Waterford, Vermont, History: Correlation of 1932 Topo Map with Beers Map of Waterford Village

Monday, November 28, 2011

Correlation of 1932 Topo Map with Beers Map of Waterford Village

Identification of buildings and features shown on the 1932 USGS topographical map with Beers 1875 map of Waterford Village.

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Beth KanellJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:28 PM
FYI: DVD of 1854 Vermont maps available at Green Mountain Books & Prints in Lyndonville, contact Kim Crady-Smith, bookshop owner, greenmountainbooks@myfairpoint.net
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Helen PikeFebruary 1, 2012 at 9:08 AM
These are great maps of Upper Waterford! Thanks, Jamie. One small correction, the Union Congregational Church was located north of the intersection.

Anyone interested in a panoramic view of the village can stop by the Town Office in Lower Waterford. There is one hanging on the wall, plus 2 others in the vault.

There will be more about the photographer and Upper Waterford in the upcoming Town Report.
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Stories and History of Waterford, Vermont, Chartered Nov. 9, 1780

"The Town of Waterford is located in the southeastern part of Caledonia County, Vermont. It is bounded on the north-east by Concord, on the south by the southerly half of so-called Fifteen Mile Falls or rapids of the Connecticut River, on the southwest by Barnet, and on the northwest by St. Johnsbury.

"The Passumpsic River flows across the western corner of town; Stiles Pond is located in the northern part of the town. Its outlet flows into the Moose River in St. Johnsbury.

"At a meeting of the Governor and Council on Thursday, November 9th, 1780, a charter was granted to Benjamin Whipple and sixty-five associates as proprietors of the Township of Littleton [name would change to Waterford in 1797], the 43rd in the state and the second in Caledonia County, [the town of] Groton being one day older.

"The exact date of settlement is unknown but there is reliable evidence that James Adams was in town as early as 1783. Other settlers were John and James Wood, who settled near Passumpsic in 1782 or '85; and the Pike brothers, (Daniel and Nathan), Jonathan Hutchinson and Luther Knight who came from Royalston, Mass., in 1792 and settled in the eastern part of the town. The first settler in West Waterford was Amasa Hastings." -- From A VERMONT VILLAGE by Dr. C. E. Harris, circa 1942.

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Correlation of 1932 Topo Map with Beers Map of Waterford Village

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