History of Derby, Vermont, USA

Derby, Vermont
Orleans county. First settled 1795. It is bounded on the N. by Lower Canada, and on the W. by Memphremagog lake. Clyde river, the outlet of Salem pond, affords it a good water power. This town is very pleasant, level, and fertile;—it has some manufactures;—the farmers are industrious and rear a large number of sheep. Derby is 50 miles N.N.E. from Montpelier and 15 N.N.E. from Irasburgh. Population, 1830, 1,469.

Orleans Co. The surface of this township is very level, more so than any other in the county. There are some plains of several hundred acres extent ; and, where the land rises, the elevations are gradual and moderate and hardly deserve the name of hills. The land is well timbered, principally with rock maple and other hard wood.

Cedar swamps of from one to ten acres are found in various parts. The soil is fertile and abundantly productive. The River Clyde passes through the south part of the township in a north-westerly direction, affording numerous mill sites. Salem Pond, through which Clyde River passes, lies partly in this town, and is four miles long and three broad. Hinman's Pond, near the centre of the town, is one and a half miles long and three quarters broad, and empties into Salem Pond.

Boundaries. North by Stanstead in Canada, east by Holland, south by Salem, and west by Memphremagog Lake, which separates it from Newport.

First Settlers. The first settlement was...

Derby, a post-township of Orleans county, Vermont, 50 miles N. N. E. from Montpelier. Population, 1760.

It is inscribed: "In Memory of the Volunteers from Derby, who Lost their Lives in the Great Rebellion, 1861-’65.” It lists the names of fifty-three men from Derby. It is the oldest community memorial to that war in the United States.

Derby, or Derby Centre, a post-village of Orleans co., Vt., in Derby township, on Clyde River, 4 miles E. of Newport, and about 60 miles N.N.E. of Montpelier. It has 3 churches, the Derby Academy, and manufactures of flour, lumber, sash, and blinds.

Mrs. Lewis Twine, of Derby, who took a poison tablet which she mistook for a headache tablet, has been seriously ill, but homes are now entertained of her recovery.