, Childs p 378

s. of Daniel

b. in Danville 1813

m Hannah Barkers in 1838

d Hattie —Addie (d)

[Hattie] m L P Winslow

è Cora m Homer Brewster

lived on road 12

 

Moses Ladd, Childs p 375

s of Thyng & Elizabeth Ladd

b in Salsibury, N.H., in 1812

came to Wat. in 1814

m. Hannah Carr

-> Orange S. b 1825

-> Milo E.

-> Orange S – now in St. J. Center

where did Thyng & Moses live?

 

John Lee

b. Moultonborough, N.H. in 177 [sic]

settled in Wat. in 1801

son Nathaniel Lee bought Lee farm 1841 WLR [Waterford Land Records]

 

Dr. William McDale

who was he?

Dr. Rowell studied under him

 

Thomas Mason, Childs p 377

b. in Ireland 1814-

came to Am at 19 (1833)

m. Jane Johnson

children—George H., Ellen, Martha, Emily, John,  Thomas, Albert

prosperous farmer (dairying)

in 1853 bought Daniel Havens farm road 38

 

George Morrison, Childs p 377

s of George & b. of Samuel

b. Ireland 1839

came to Am at 16—1855

in Civil War (Andersonville prison)

m. Catherine Morrison in 1870

children—Eliza, Samuel, William G, & Harvey B

[Eliza] m George Ballou

lives road 44

 

Samuel Morrison, Childs p 377

son of George

b. in Ireland 1847

came to Am. 1864

blacksmith

located in W. 1868

m. Elocia Thurber (d. of Jehiel Thurber)

children— Mary E(dith), Charles, Harry A, Clarence A, Gertrude (d. inf.), Samuel M.

lived in Lower Wat.

 

William S. Morgan, Childs p 370

1st male born in town

m. Clarissa Church d of Deacon Perley

 

Seth Moulton, Childs p 376

b. Lyman, N.H., in 1833

came in 1845 with his father Alpheus

m. Sarah Colby of Danville in 1867—

has been selectman & other offices

lives on farm easterly part of village

 

Josiah Newton, Childs p 377

came to town 1861

road 21

 

Judge Ezra Parks, Childs p 378

s. of Eli

b. Passumpsic in 1821

mem. of legislature 1870-71

assistant county judge

dealer in stock, produce

lived 1 mile north of Passumpsic village

 

Nathan Pike from Royalton Mass Age 57

FH [Farmers Herald] 8/26/29- Obituary

Dennison Pike—agent for Fairbanks plows

Brigham Pike—Fire Ins. Agent in Concord

5/12/30 marriage of Jacob Ide and Ladoska Knights reporte

10/6/30—Nathan Pike a trustee for Wat.H.S.

 

Daniel & Nathan Pike, Childs p 369, 370

1st settlers in eastern part of town

1792— from Royalston, Mass – brought yoke of oxen, cleared land & sowed wheat, returned to Royalston

1793—Daniel & sons Luther & Nathan come in spring

1793— fall Daniel moved his wife & twin d. Sally & Polly to town

            cabin built on S B Horr farm, SG Willson lot on Concord line

 

 

Nathaniel J. Reed, Childs p 379

s. of Stephen

b. Kirby 1839

served in war—

m. Lizzie, d. of Moses Lewis

d Lizzie Belle

blacksmith & wheelwright

on road 50

 

Rufus W Remick, Childs p 379

s. of Wm. B-

b- 1855

m. Mary A Greeley in 1875

children—Harry E, Mabel D, Homer W

farmer

lives road 42, corner 43

 

Johnathan [sic] Ross—brother of Royal M. settled R. Powers

son of Royal & grandson of Johnathan

Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Vt

U.S. Senator

 

Johnathan [sic] Ross, p 371 Childs

1794- located on road 47

grandfather of Charles Ross (s. of Abraham), R. C. Morrison place

 

Hon. Johnathan Ross, Child p 80-83

account of Judge Ross’s life

b April 30, 1826

 

Royal Ross- p 370 Childs

son of Johnathan Ross

p 371—married Eliza Mason

Royal had to promise her minister father that he would take Eliza to church every Sunday. Royal was an atheist- Father did not approve marriage but wanted promise. R. kept promise. SRR

their son Royal M.

