FAYSTON. FERDINAND. FERRISBURGH. tlement was commenced in the year 1798 by Lynde Wait, Esq. In 1800 there were 18 persons in town. The land is elevated, lying in large swells. It is principally timbered with hard wood, and the soil is fertile, producing good crops of grain and grass. Two streams, head branches of Mad river, pass through the town, which are sufficient for mills, and four saw mills have been erected. Statistics of 1840: Horses, 118; cattle, 677; sheep, 1,986; swine, 405; wheat, bushels, ler, Samuel Bentley, and William and David Thompson, Noah Dewey and Joel White, were settled here. About the year 1775, Samuel Smith was chosen town clerk, and held that office till his decease in March, 1820. Feb. 25, 1797, the western half of this township was set off and constituted a separate town by the name of West-Fairlee. The division line was run from north to south through the centre of the original township. The greater part of the inhabitants of this town are Congregationalists. In 1806, they erec-1,651; barley, 25; oats, 3,509; rye, 162; buckwheat, 618; Ind. corn, 1,189; potatoes, 22,593; hay, tons, 1,905; sugar, lbs. 24,134, wool, 3,833. Population, 635. FARRAND'S RIVER, heads in Avery's and Warner's Gores, runs nearly south, through the corners of Morgan and Wenlock, and unites with Clyde river, in Brighton. FERDINAND, an uninhabited township in Essex county, chartered October 13, 1761, and containing 23 square miles. It is bounded northerly by Wenlock, easterly by Maidstone, southerly by Granby and East Haven, and westerly by Brighton. This township is watered by the principal branch of Paul's stream. The surface of the township generally is either mountainous or swampy. ted a meetinghouse, and the Rev. Dan Blodgett is their present minister. Previous to the year 1815, the inhabitants of Fairlee and West-Fairlee constituted but one militia company. In that year the militia of Fairlee were organized into a separate company. Fairlee is in general mountainous and broken, and much of it unfit for cultivation. The mountains in some places approach very near Connecticut river, and form almost perpendicular precipices several hundred feet in height, particularly a little north of Fairlee meetinghouse. The timber is mostly pine and hemlock. Fairlee lake is about a mile west of Connecticut river, and is two miles long and three fourths of a mile wide. In 1809 Samuel Morey, procured a number of pickerel from a pond in Rumney, N. H., and put them into Fairlee pond. In Oct. following the Legislature of Vermont passed an act for the preservation of the fish in this pond for two years. Since that time they have increased very rapidly and are found to be of an excellent quality. A bridge connects this town with Orford, N. H. There are in this town, one grist, and 4 saw mills and 2 stores. Statistics of 1840Horses. 141; cattle, 580; sheep, 2,815; swine, 465; wheat, bush. 1,055; barley, 40; oats, 7,515; rye, 970; buck wheat, 880; Indian corn, 3,050, potatoes, 18,100 hay, tons, 1,690; sugar lbs. 1,845; wool, 5,655. Population, 644. FAIRLEE LAKE. FAYETTEVILLE, the name of the village in Newfane in which the county build-icut. The town was organized in 1786. ings in Windham county are situated. (See Newfane.) See Fairlee. FERRISBURGH, a post town in the northwest corner of Addison county, is in lat. 44° 12' and long. 3° 48', and is bounded north by Charlotte, east by Monkton and New Haven, south by Waltham, Vergennes and Panton, and west by lake Champlain, which separates it from the state of New York. It lies 19 miles south from Burlington and 34 west from Montpelier. It was chartered June 24, 1762, to several persons by the name of Ferris, and others. More than half of Vergennes was taken from this township. The first permanent settlement was made in 1784 and 1785, by Mr. Ward, Abel Thompson, Gideon Hawley, Timothy Rogers, Joseph Chilson, Jona. Saxton, and Zuriel and Absalom Tupper, emigrants from Bennington, in this state, and from Connect J. Saxton was the first town clerk, and Abel Thompson the first representative. FAYSTON, a township six miles square, The religious denominations are Bapin the southwest corner of Washington tists, Methodists, Congregationalists and county, is in lat. 44° 13' and long. 4° 9', Friends; each of which have been formed and is bounded north by Duxbury, east into a society. The Friends have a meetby Waitsfield, south by a part of Warren ing house in the easterly part, the Methoand Lincoln, and west by Huntington. dists in the northerly part, and there is a It is situated 27 miles southeast from Bur- union house near the centre; the two lington, and 17 southwest from Montpe- latter were built in 1839. Neither of these lier. It was granted February 25, and denominations has a settled minister. chartered February 