History of Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
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 - Shaftsbury is situated in southwestern Vermont, near the state's border with New York. The town's landscape is characterized by rolling hills, lush forests, and picturesque farmlands. The town of Shaftsbury was chartered in 1761 and was named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, the 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, who was a prominent English politician and philosopher.){kind=small}
 - Main Street, So. Shaftsbury, 1905){kind=small}
 - Church view at Shaftsbury, 1905){kind=small}
 - View of South Shaftsbury, 1906){kind=small}
 - Shaftsbury, Vermont, 1907){kind=small}
 - South Shaftsbury, Vt., 1907){kind=small}
 - Street view in South Shaftsbury, 1908){kind=small}
 - M. E. Church, South Shaftsbury){kind=small}
 - Old Mill at Shaftsbury, Vermont (1910)){kind=small}
 - Main St., S. Shaftsbury, Vt., 1910){kind=small}
 - River Street, So. Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
 - Railroad Station, South Shaftsbury, Vt., 1910){kind=small}
 - Street view in South Shaftsbury){kind=small}
 - Cole Hall, So. Shaftsbury){kind=small}
 - Lake Shaftsbury, 1914){kind=small}
 - Street view, Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
 - Mountain View at Center Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
 - Shaftsbury Lake){kind=small}
 - South Main Street, 1920){kind=small}
 - Spring Brook Farm, 1925){kind=small}
 - Birch Cabin, Lake Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
 - Tea Room, Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
 - Hotel Lyons, South Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
 - Old Iron Kettle, So. Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
 - Mattison Store, So. Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
 - Robins Cabin){kind=small}
 - The Whippoorwill Cabins, South Shaftsbury){kind=small}
 - Iron Kettle Motel){kind=small}
 - Store, Shaftsbury, Vt., featuring Tydol Gasoline and Trojean Ice Cream){kind=small}
 - White Pilar Cabins, Center Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
 - Art Shop by the Road
Gilbert & Nora Smith
Route 7
Shaftsbury, Vt.){kind=small}
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