 

Dr. Richard F. Rowell, Childs p 373

came to town at early date

studied with Dr. Wm. McDale.

began practice in 1825

m. Melinda Mullin 1826

6 sons – 6. daughters

4 sons served in Civil War

Daniel (son) b 1842- lived in village 1889

impressive war record

 

John Sanborn, Childs p 379

s. of John—

b. Kirby 1830

M. 3 times

(1) Ellen Hall—John H. & Jennie L. (Mrs. E. F. Williams in Concord)

(2) Susan Furman[?]—d. month after marriage

(3) Rowena W Freeman 1865

lives on road 18

 

John Stiles, Childs p 374

came from Keene, N.H., soon after 1800

m. Annie, d. of Th. Hill, in 1802

built sawmill at foot of Stiles Pond

last Stiles in town?

 

Rev. Alfred Stevens D. D. —

b. Wat – 1810

schooling Concord, Peacham Acad., Meriden N.H.

Portsmouth Coll. (ent. 1835 – age 26)

grad. Andover Sem. 1842 (age 32 ent. ministry)

pastor of Congo. Church, Westminster West, Vt. from 1842 – 1889 & pastor emeritus until death 1893

always a member of the Low. Wat. Congo. –

honorary degree from Dartmouth 1872—

called “Father Stevens”

 

Jesse Stoddard, Childs p 373

from Chesterfield, N.H., c. 1800, settled on J. Campbell’s place

 

 

George West, Childs p 377

s. of Richard

b. Summersetshire [sic], Eng. in 1835

came to Am. 1854

came to Wat. 1862

son— Herbert West

 

Milo Williams, Childs p 379

s. of Warner

b. Concord 1838

m. Jennie d of Ansel Hoadley 1867

children Bertha Jennie & Lula Nellie

farmer

road 10

 

Thaddeus B. Wheeler, Childs p 376

son of George W.

b in Littleton, N.H., in 1820

came to town 1870

on road 15

 

Charles White, Child[s] p 377

b. Sheffield – 1859

bought John Houghton farm in 1885

on road 46

 

John & Joseph Woods, p 370 Childs

1784-85 – settled on Passumpsic R.

1st person born in town. Polly Woods, d. of Joseph W.

 

James Works, Childs p 376

b. in Westmoreland, N.H. in 1787

came to town in 1816 (m. Almira Aldrich

2 sons & 3 d

1 son  Barton b 1829 – in Civil War –

occupied homestead in 1887 (father oldest man in town at time)

 

[cards at end list pages of men included in Successful Vermonters by Wm. H. Jeffrey, 1904]

 

Edward Payson Lee 213, Herbert King Graves 215, Richardson Graves, Nathan J. Graves, Edward R. Godd 216, Abel. Goss, Abel B Goss, Charles D. Harris 217, Amory E. Hovey 217, Frank W. Hastings 218, Stephen J. Hastings 218, Elisha W. Brown 219, Volney Blodgett 220, Frank W. Brown 221, Hiram M. Parks 222, Frederick A. Cross 222, Stuart R. Hoor 223, Eddie Bowman 223, Tobias H Lyster 224, Ezra Parker Carpenter 225, Ezra Parks 225 Francis Halley Shepherd 229, Niles G. Johnson.

The Blodgett Family of Waterford: Some Branches of the Tree, with the Farm Location

A granddaughter of Alena Dorothy Blodgett sent an inquiry to the Waterford Historical Society last week via its Facebook page. So here are some notes on the Blodgett family, starting with material from Hamilton Child's 1887 Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt.:

Ephraim Blodgett, born in New Hampshire, in 1815, came here at the age of twenty-one years, and married Louisa Kidder. His four sons and two daughters were as follows: Ephraim A., Nelson V. who died in the army, Volney B. and Austin E., both of this town, Louisa M. (Mrs. J. M. Gannett), and Almira F. (Mrs. Fred Blodgett), of this town. Ephraim A. married Martha, daughter of Philip and Sarah (Winslow) Thomas, in 1872, and has two sons, Royal E. and Harley E. Mr. Blodgett is a farmer, and resides on road 40.

Today the Blodgett Farm Road connects Suitor Road to Duck Pond Road. There is a mention of the Blodgett barn here, indicating that it was built by a member of the town's noted barn design family, Frank C. Bullock.

