History of Charleston, Vermont, USA

Charleston, Vermont
Orleans county. Echo Pond, the outlet of lake Seymour, waters this town. Lake Seymour is a large sheet of water and passes N. into lake Memphremagog. Charleston lies about 35 miles N.E. from Hydepark, 55 N.N.E. from Montpelier, and 15 S. of Canada line. Population, 1830, 564.

Orleans Co. The principal stream in this town is Clyde River, which enters the township in Brighton, and runs north-westerly nearly through its centre, into Salem. There are some falls of consequence on this stream, particularly the Great Falls, where the descent is more than 100 feet in forty rods, but its current is generally slow. The alluvial flats along this stream are extensive, but generally too low and wet for cultivation. In the southeast part of the township are 1,000 acres of bog meadow, in a body, upon this river. There are several considerable ponds. Echo Pond, the most important, is in the northern part, and was named by Gen. J. Whitelaw, on account of the succession of echoes which are usually heard, when any sound is produced in its vicinity. It is one and a half miles long and half a mile wide. The stream which discharges the waters of Seymour's Lake, in Morgan, into Clyde River, passes through this pond. On the outlet mills are erected. The other pond of most...

Charleston, a township of Orleans county, Vermont, 55 miles N. E. from Montpelier. Population, 1008.

This township, situated in the easterly part of Orleans County, is in lat. 44° 51', and long. 4° 53' bounded N. E. by Morgan, S. E. by Brighton, S. W. by a part of Westmore and Brownington, and N. W. by Salem; and lies 50 miles N. E. of Montpelier. It was granted to Gov. Thomas Chittenden the 6th, and chartered the 8th of Nov., 1780, to Hon. Abraham Whipple, his shipmates and others; containing 23,040 acres. Commodore Whipple was a distinguished naval officer in the Revolutionary war, and he first named this township Navy, in honor of the American navy which he so bravely defended. This tract was originally divided into 69 equal shares. By the terms of the charter one share was granted for the first settled minister, one for glebe, one for support of town schools, one for support of grammar school, and one for college.

None of the original grantees ever resided in town, and but three- John L. Chandler, Elisha and Andrew Brown-were ever known to come here. The most of them lived in...

Charleston, a township of Orleans co., Vt. It has an academy and active manufactures. Pop. 1058.