Middlesex, Vermont, USA (Middlesex Village)
1849 - Middlesex

Washington Co. The south part if Middlesex is watered by Winooski River, which furnishes here one of the best stands for mills in the county. The north branch of this river runs across the north-east corner of the town.

Middlesex is uneven, but the only mountain of consequence lies along the line between the town and Waterbury, and is called the Hogback. The timber is such as is common to the mountain to^vnS; and the soil generally good. There are some fine intervales along the river, but the flats are not extensive.

The channel worn through the rocks by Winooski River, between this township and Moretown, is a considerable curiosity. It is about thirty feet in depth, sixty in width, and eighty rods in length, the rocks appearing like a wall upon each side. Over this chasm a bridge is thrown, which is perfectly secure from floods. But little is yet known of the mineralogy. Some fine specimens of rock crystal have been picked up.

On the bank of the Winooski River at the falls, near the middle of the south line of Middlesex is a flourishing village.

Boundaries. Northerly by Worcester, easterly by Montpelier, southerly by Moretown, from which it is separated by Winooski River, and westerly by Waterbury.

First Settlers. Mr. Thomas Mead was the first settler of this township, and also the first settler of Washington County. He began improvements in Middlesex in 1781 or '82, and the next year moved his family here from Chelmsford, Mass. Mr. Harrington moved his family into town the year following, and two Messrs. Putnams the year after. The town was organized about the year 1788.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 2,182 bushels : Indian corn, 3.708 bushels ; potatoes, 32,395 bushels: hay, 3,206 tons; maple sugar. 18,117 pounds; wool, 5,045 pounds.

Distances. Six miles north-west from Montpelier. The great Northern Railroad passes through the town.

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

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