Rochester, Vermont, USA
1849 - Rochester

Windsor Co. The principal stream is White River, which runs through the township from north to south. About half a mile south of the centre, it receives a considerable tributary from the west, which originates in Goshen. On each of these streams are good situations for mills.

Rochester is mountainous and broken, but contains much good land. The intervale along the river is handsome, but not extensive. The timber is mostly hard wood.

There is a pleasant village situated near the centre of the town, on the eastern bank of White River, and is a place of some business.

A part of Goshen was annexed to Rochester, in 1847.

Boundaries. Northerly by Braintree and a small part of Kingston, easterly by Bethel, southerly by Pittsfield, and westerly by Hancock.

First Settlers. The settlement of Rochester was commenced about the close of the revolutionary war.

First Minister. Rev. Salmon Hurlbut was settled over the Congregational Church in 1822.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 2,367 bushels ; Indian corn, 4,446 bushels ; potatoes, 44,945 bushels ; hay, 5,250 tons ; maple sugar, 39,110 pounds; wool, 29,980 pounds.

Distances. Thirty miles south southwest from Montpelier, and thirty-seven north-west from Windsor. The great Northern Railroad passes in this vicinity, through the town of Bethel, about six miles distant.

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

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