History of Tinmouth, Vermont, USA

Tinmouth, Vermont
Rutland county. This town is separated from Wallingford by Otter Creek. Furnace brook rises from a pond in the south part of the town, and passing through Tinmouth and Clarendon, falls into Otter Creek, at Rutland. This stream has been noted for great quantities of fish of remarkable large size.
The surface of the town is hilly, in some parts mountainous. There is some good land on the streams, and a large portion of the high land is good for the pasturage of sheep, of which between 3,000 and 4,000 are kept. There are several quarries of beautiful marble in the town, iron ore in abundance, and several iron works. Tinmouth was first settled in 1770. It lies 8 miles S. from Rutland. Population, 1830, 1,049.

Rutland Co. This town is separated from Wallingford by Otter Creek. Furnace Brook rises from a pond in the south part of the town, and passing through Tinmouth and Clarendon, falls into Otter Creek at Rutland. This stream has been noted for great quantities of fish of an extraordinary size.

The sux-face of Tinmouth is hilly, in some parts mountainous. There is some good land on the streams, and a large portion of the high land is good for pasturage.

There are several quarries of beautiful marble in town, iron ore in abundance, and several iron works.

Boundaries. North by Clarendon and Ira, east by Wallingford, south by Danby, and west by Wells and Middletown.

First Settlers. The settlement was commenced here about the year 1770. Among the first settlers were Thomas Peck and John McNeal. This town was organized March 11, 1777. Soon after, the following oath of allegiance was imposed upon the freemen of the town. 'You each of you swear, by the living God, that you believe...