Waterford, Vermont, USA (Littleton)
1849 - Waterford

Caledonia Co. The west part of Waterford is watered by the Passumpsic, and the north border by Moose River. Here is a water power and some manufactures. A part of the town borders on Fifteen Mile Falls, in Connecticut River. The banks of that river are steep at this place, and form but little intervale. The uplands are rough and stony, but good for sheep.

The settlement of the town was commenced in 1787. The Rev. Asa Carpenter was ordained over the Congregational Church in 1798 ; dismissed in 1816.

Boundaries. North-east by Concord, south-east by Connecticut River, which separates it from Lyman, N. H., southwest by Barnet, and north-west by St. Johnsbury.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 2,750 bushels ; Indian corn, 5,022 bushels ; potatoes, 64,265 bushels; hay, 5,015 tons ; maple sugar, 2,905 pounds ; wool, 12,032 pounds.

Distances. Eighteen miles southeast from Danville, and forty-eight north-east from Montpelier.

The Connecticut River Railroad passes through the town.

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

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