Note the mention of Ephraim's son Volney B. [Brown] Blodgett. Here is a basic sequence of some family members:

Ephraim Blodgett (b. 1815)

Volney Brown Blodgett, Adell Maria Blodgett

Elbert Herman Blodgett (15 Sept 1853-27 May 1957), Bessie Adams Blodgett

Alena Dorothy Blodgett, grandmother of the person asking for information.

The Adams family (see Bessie, above) is also significant in Waterford history, and the sequence leading to Bessie is:

James and Submit Adams (perhaps Waterford's earliest settlers)

Charles Adams 1773-1845, Rebecca Morgan 1778-1858

Jonathan Adams 1811-1894, Roxana Ladd 1814-1881 [Roxana was the daughter of Moses Ladd 1791-1879 and Hannah Carr 1795-1890; Moses was the son of Thing Ladd 1762-1846 and Elizabeth Jimson 1764-1812]

Jonathan Adams 1840-1919 (bur. Grove Cem.), Elizabeth A. Babcock 1841-1916

Bessie Adams Blodgett (bur. at Passumpsic Cemetery in Waterford)

Going back to the original paragraph from Child's Gazetteer, let's follow Ephraim's son Ephraim A. (Alonzo):

Ephraim Alonzo Blodgett 1845-1912, Martha J. Thomas 1848-1923

Carl Henry Blodgett 1886-1947, mar. 1 Ada Mar Potter 1884-1914, mar. 2 Ona Ardelle Goss 1887-1947

Warren Blodgett 1924-2016, Virginia Larrabee

Some current residents of Waterford will have known Warren Blodgett. Here is his obituary, provided by NEK Genealogy:

 Now, backtracking to the farm: In 1980 Allan Hodgdon included in the Vermont Historic Site and Structures Survey, at number 0316-19, what he called the Blodgett-Farrand Farm. He wrote, "The former Blodgett farm, also known as Valley Farm, was settled around 1815 by Ephraim Blodgett. The farm includes an early Cape Cod style house, a small barn, and a large Dutch type barn. In 1887 the Blodgett farm included 200 sugar trees, 7 cows, 20 sheep, 8 head of young stock, and 150 acres of land. The farm was inherited by Volney B. Blodgett, son of Ephraim and Louisa Kidder Blodgett." He listed the farm name in 1980 as the Carlton Farrand Farm. Here is Mr. Hodgdon's sketch of the farm location; "State Highway #3" is today's Duck Pond Road.

 

Ca. 1858 WATERFORD, Vermont Land Owners, Businesses & Features

Ca. 1858 WATERFORD, Vermont Land Owners, Businesses & Features

Index to Names which Appear in Waterford, Vermont, on the ca. 1858 atlas: "Map of Caledonia County, Vermont From Actual Surveys under the direction of H. F. Walling", New York : Baker & Tilden, 1858.

This index project is being completed by Ann Mensch, with the assistance of Jennifer Scruton. Please note: Though the information on this web page is believed to be correct, the possibility of error remains. Please notify Ann Mensch should an error be found.

Introduction:

The "Map of Caledonia County, Vermont From Actual Surveys under the direction of H. F. Walling" was created about 1858. Since the process of compiling the information for a map of this nature takes some time, it is likely that land was bought and sold, and people relocated during the course of the project. It is, therefore, possible that someone who recently moved to the area may not have been included, while names of others who had already relocated away from the area still appear.

Due to the age, condition, and typeset style, many names are difficult to decipher. When names or letters within names were NOT able to be discerned with a reasonable degree of confidence, they are placed within brackets [ ].

The names which appear on this map are listed below, in alphabetical order by surname, followed by the name of the town/township in which they appear, then, the name of the village within the town when the name was associated with a specific village. Following the town and village names, the structure or business which may have been associated with the name is identified when applicable.

The interpretation of the following listing is included as an example:
Listing:
PARKS, E. C. : Waterford, Waterford
Interpretation:
E. C. PARKS is reported, on the 1858 map, with the listings for the village of Waterford, which is within the town/township of Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont.

When the same name appears more than once on the map, it has been listed as many times as it occurred. No attempt has been made to determine whether the same person was actually listed more than once, or whether there were people who simply shared the same name. It is believed that in some cases, these may be explained by the existence of fathers and sons who share the same name.

