Walden, Vermont, USA (South) (Dows Crossing) (Walden Heights)
1849 - Walden

Caledonia Co. This is an elevated town, between the head waters of Winooski and Lamoille Rivers. Cole's Pond, a large sheet of water lying in the town, produces a small stream, called 'Joe's Brook.' The surface is generally rough ; but the soil in some parts of the town produces good crops.

Some years ago a stone mortar was found here, supposed to have been made by the Indians.

Boundaries. Northerly by Goshen Gore, easterly by Danville, southerly by Cabot, and westerly by Hardwick.

First Settlers. Nathaniel Perkins, Esq., moved his family into this township, in January, 1789, and his was for three years the only family in Walden.

First Ministers. The religious societies are the Methodist, the Universalist, Baptist, and Freewill Baptist. The first was organized in 1810, the second in 1829, and the last in 1837.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 2,81 2 bushels; Indian com, 486 bushels; potatoes, 38,833 bushels; hay, 3,466 tons ; maple sugar, 40,370 pounds ; wool, 4,226 pounds.

Distances. Ten miles north-west from Danville, and twenty-five northeast from Montpelier.

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

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