Leicester, Vermont, USA
1849 - Leicester

Leicester is watered by a river of its own name, by Otter Creek, and by a part of Lake Dunmore. These waters are too sluggish to afford the town much water power. The soil is of a sandy loam, interspersed with some flats of clay. Along the rivers the soil is rich and productive. The highlands are hard and fit for grazing.

There are in this town several beautiful ponds, which abound in trout and other fish.

Boundaries. North by Salisbury, east by Goshen, south by Brandon, and west by Whiting.

First Settlers. The first settlement was commenced in 1773, by Jeremiah Parker, from Massachusetts. The settlement, however, made but little progress until after the revolution.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 772 bushels ; Indian corn, 3,321 bushels ; potatoes, 10,960 bushels ; hay, 4,600 tons ; maple sugar; 820 pounds ; wool, 12,900 pounds.

Distances. Thirty-six miles southwest from Montpelier, and ten south by east from Middlebury.

The great Southern Railroad between Boston and Burlington, passes through this town.

A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849

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