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History of Danville, Vermont, USA
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Danville, as we know it by its present shape, was chartered by the new state of Vermont in 1786. It has been called "Village in the Hills" for good reason as it is situated high in the hills, offering vistas of mountains and beautiful rolling fields.
West Danville is an unincorporated village in the town of Danville.
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1816 - June 7 - A famous June snow occurred in the northeastern U.S. Danville VT reported drifts of snow and sleet twenty inches deep. The Highlands were white all day, and flurries were observed as far south as Boston MA.
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June 7, 1816- 1849 Danville
Caledonia Co. The eastern part of this township is elevated about 200 and the western about 800 feet above Connecticut River. The soil is free from stone, is easily cultivated, and is perhaps equal, in richness and adaptation to agriculture, to any in the State. It is watered by numerous streams of ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Danville
Danville, a post-village of Caledonia county, Vermont, 20 miles E. N. E. from Montpelier, contains a bank and a newspaper office. Population of the township, 2577.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - 1859
DANVILLE, the cap. of Caledonia co., in the state of Vermont, 30 m. NE of Montpelier. Pop 2,633.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859 - 1895 - Danville
Danville, a post-village of Caledonia co, Vt., in Danville township, on the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, 11 miles from St. Johnsbury, and about 25 miles E.N.E. of Montpelier. It has 2 churches, a national bank, a graded school, manufactures of bobbins and butter-tubs, and a sulphur spring. The...Read MORE... 
Elm House, Danville, Vt.
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View at Danville Green, Vt., 1907
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Danville, a banking post-village of Caledonia co., Vt., in Danville township (town), on the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain R., 25 miles ENE. of Montpelier. It has manufactures of lumber and cheese. Pop. of the town in 1900, 1628.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher 
Well's Store, West Danville, Vt.
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Covered Bridge
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Joe's Pond, West Danville, Vt.
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Emergo Farmstead
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Danville, Vermont, USA
Danville, Vermont, USA
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 - Elm House, Danville, Vt.)
Elm House, Danville, Vt.
Danville, Vermont, USA
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 - View at Danville Green, Vt., 1907)
View at Danville Green, Vt., 1907
Danville, Vermont, USA
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 - Well's Store, West Danville, Vt.)
Well's Store, West Danville, Vt.
Danville, Vermont, USA
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 - Covered Bridge)
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Danville, Vermont, USA
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 - Joe's Pond, West Danville, Vt.)
Joe's Pond, West Danville, Vt.
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 - Emergo Farmstead)
Emergo Farmstead
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1816 - June 7 - A famous June snow occurred in the northeastern U.S. Danville VT reported drifts of snow and sleet twenty inches deep. The Highlands were white all day, and flurries were observed as far south as Boston MA.
WeatherForYou.com
June 7, 1816
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1849 Danville
Caledonia Co. The eastern part of this township is elevated about 200 and the western about 800 feet above Connecticut River. The soil is free from stone, is easily cultivated, and is perhaps equal, in richness and adaptation to agriculture, to any in the State. It is watered by numerous streams of ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Danville
Danville, a post-village of Caledonia county, Vermont, 20 miles E. N. E. from Montpelier, contains a bank and a newspaper office. Population of the township, 2577.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1859
DANVILLE, the cap. of Caledonia co., in the state of Vermont, 30 m. NE of Montpelier. Pop 2,633.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
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1895 - Danville
Danville, a post-village of Caledonia co, Vt., in Danville township, on the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, 11 miles from St. Johnsbury, and about 25 miles E.N.E. of Montpelier. It has 2 churches, a national bank, a graded school, manufactures of bobbins and butter-tubs, and a sulphur spring. The... Read MORE...
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1916
Danville, a banking post-village of Caledonia co., Vt., in Danville township (town), on the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain R., 25 miles ENE. of Montpelier. It has manufactures of lumber and cheese. Pop. of the town in 1900, 1628.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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