Following the list of names which appear, there are listings of Businesses and Natural Features reported, within the Town of Waterford and it's Villages, on the 1858 Map of Caledonia County, Vermont.

Statistics: A population of 1,412 is reported for Waterford on this 1858 map.
There are 215 names which appear in Waterford and its villages, and these are listed below. It remains possible that a small number of names were not included due to the condition of the map and/or readability.


SURNAME, First : Town, Village within the Town (if applicable), structure or business (if applicable)

[B]ARRINGTON, [Mrs.] : Waterford
[P]ARKS, Mrs. : Waterford
[RE]MINGTON : Waterford
ADAMS, J. : Waterford
ADAMS, W. : Waterford
ARMINGTON, S. : Waterford
B[A]NINGTON, J. : Waterford
BABCOCK, J. A. : Waterford
BABEACH, J. A. : Waterford
BARTLETT, S. : Waterford
BEMIS, H. : Waterford
BEN[VE__], L. C. : Waterford
BENNETT, G. : Waterford
BIN[___], T. : Waterford
BINGHAM, Mrs. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
BISHOP, J. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
BONNE[Y], A. P. Heirs : Waterford, Lower Waterford
BRACKETTS: Waterford : [see Hale & Bracketts]
BROCK, E. R. : Waterford
BROWN, [J.] : Waterford
BROWN, C. : Waterford
BROWN, D. L. : Waterford
BROWN, E. & B. : Waterford
BROWN, J. : Waterford, West Waterford
BROWN, J. Jr. : Waterford, West Waterford
BROWN, Mrs. : Waterford
BUCKS, W. : Waterford, Waterford : W. Buck's Hotel
BUGBEE, D. R. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
BUGBEE, L. : Waterford
BUGBEE, R. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
BUGBEE, W. : Waterford
BURNHAM, A. : Waterford
C[U__], E. A. : Waterford
CALE, [G. O.] : Waterford
CARPENTER, A. B. : Waterford, West Waterford
CARPENTER, A. D. : Waterford
CARPENTER, F. R. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
CARPENTER, I. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
CARPENTER, J. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
CARR, J. : Waterford
CARR, P. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
CARTER, E. G. : Waterford
CASWELL, J. : Waterford, Waterford
CASWELL, J. : Waterford
CASWELL : Waterford
CHAMBERLAIN, C. : Waterford
CHAMBERLAIN, C. : Waterford
CHAPLIN, G. : Waterford
CHAPLIN, J. : Waterford
CHAPLIN, J. : Waterford
CHAPLIN, S. : Waterford
CHAPLIN, S. C. : Waterford
CHURCH, S. : Waterford
CHURCH, S. : Waterford
CUSHMAN, H. : Waterford
CUSHMAN, O. : Waterford
CUTLER, E. & T. A. : Waterford
DAVISON, C. L. : Waterford
DAVISON, H. : Waterford
DENNIS [M_y] : Waterford
DEWEY, L. [F.] : Waterford, Lower Waterford
DEWEY, N. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
DEXTER, A. J. : Waterford
DREW, [Mrs.] : Waterford
FARBY, W. : Waterford, Waterford
FARR, [H.] : Waterford, Waterford
FARR, J. : Waterford
FARR, J. : Waterford
FELCH, G. W. : Waterford
FELCH, J. : Waterford
FELCH, J. : Waterford
FISHER, Mrs. : Waterford
FLANDERS, H. : Waterford, West Waterford
FLANDERS, H. : Waterford
FREEMAN, A. : Waterford
FREEMAN, E. : Waterford
FREEMAN, L. S. : Waterford
FRY, J. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
FRY, J. : Waterford
GASKELL, [J. B.] : Waterford
GOODELL, [B.] : Waterford
GOODELL, J. S. : Waterford
GOSS, [A.] : Waterford, Lower Waterford
GOSS, A. B. : Waterford
GOSS, C. C. : Waterford
GOSS, G. : Waterford
GOSS, H. S. : Waterford
GOSS, H. S. : Waterford
GOSS, Mrs. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
GOSS, Mrs. : Waterford
GOSS, R. O. : Waterford
GOSS, Z. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
GOULD, J. A. : Waterford
