Woodstock, Vermont, USA (Taftsville)
1854 - Woodstock

Woodstock, a post-township in Windsor co., Vermont, 65 miles S. by E. from Montpelier. Population, 3041.

Woodstock, the capital and largest village of Windsor county, is situated in the above township, on both sides of the Quechee or Otta Quechee river, near the junction of the North branch with the main stream. It is sur rounded with one of the finest agricultural regions of the state, for which it is the chief centre of trade. Its manufactures are also extensive and varied. By the construction of dams across the Quechee, the stream has been made to furnish an extensive hydraulic power. The public buildings are a court house, an imposing structure, adorned with a portico, and surmounted by a lofty tower, a jail, the Vermont Medical College, and churches of 5 denominations. The medical institution was founded by Br. Joseph A. Gallop, in 1827, under the name of the "Clinical School of Medicine," but not incorporated until 1835, at which time it received the title it now bears. In 1852, 90 students attended its lectures. In the centre of the village is a beautiful park, around which are situated the finest buildings. Two newspapers are published in Woodstock, which also contains a bank and about 20 stores. Population in 1853, about 1500.

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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