Burke, Vermont, USA (East, West) (Burke Hollow)
1849 - Burke

Caledonia Co. A mountain 3,500 feet in height divides this town from Victory, on the east. Branches of Passumpsic River pass through it, and afford a good water power. This is a place of some manufactures, particularly of oil stones. This stone (novaculite) is found in an island in Memphremagog Lake. The stones are brought in their rough state, and their quality is said to equal those from Turkey. The soil of the town is good, and abounds with hard wood and evergreens.

Boundaries. North-east by Newark and East Haven, south-east by Victory, south by Langdon and Kirby, and west by Sutton.

First Settlers. The settlement of this town was commenced about the year 1790, by Lemuel and Ira Walter, Seth Spencer, and others, from Connecticut and the south part of this State. The town was organized Dec. 5, 1796.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 2,358 bushels; Indian corn, 2,891 bushels; potatoes, 49,620 bushels; hay, 2,931 tons ; maple sugar, 42,050 pounds ; wool, 7,475 pounds.

Distances. Twenty miles north-east from Danville, and fifty north-east from Montpelier.

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

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