GOULD, J. A. : Waterford
GREEN, E. & L. : Waterford
GREEN, L. & M. L. : Waterford
GREGORY, C. : Waterford, Waterford
GREY[SON], J. : Waterford
GUIMBY, G. : Waterford
HADLEY, [S.] C. : Waterford
HADLEY, J. A. : Waterford, West Waterford
HADLEY, J. A. : Waterford
HADLEY, J. C. : Waterford, West Waterford
HALE & BRACKETTS : Waterford : Hale & Bracketts State Quarry
HALE, J. M. : Waterford
HALE, L. : Waterford
HALE, O. G. : Waterford
HASTINGS, [C.] : Waterford
HASTINGS, H. : Waterford
HASTINGS, J. W. : Waterford, West Waterford
HASTINGS, J. W. : Waterford
HASTINGS, J. W. : Waterford
HASTINGS, M. Jr. : Waterford
HAZELTON, J. : Waterford
HEMINGWAY, [G.] : Waterford
HEMINGWAY, D. : Waterford
HEMINGWAY, L. : Waterford
HIBBARD, L. : Waterford, Waterford
HILL, C. : Waterford
HILL, D. : Waterford, Waterford
HILL, H. : Waterford
HILL, J. H. : Waterford
HILL, L. D. : Waterford
HOAGG, C. : Waterford
HONGSTON, J. : Waterford
HOVEY, A. : Waterford
HOVEY, J. G. : Waterford
HOVEY, M. S. : Waterford
HOVEY, W. : Waterford
HURLBURT, R. : Waterford
HURLBUT, E. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
HURLBUT, O. B. : Waterford, Lower Waterford : O. B. Hurlut's Hotel
HUTCHINSON, B. : Waterford
HUTCHINSON, B. : Waterford
IDE, J. : Waterford Waterford : J. Ide Tannery
IDE, J. : Waterford, Waterford
JENNISON, W. : Waterford, Waterford
KIDDER, T. : Waterford
LADD, [R.] S. : Waterford
LADD, M. : Waterford
LAWRENCE & WINSLOW : Waterford
LAWRENCE, A. : Waterford
LAWRENCE, O. : Waterford
LEE, J. : Waterford
LEE, J. : Waterford
M[EN]SE : Waterford
MASON, P. : Waterford
MASON, T. : Waterford
MILES, J. : Waterford
MILES, Mrs. : Waterford
MILLER, N. : Waterford
MOREAN, N. : Waterford
MORSE, A. : Waterford
MORSE, J. : Waterford
MOULTON, A. : Waterford, Waterford
MOULTON, J. : Waterford, Waterford
NICHOLS, J. : Waterford
NICHOLS, W. : Waterford
O[___], S. : Waterford
OWEN, S. : Waterford
PACKARD, J. : Waterford
PALMER, Rev. J. E. : Waterford
PARKER, A. : Waterford, West Waterford
PARKER, A. : Waterford, West Waterford
PARKER, A. : Waterford
PARKER, A. : Waterford
PARKS, C. E. : Waterford, Waterford : C. E. Parks Store
PARKS, E. A. : Waterford
PARKS, E. C. : Waterford, Waterford
PARTRIDGE Heirs : Waterford
PIKE, B. : Waterford Waterford
PIKE, B. : Waterford
POQUETT, O. : Waterford
POWERS, [P.] A. : Waterford
POWERS, B. : Waterford
PRIEST, A. : Waterford
PROUTY, A. : Waterford
RICHARDSON, [I.] : Waterford
RICHARDSON, C. : Waterford, Waterford
RICHARDSON, C. : Waterford, Waterford
RICHARDSON, C. : Waterford
RICHARDSON F. : Waterford
RICHARDSON J. : Waterford, Waterford
RICHARDSON S. : Waterford
RICHARDSON : Waterford
ROLLINS, W. : Waterford
ROSS, A. P. : Waterford
ROWELL, R. F. : Waterford, Waterford
RUSSELL, L. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
SILSBY, D. : Waterford
SMITH, A. : Waterford, West Waterford
SMITH, A. : Waterford
SMITH, A. : Waterford
SMITH, J. : Waterford
SPAULDING, J. : Waterford
SPAULDING, O. T. : Waterford
STEVENS, O. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
STILES, J. Jr. : Waterford
STOCKWELL, [R.] : Waterford
STODDARD, J. D. : Waterford, Waterford
STODDARD, N. : Waterford
STODDARD, N. : Waterford
STODDARD, W. : Waterford
STREETER, S. : Waterford, Waterford
STREETER, T. B. : Waterford, Waterford
TAGGARD, R. : Waterford, Waterford
TOWLE, Mrs. : Waterford, Lower Waterford
VERMUTH, P. : Waterford
W[A]RKS, Mrs. : Waterford
WHEELER, E. M. : Waterford, Waterford
WHEELER, E. M. : Waterford, Waterford
WINSLOW [see Lawrence & Winslow] : Waterford
WOODS, S. : Waterford
WOODS, W. G. : Waterford
YOUNG, C. : Waterford