27, 1782, to Ebenezer The Methodists are supplied by circuit Walbridge and his associates. The set-preachers. The township has always been FLAMSTEAD, see Chester. FRANKLIN. considered healthy, and several have lived | 10,900; rye, 550; buckwheat, 658; Inhere to be near 100 years old. The epi-dian corn, 8,910; potatoes, 21,680; hay, demic of 1812 and 13 was very mortal tons, 12,000; sugar, lbs. 1,400; wool, here, and carried off between 60 and 70 65,690. Population, 1,755. persons, mostly adults. This township FIFTEEN-MILE FALLS, the name given is watered principally by Otter, Little to the rapids in Connecticut river, beOtter and Lewis creeks. Otter creek en-tween Lunenburgh and Barnet. ters the township from Vergennes, and after running northwesterly about eight FLETCHER, a post town in the south miles, across the southwest part, falls into part of Franklin county, is in lat. 44° 42′ lake Champlain about three miles south and long. 4° 7', and is bounded north by of the mouth of Little Otter creek. Lit- Bakersfield and Fairfield, east by Watertle Otter and Lewis creeks run through ville, southeast by Cambridge, and souththe township in a westerly direction, the west by Fairfax. It lies 22 miles northformer through the middle, and the latter east from Burlington, and 35 northwest through the north part. The mouths by from Montpelier. It was granted Novemwhich they are discharged into the lake ber 7, 1780, and chartered to Moses Robare within 80 rods of each other. Otter inson, John Fay and others, August 20, creek is navigable eight miles to Ver- 1781. The settlement was commenced gennes, and Little Otter creek three in 1784. The river Lamoille just touches miles, by the largest vessels on the lake. upon the southern extremity of this townIn Little Otter creek are four, and in ship. Metcalf pond is about one mile Lewis creek three commodious falls, on long from north to south, and one third which mills and other machinery are of a mile wide from east to west. It diserected. Large quantities of pike, bass, charges its waters at the south end, form&c., are annually taken in the spring of ing one of the head branches of Black the year about the mouths of these creek. This stream runs a southeasterly streams. About three miles north of the course about two miles into Cambridge, southwest corner of the township is one and, after crossing the corner of that of the best harbors on the lake, called Ba- township, returns again into Fletcher, and sin harbor. Five miles northwest from passes off to the north. Fairfield river Vergennes, and a short distance south of also rises in Fletcher, and is joined in the mouth of Little Otter creek, is a ferry Fairfield by Black creek. Stone's brook across the lake, which is here something waters the western part. The surface of more than two miles wide. This place is this township is considerably broken. known by the name of Grog harbor, tak- There are here one grist and three saw ing its name from the landing place in mills, and two stores. Statistics of 1840. Essex, on the New York side. The sur- Horses, 175; cattle, 1,235; sheep, 3,335; face of the northeastern part of this town- swine, 278; wheat, bus. 1,717; barley, ship is somewhat hilly. The remaining 64; oats, 3,750; rye, 1,000; buckwheat, parts, especially the western, are remark-400; Indian corn, 2,000; potatoes, 36,200 ; ably level and smooth. The uplands are hay, tons, 2,680; sugar, lbs. 38,650; wool, timbered mostly with maple, beech, bass-6,558. Population, 1,014. wood and butternut; the level and low lands are timbered with pine interspersed with oak, walnut, &c. No township in the state has afforded more or better timber for market than this. The soil is very various, some parts of it being clayey, while others consist of rich mould, which is easily tilled and very productive. In favorable seasons crops of most kinds are abundant. In 1823, one acre here produced 120 bushels of corn, which cost ten days labor, and two bushels of plaster of Paris, (gypsum). The same kind of soil has produced 50 bushels of wheat, 70 of oats, &c., per acre. It is a good grazing township, and large numbers of fat cattle are yearly driven from it to market. There are here 1 grist and 3 saw mills, and 1 store. Statistics of 1840. Horses, 495; cattle, 5,183; sheep, 25,676; swine, 871; wheat, bus. 2,700; barley, 18; oats, FOUR BROTHERS are four small islands situated 6 or 7 miles to the southwest of Burlington, and lying within the limits of New York. They are uncultivated, and lying out of the usual line of navigation, the water fowls find among them a quiet retreat, where gulls and others rear their young. These islands are named on Charlevoix's map, published in 1744, Isles des 4 Vents, or Isles of Four Winds. FRANKLIN, a post town in the north part of Franklin county, is in lat. 44° 58' and long. 4° 6', and is bounded north by St. Armand, in Canada, east by Berkshire, south by Sheldon, and west by Highgate. It lies 36 miles northeast from Burlington, and 51 northwest from Montpelier. It was granted October 24, 1787, and chartered to Jonathan Hunt and his associates, March 19, 1789, by the name of Huntsburg. The settlement was com FRANKLIN COUNTY. GEORGIA. 