Milton, Vermont, USA
1849 Milton

Chittenden Co. Milton is bounded on the west by Lake Champlain, and is finely watered by the River Lamoille. The soil of the town is generally good. There are some places in Milton worthy of the travelled notice. A little distance from the neat and flourishing village are the Great Falls, on the Lamoille. In the course of fifty rods the whole river falls 150 feet. About the middle of the rapid is a small island by which the water passes on each side, with great violence and loud roaring. The scenery on the banks of the river is wild and beautiful. There are some mills on the river, and considerable trade on the lake.

There is another pleasant village two miles west of the falls, called Checker-Berry. The water power of this town is so immense, and the facilities afforded it by Lake Champlain for an extensive commerce, together with the improved power of steam which it will shortly possess, and seated in a fertile and healthy region, will, doubtless, render this place a site of important business. A bridge is now constructing (1849) called the Sand Bar Bridge, connecting this town with South Hero.

Boundaries. North by Georgia, east by Westford, south by Colchester, and west by Lake Champlain.

First Settlers. The settlement of Milton was commenced Feb. 15, 1782, by William Irish. Leonard Owen, Amos Mansfield, Absalom Taylor, and Thos. Dewey : and they were soon after joined by Gideon Hoxsie, Zebadiah Dewey, Enoch and Elisha Ashley, and others. The first settlers suffered many privations and hardships, but there is nothing in the early history which is peculiarly interesting.

First Minister. Rev. Joseph Cheney j was ordained over the Congregational Church in 1807; dismissed in 1817.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 4,425 bushels; Indian corn, 16,603 bushels: potatoes, 43,791 bushels: hay, 5,978 tons; maple sugar, 19,204 pounds; wool, 31,686 pounds.

Distances. Twelve miles north from Burlington, and forty north-west from Montpelier. The Burlington and Montreal Railroad passes through the town.

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

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