Businesses and Natural Features reported, within the Town of Waterford and it's Villages, on the 1858 Map of Caledonia County, Vermont

The following were reported in the Village of Lower Waterford, in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont:
Bridge, Second Littleton [over Connecticut River]
Brook [no name shown]
Church, Cong.
Grist Mill
Hotel, O. B. Hurlut's
Parsonage, Cong.
River, Connecticut
School
Shop, [?]
Shop, B. S.
Shop, Harness
Store
Toll House [at Second Littleton Bridge]


The following were reported in the Village of Waterford, in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont:

Bridge, Richardson Bridge [over Connecticut River]
Cemetery
Church, Union
Hotel, W. Bucks
Hotel, W. Buck's
Office
Saw Mill
Shop, B. S.
Shop, B. S.
Shop, Mechanics
Shop, Shoe
Store
Store, C. E. Parks
Store, C. E. Park's
Tannery, J. Ide
Tannery, J. Ide


The following were reported in the Village of West Waterford, in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont:
Brook [no name shown]
Pond [no name shown]
Saw & Grist Mill
School
Shop, Shoe
Store
Town Hall

The following were reported in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont:
Bridge, C. Richardson [over Conn. R. at Waterford V.]
Bridge, Littleton [over Conn. R. at Lower Waterford]
Cemetery [at Waterford Village]
Cemetery [between L. Waterford and W. Waterford]
Church, Old
Grave Yard [near nw border with Barnet]
Mountains, [3 unnamed]
Mt. Waterford
Parsonage, Cong.
Pond, Stiles
Rail Road, Connecticut & Passampsic River
River, Connecticut
River, Passumpsic
Saw Mill
Saw Mill
Saw Mill
Saw Mill
Saw Mill
School
School
School
School
School
School
School
School
School
Shop, Shoe
Shop, W. W.
State Quarry
Store
Toll House [at Second Littleton Bridge, L. Waterford]
Town Hall
Village, Lower Waterford
Village, Waterford
Village, West Waterford

Sat. Sept. 28: First Ever Waterford Barn Tour!

Waterford, Vermont, Self-Driving Barn Tour:

Vermont Archaeology Day, September 28, 2013 – 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Welcome to Waterford, Vermont! You are in the village of Lower Waterford; Upper Waterford is under the waters behind the Moore Dam (1954). Other villages in town were West Waterford and Waterford Hollow (both are now residential and farming – no stores or churches.)

We hope you will want to photograph some of what you see today. If you’d like to share your photos, please e-mail them to the Waterford History Group at BethPoet@gmail.com.

PLEASE NOTE: You are welcome to photograph all the barns, but please do not enter any barn unless it is marked with VISIT in this handout. While all the barns open for visitors are in reasonable condition for farm structures, they are not intended to be “handicap accessible” and your visit is at your own risk.

You are invited to visit three barns where owners will meet you (RED DOTS), described in Driving Directions (below).

After your three-barns drive, you can loop back to the library OR extend your tour in any of these ways:

(a)   See the Lee and Heath barns (BLUE DOTS) in the area that was Waterford Hollow (the Heath barn includes a display of tools). Continue from here to Route 2, and then visit Concord, Vermont, where there is an open house at the Historical Society. OR

(b)  See the Powers Mountain View barn (ORANGE SUN) and savor the view of two states. You can add the Bonus Barns to your drive (see final section) – or just return from here to the Library, OR

(c)   Continue from the Powers Mountain View barn by proceeding to Concord, Vermont, via either highway or scenic route, for the open house there.