599; oats, 94,700; rye, 10,144; buckwheat, 9,603; Indian corn, 65,534; potatoes, 709,396; hay, tons, 61,263; sugar, lbs 400,775; wool, 225,802. Population, 24,532. FRENCH RIVER. See Winooski River. FULHAM. Name altered to Dummerston. GAGEBOROUGH, a New York Grant where Chelsea now is. menced in 1789, by Samuel Hubbard, swine, 8,935; wheat, bus. 48,686; barley, Samuel Peckham, David Sanders, and John Bridgeman, mostly emigrants from Massachusetts. The town was organized in 1793. Ebenezer Sanders was the first town clerk, and Samuel Peckham the first representative. The religious denominations are Congregationalists, Methodists, Episcopalians and Baptists. The present minister of the Congregational church is the Rev. E. W. Kellogg, of the Methodist, Rev. G. M. McKillips, and of the Baptist, Rev. John Spalding. There is a small village, and a union meeting house. The first physician was Ebenezer Marvin, and Ebenezer Marvin, Jr. was the first attorney. The river Rocher, or Rock river, rises in this township and falls into Missisco bay in Highgate. It is also watered by several small branches of Missisco and Pike rivers. The township is injured very much by a large pond, which lies near the centre. This pond is three miles long and about one mile wide. There are in the town 5 school districts, one woollen factory, one starch factory, one grist and 4 saw mills. Statistics of 1840. Horses, 251; cattle, 1,752; sheep, 6,288; swine, 383; wheat, bus. 3,256; oats, 4,843; rye, 372; buckwheat, 583; Indian corn, 2,940; potatoes, 57,870; hay, tons, 3,438; sugar, lbs. 25,720; wool, 11,635. Population, 1,410. GEORGIA, a post township in the southwestern part of Franklin county, is in lat. 44° 44' and long. 39 54', and is bounded north by St. Albans, east by Fairfax, south by Milton, and west by lake Champlain. It lies 18 miles north from Burlington, and 41 northwest from Montpelier. It was chartered August 17, 1763, and contains about 36 square miles. The settlement was commenced in 1784 and 1785, by Andrew Guilder, from Agremont, Ms., and William Farrand, from Bennington, Vt., with their families. During the two following years, a great number of families, mostly from Bennington and the western part of Massachusetts, moved into the town, and a considerable number of young men without families. The first settlers of Georgia had their share of those privations and hardships which are incident to the settlers of new townships. They, at first, had to go to Burlington and Plattsburgh for their grinding, but the FRANKLIN COUNTY is situated in the population increased so rapidly that mills northwestern part of the state, and is were soon erected. The town was organbounded north by Canada, east by Or-ized March 12, 1788. Reuben Evarts leans county, south by Chittenden county, was the first town clerk, and James Evand west by Grand Isle county, from which arts the first representative. The Conit is separated by a part of lake Champlain.gregationalists, Baptists and Methodists It is situated between lat. 44° 31', and are the most numerous denominations of 45° and between long. 3° 47' and 4° 27', extending about 34 miles from east to west, and about 33 from north to south, and containing 600 square miles. It was incorporated November 5, 1792. St. Albans is the shire town, and is a place of considerable business. The supreme court sits here on the 2d Tuesday in January, and the county court on the 2d Tuesday in April and September. The Missisco river waters the north part of this county, and the Lamoille the south part. The eastern part extends onto the western range of the Green Mountains, and is high and broken; the western part is generally level, and is a very fine farming country. The settlement of the county was commenced immediately after the close of the revolutionary war, and it is now rapidly increasing in population and wealth. Very fine marble is found in abundance in Swanton, and iron ore in Highgate. Statistics of 1840.