Wilmington, Vermont, USA
1849 - Wilmington

Windham Co. The east and west branches of Deerfield River unite in this town, which, with the waters of Beaver and Cold Brooks, and of Ray's Pond, a large and beautiful sheet of water, a valuable mill power is produced. There are some fine tracts of land in the town, and a considerable portion that is rough and hard to till. There are a number of mills of various kinds in the town, and a pleasant and thriving village.

Wilmington was settled before the revolutionary war, but increased but slowly until the peace.

Boundaries. North by Dover and a part of Somerset, east by Marlborough, south by Whitingham, and west by Searsburgh.

First Ministers. The Congregational Church was organized here in 1780, and has had the following ministers : Rev. Winslow Packard, from July 3, 1781, to October 12, 1784; Rev. Jonas Hatch, from March 7, 1787, to February 18, 1791 ; Rev, E. Fairbanks, from September 11, 1793. to January 3, 1800, &c.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 1,152 bushels ; Indian corn, 1,618 bushels ; potatoes, 66,110 bushels; hay, 4,991 tons ; maple sugar, 81,159 pounds ; wool, 5,419 pounds.

Distances. Seventeen miles east from Bennington, and fourteen south-west from Newfane.

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

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