MORE DETAILS ON THE BARNS are available in a handout you can purchase (thanks for supporting the library this way!). Mill-site visits are not possible this year, but will follow in 2014.

Driving directions:

From the LIBRARY, turn away from the Rabbit Hill Inn, heading west on Lower Waterford Road. Watch for street numbers (hint: 100 numbers = one-tenth of a mile). At 506 Lower Waterford Rd is Pleasant Valley Farm (parts of the barn date to the 1800s; more of it, 1950s). At 728 Lower Waterford Rd, VISIT the Wajda barn (late 1800s). At 976 Lower Waterford Rd is the Hale barn (late 1800s).

At 1298 Lower Waterford Rd pass the Frank Bullock barn (late 1800s; please do not stop here). At 1640 Lower Waterford Rd is the George Bullock barn (late 1800s).

In another half mile, TURN RIGHT onto Duck Pond Road. (You are entering West Waterford, which is not a “village” center today, just a district.) In about a mile, see Hale Rd on the left (a mill stood at this intersection in the early 1800s; come back in 2014 to see its “footprint”) – bear right with Duck Pond Rd.

At 4002 Duck Pond Rd VISIT Dream Catcher Farm (ca. 1903) with Sharron Caplan. At 3517 Duck Pond Rd is the Hovey Place (note “high drive”; barn date ca. 1890). Stay with Duck Pond Rd for about 2 miles and turn RIGHT onto Remick Road. At about three-fourths mile, pass Green Road on left, and arrive at 717 Remick Road to VISIT the Florio Barn. Backtrack to Green Road, which in half a mile ends at Route 18.

CHOICES for the rest of your drive are here:

(a)   Turn LEFT on Route 18 and go 3 miles, passing Stiles Pond. (This region once held the village known as Waterford Hollow.)  The Lee Farm is just past the pond (lake), on Lee Road on the left (a National Register of Historic Places site, barn ca. 1860). The Lee Farm included a mill site (more details in 2014).

From Lee Rd, return to Route 18 and turn RIGHT to find Stiles Cemetery on the left, and take the next LEFT turn onto Hudson Road. Pass under the interstate and turn LEFT onto Walsh Road. VISIT the Heath Barn at 271 Walsh Road and see display. Continue half a mile and turn LEFT on East Village Rd; the Adams-Babcock Cemetery (town’s earliest, steep but accessible path) is on the left.  Continue downhill on East Village Rd three-quarters of a mile to Route 2. Turn RIGHT (east) on Route 2 and drive 3.5 miles to Concord, Vermont, for open house at historical society.

(b)  Or, turn RIGHT on Route 18 and drive about 5 miles to Lower Waterford. Turn right at the triangle to return to Library (the Morrison mill was near this corner; come back for our 2014 tour), or continue STRAIGHT on Route 18 (passing Cushing Horse Barn at 7083 Route 18) for about half a mile to Shadow Lake Road and turn LEFT. At 762 Shadow Lake Rd see the Powers Mountain View farm and enjoy the view behind you! Return to Route 18 and turn right to return to Library.

(c)   SCENIC ROUTE TO CONCORD:  From Powers Mountain View farm (in part b): Continue up Shadow Lake Rd approx. 5 miles to the “four corners” (intersection with Long Hill Rd and Mitchell Rd), called Concord Corner; turn LEFT to stay on Shadow Lake Rd another 3 miles, arriving at Route 2 in Concord; turn RIGHT to find historical society open house.

BONUS BARNS (for intrepid explorers): from Route 18, take the LEFT onto Shadow Lake Rd (see option b) and go only three-fourths mile, then turn RIGHT on Old County Road (South). The Gillott goat barn at 4962 Old County Rd (S) dates to 1948.

TURN AROUND and backtrack to the RIGHT TURN onto High Ridge Road, where at 957 High Ridge Rd is the Kevin Powers barn (1962) and at 1011 High Ridge Rd is the Patricia Powers barn, moved in 1945 from Upper Waterford before the waters rose behind the Moore Dam.

Return to Old County Road South and turn RIGHT to find the Boisvert barn at 3200 Old County Rd (at corner of Mad Brook Road), which is from 1902 (barn-raising photos in supplemental booklet). Use Mad Brook Road to return to Route 18 (from here, go LEFT to return to Library, or RIGHT toward Route 2).