-Horses, 4,427; cattle, 26,965; sheep, 87,385; Christians. The Rev. Publius Virgil Bogue was settled over the Congregational church and society October 8, 1803, and dismissed October 20, 1813. The Rev. Eben H. Dorman was ordained over this church November 15, 1815, and dismissed November 15, 1824. The Rev. Luther P. Blodget, June, 1828, and dismissed January, 1830; the Rev. George W. Ranslow, the present pastor, June 19, 1833. Elder Roswell Mears was settled over the Baptist church July 1, 1807, and he and the Rev. Alvah Sabin are the present ministers. The epidemic of 1812 was very mortal here. About 30 persons died in the space of three months. The river Lamoille, which runs through the southeast corner of the township, is the principal stream. In the northeast part is a pond covering 30 or 40 acres. surrounded by high lands, except a narrow outlet to the north, and is bordered by a grove of alders. The mill privileges are numerous, there being no less than It is GLASTENBURY. GLOVER. ced very slowly for some years. In 1800, there were 38 persons in town. The principal religious societies are Congregationalists and Methodists. There is a pleasant and thriving little village, containing a handsome meeting house, a store, tavern, and several mechanics. The surface of the township is very uneven, consist 12. The soil is sandy in the south part, | Samuel Conant. The settlement advanand the timber principally pine. In the north part it is a gravelly loam, and the timber mostly hard wood. The rocks, in the western part, are limestone, in the eastern part, slate. The soil is, in general, rich and productive. There are some tracts timbered with hemlock, and some cedar swamps near the lake. Over what is called Stone Bridge brook, in the south-ing of hills and vallies. In the south western part of the township, is a natural bridge 12 or 14 feet wide, and the top of it seven or eight feet above the surface of the water. The width of the arch is 40 or 50 feet, and its height but a few inches above the surface of the stream. A large and elegant meeting house was completed in this town in 1802, and around it is a small village, containg a number of dwelling houses, stores, shops, &c. There are 2 grist mills, which are of stone, three saw, and one oil mill, 3 stores, and two tanneries. Statistics of 1840. Horses, 366; cattle, 1,915; sheep, 10,935; swine, 1,140; wheat, bus. 3,897; barley, 20; oats, 8,931; rye, 2,545; buckwheat, 1,072; Indian corn, 7,875; potatoes, 34,616; hay, tons, 4,476; sugar, lbs. 17,957; wool, 26,467. Population, 2,106. part is a small mountain called Black hill. The town is watered principally by the head branches of Barton river. Branches of the Passumpsic, Lamoille, and Black river, also rise here. There are four natural ponds which lie within this township, viz: Glover pond in the northern part, Daniel's pond in the western part, Chamber's near the centre, and Mud pond in the southeastern part, all of which discharge their waters into Black river. Long pond, now better known by the name of Runaway pond, was situated partly in this township and partly in Greensborough. This pond was one and a half mile long, and about half a mile wide, and discharged its waters to the south, forming one of the head branches of the river Lamoille. On the 6th of GLASTENBURY, a township in Benning- June, 1810, about 60 persons went to this ton county, is in lat. 42° 58' and long. 4° pond for the purpose of opening an outlet 1', and is bounded north by Sunderland, to the north into Barton river, that the east by Somerset, south by Woodford and mills, on that stream, might receive from west by Shaftsbury. It lies nine miles it an occasional supply of water. A small northeast from Bennington, and 25 north-channel was excavated, and the water west from Brattleborough, and was char- commenced running in a northerly directered August 20, 1761, containing about 40 square miles. A great part of this township is high, broken and incapable of ever being settled, Settlements were early commenced here, but the population has never yet amounted to 100 persons. The waters in the eastern part flow into Deerfield river. From the other parts, they pass off to the south and west into the Walloomscoik. The streams are small. Statistics of 1840.-Horses, 14; cattle, 16; sheep, 62; swine, 32; wheat, bus. 18; oats, 38; rye, 12; buckwheat, 6, Indian corn, 25; potatoes, 880; hay, tons, 162; sugar, lbs. 575; wool, 127. Population, 53. GLOVER, a post town, six miles square, in the southern part of Orleans county, is in lat. 44° 40' and long. 4° 45', and is bounded north by Barton, east by Sheffield, south by Greensborough, and west by Albany. It lies 33 miles northeast from Montpelier, was granted June 27, 1781, and chartered to Gen. John Glover and his associates, November 20, 1783. The settlement of this township was commenced about the year 1797, by Ralph Parker, James Vance, Samuel Cook and tion. It happened that the northern barrier of the pond consisted entirely of quicksand, except an encrusting of clay next the water. The sand was immediately removed by the current, and a large channel formed. The basin formed by the encrusting of clay was incapable of sustaining the incumbent mass of waters, and it