Sheldon, Vermont, USA (Sheldon Springs)
1849 - Sheldon

Franklin Co. This is a good township of land, productive of wool, grain, and other northern commodities. The River Missisco passes through the town, and Black Creek, a branch of that river, gives Sheldon an ample water power. The village is a thriving place, both in its manufactures and trade.

Boundaries. North by Highgate and Franklin, east by Enosburgh, south by Fairfield, and west by Swanton.

First Settlers. The settlement of Sheldon was commenced about the year 1 790, by Colonel Elisha Sheldon, and Samuel B. Sheldon, emigrants from Salisbury, Connecticut. The settlement advanced with considerable rapidity, and the town was soon organized.

First Ministers. A Congregational Church was organized in 1816; and an Episcopal Church, by the name of Grace Church, not far from the same time;

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 3,850 bushels ; Indian corn, 5,000 bushels ; potatoes, 66,185 bushels; hay, 4,340 tons ; maple sugar, 29,270 pounds ; wool, 14,721 pounds.

Distances. Forty-six miles north west from Montpelier, thirty-two north by east from Burlington, and ten north north-east from St. Albans.

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

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