History of Barre, Vermont, USA

Journey back in time to Barre, Vermont, USA

(Graniteville) (South Barre)

• 1791 - Population of Barre, Vermont - 76
  
  A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward, Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason, 1849
  
  
• 1800 - Population of Barre, Vermont - 919
  
  A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward, Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason, 1849
  
  
• 1810 - Population of Barre, Vermont - 1,669
  
  A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward, Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason, 1849
  
  
• 1820 - Population of Barre, Vermont - 1,955
  
  A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward, Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason, 1849
  
  
• 1830 - Population of Barre, Vermont - 2,012
  
  A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward, Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason, 1849
  
  
• 1839 - Barre
  Barre, Vermont
  A pleasant and flourishing town in Washington county, six miles S. of Montpelier, and 48 N. by W. of Windsor. This is considered one of the best farming towns in the state. Large quatities of pot and pearl ashes, beef, pork, butter, and cheese, are annually taken from this place to...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1840 - Population of Barre, Vermont - 2,126
  
  A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849
  
  
• 1849 Barre
  Washington Co. Barre is a pleasant and flourishing town. It is considered one of the best farming towns in the State. Large quantities of pot and pearl ashes, beef, pork, butter, and cheese, are annually taken from this place to Boston market. It is well watered by Stevens' and Jail branches of...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - Barre
  Barre, a post-township of Washing ton county, Vermont, 6 miles S. by E. from Montpelier, is well watered by two branches of the Onion river, which affords good mill privileges. The soil is perhaps the best in the state. The township contains a quarry of superior granite, from which the stone used...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1889 - A DAY IN BARRE. Swanton Business Men Visit that Booming Town.
  A number of business men from Swanton, mostly members of the local board of trade, took an outing yesterday for the puropse of sizing up the only town in Vermont that ever really boomed in true Western style. The returned home at night loaded with specimens of granite and pretty well satisfied that ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  1890s
  Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Bradford's Millinery Store
  Jackman's Block
  Barre, Vt.
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  Aldrich Library and City Hotel, Barre, Vt.
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•  1893 - SHAKEN BY AN EARTHQUAKE
  MILD SENSATION IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY REGION.
  Considerable Alarm Felt in Montreal, Particularly in the Narrow Streets - Buildings Tremble and the Inmates Flee in Fright - Residents of Malone Greatly Excited - Reached Over Into New-Hampshire and Massachusetts.
  
  BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 27.- A...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1895 - Flood
  BARRE, Vt., April 14. - For the past thirty-six hours it has been raining steadily. The river had lowered much from Tuesday's freshet, but early this morning it began to overflow its banks. By noon nearly every granite shed was surrounded by a small lake. In nearly every basement on the riverside...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Barre
  Barre, a post-village of Washington co, Vt., in Barre township, on the Barre Branch of the Central Vermont Railroad, 5 or 6 miles S.E. of Montpelier, and on a branch of the Winooski River. It contains 3 churches, a national bank, the Barre Academy, a school called Goddard Seminary, and an...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1900 - BARRE BARBER SHOP BLOWS UP. Explosion of a Hot Water Heater Wrecks a Building and Knocks Man Senseless.
  (Special to the Messenger.)
  BARRE, Feb. 26. - A hot water heater exploded this morning in the barber shop of William Miers on Main street, blowing out the front of the shop and sending several pieces of the heater through the walls into the adjoining stores.
  
  Fred Beckman, one of the three...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Spaulding School, Barre, Vt.
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  Quarry Scene at the Boutwell Miline & Varnum Co.'s Quarries, Barre, Vt.
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•  1902 - THE FLOOR SAGGED. Barre Quarrymen Organize a Weighty Organization.
  Barre, March 10. - A mass meeting of the granite quarrymen was held in the town hall of Barre town, Saturday evening for the purpose of organizing a quarrymen's union, the object being to demand a day of eight hours with nine hours' pay.
  
  The officers elected were, president, G. M. McLeod;...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1903 - BIG FIRE IN BARRE, VT.
  Two Business Blocks Destroyed and the Loss Is Nearly $100,000.
  
  BARRE, VT., Feb. 21. - A fire in the business section of this city on the Main Street early to-day destroyed nearly $100,000 worth of property. It started in the basement of the new Currier Block, and the tenants on the third floor...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1906 - Barre Library
  The city of Barre is showing a commendable anxiety that her new library building should be built of granite. The name Barre granite is known the world over to construct such a building of any other material would seem out of place in Barre. There is little hope of the taxpayers doing anything by...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  City Hall
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  Currier Park
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• 1909 - First Boy Scout Club was organized in Barre in 1909 by William F. Milne, a Scottish immigrant.
  
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  Goddard Seminary
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  Elm St., 1910
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•  1912 - Engine Falls from Bridge, One Dead.
  BARRE, Vt., June 15. - A Central Vermont Railroad engine, running light, toppled over as it was crossing a bridge this afternoon, landing bottom up in the street, fifteen feet below. BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, aged 21, of Montpelier, fireman of the engine, was so badly scalded that he died to-night at a...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Elia Corti Monument
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  Presbyterian and Catholic Churches
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  Largest Hamblet Spire ever cut in Barre, Vt.
  Rough Stock from The Wells & Lamson Quarry Co., Barre, Vt.
  Cut by Jones Bros., Barre, Vt.
  Length 50 ft., 4 ft. 6 in. square. Weight in the rough 103 tons. Weight when finished 80 tons.
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  Mathewson School
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• 1916
  Barre, a banking city of Washington co., Vt., on the Central Vermont and other railroads, 6 miles SE. of Montpelier, and on a branch of the Winooski River. It has the Goddard Seminary and manufactures of foundry-products, stone-cutters' tools, etc. Pop. in 1900, 8448. Barre town ship (town), which...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Barre City Hospital
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  Hotel Barre
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  City Hall and Opera House, Main Street
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  Public Library
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