broke. The whole pond immediately took a northerly course, and, in fifteen minutes from this time, its bed was left entirely bare. It was discharged so suddenly that the country below was instantly inundated. The deluge advanced like a wall of waters, 60 or 70 feet in height, and 20 rods in width, leveling the forests and the hills, and filling up the vallies, and sweeping off mills, houses, barns, fences, cattle, horses and sheep as it passed, for the distance of more than ten miles, and barely giving the inhabitants sufficient notice of its approach to escape with their lives into the mountains. A rock, supposed to weigh more than 100 tons, was removed half a mile from its bed. The waters moved so rapidly as to reach Memphremagog lake, distant 27 miles, in about six hours from the time PART III. GOSHEN. GAZETTEER OF VERMONT. GOSHEN GORE. they left the pond. Nothing now remains of the pond but its bed, a part of which is cultivated, and a part overgrown with trees, bushes and wild grass, with a small brook running through it, which is now the head branch of Barton river. The channel, through which the waters escaped, is 127 feet in depth and several rods in width. A pond, some distance below, was, at first, entirely filled with sand, which has since settled down, and it is now about one half its former dimensions. Marks of the ravages are still to be seen through nearly the whole course of Barton river. The soil, in the middle and western part of Glover, is, in general, wet and cold, but very good for grazing. and betOn the river it is dry and warm, ter adapted to the production of grain and Indian corn. There were in the township about 1000 acres of land belonging to the old Vermont State Bank. Some iron ore has been discovered, and sulphur springs are common; also several beds of marl, which makes excellent lime. Considerable quantities of pot and pearl ashes, beef, pork, butter and cheese are produced for market. There are, in town, three grist, and six saw mills, one fulling mill and one tannery. Statistics of 1840.-Horses, 276; cattle, 1,507; sheep, 4,797; swine, 944; wheat, bus. 3,129; barley, 1,163; oats, 9,323; rye, 136; buckwheat, 515; Indian corn, 1,947; potatoes, 54,708; hay, tons, 3,448; sugar, lbs. 61,430; wool, 15,718. Population, 1,119. acres. GRAFTON. wheat, 160; Indian corn, 516; potatoes, GRAFTON, a post town in the north part of Windham county, is in lat. 439 11' and long. 4° 25', and is bounded north by Chester, east by Rockingham, south It lies 36 miles northeast from by Athens and Acton, and west by Windham. sor. It was chartered April 6, 1754, and Bennington, and 22 southwest from WindGOSHEN, a township in the southeast-rechartered September 1, 1763, by the A Mr. Hinkley and ern part of Addison county, is in lat. 43° name of Tomlinson, and contains about 56' and long, 4o 4', and is bounded north 40 square miles. by Ripton and Hancock, southeast by two other families came into this townPittsfield and Chittenden, southwest by ship about the year 1768, and began a setBrandon and Leicester, and northwest by tlement on what is called Hinkley brook. Salisbury. It lies 31 miles southwest They, however, soon abandoned it, and from Montpelier, and 43 northwest from no permanent settlement was made till Windsor; was granted February 23, 1782, 1780. In the spring of this year, Amos chartered to John Rowell, William Doug- Fisher, Samuel Spring, Benjamin Lathlass and others, February 2, 1792, and re- erbee and Edward Putnam moved into ceived a new charter November 1, 1798. the township from Winchester, MassaNovember 9, 1814, the northern half of chusetts. Aaron Putnam was appointPhiladelphia was annexed to this town-ed town clerk at the time the town was ship. No permanent settlement was commenced here until about the year 1800. Considerable part of it is mountainous, but there is some very good land, and the settlement has advanced considerably within a few years. Leicester river rises in Hancock, and runs through the township in a westerly direction. Philadel-ell was settled Aug. 29, 1814, and disphia river originates in the south part. Iron ore and the oxyde of manganese are found here. It contains six saw mills. Statistics of 1840.-Horses, 132; cattle, 516; sheep, 1,960; swine, 250; wheat, bus. 1,040; oats, 4,800; rye, 350; buck organized, and Thomas Kenney was the first representative. The religious denominations are Congregationalists and Baptists. The Congregational church was organized June 28, 1785; settled the Rev. Wm. Hall, Nov. 7, 1788, who was dismissed in 1810. The Rev. Wm. Good missed April 11, 1822; the Rev. Selah R. Arms was settled June 5, 1825, and dismissed Oct. 30, 1831. The Rev. Moses Bradford, the present minister, was settled Oct. 30, 1832. Elder Shumway was ordained April 26, 1810, and preached to |