New Haven, Vermont, USA (Belden) (Brooksville) (Junction) (Mills)
1849 - New Haven

Addison Co. The soil of this town is various, consisting of marl, clay and loam, and is generally productive. The waters of Otter Creek, Middlebury River, and Little Otter Creek give the town a good water power. There a.re some manufactures in the town, but agriculture is the chief pursuit of the inhabitants. Quarries of excellent marble are found in almost every part of this town.

Boundaries. North by Bristol and Ferrisburgh, east by Bristol, south by Middlebury and Weybridge, and west by Addison and Waltham.

First Settlers. The settlement of New Haven was commenced in 1769, by a few emigrants from Salisbury, Ct., on that part which is now set off to Waltham. The settlement was, however, broken up and abandoned in 76, ill consequence of the revolutionary war. Near this settlement, and on that part of the township, now constituting a part of the city of Vergennes, a fort was erected and garrisoned by troops, commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Allen, and others, to protect the frontier settlements from the common enemy the "Yorkers." At the close of the war the settlers returned, and in '85 the town was organized.

First Ministers. A Congregational Church was formed here in 1797, over which the Rev. Silas L. Bingham was installed in 1805.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 1,964 bushels; Indian corn, 10.368 bushels; potatoes, 59,482 bushels ; hay, 9,867 tons ; maple sugar, 9,468 pounds ; wool, 59,388 pounds.

Distances. Forty miles west southwest from Montpelier, and seven northwest from Middlebury. This town is easily approached by the Southern Railroad, which passes through Middlebury.

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

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