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1741

50 YEARS BEFORE VERMONT'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

  1. It has been said that Vermont's history begun when Benning Wentworth became the royal governor of New Hampshire.
1742
1743
1744
1745
1746
1747
1748
1749
  1. Bennington in Bennington County, Vermont, chartered as a town, named for Benning Wentworth, governor of New Hampshire.
1750
1751
1752
1753
  1. Bellows Falls settled, village on the Connecticut Rivere in Windham County, Vermont. Named for Colonel Benjamin Bellows. Coordinates 43°08'N-72°27'W.
  2. Brattleboro town chartered in Windham County, Vermont, named for Colonel William Brattle.
1754
1755
1756
1757
1758
  1. The first bridge across the Connecticut River built by Colonel Enoch Hale at Bellows Falls in Windham County, Vermont.
1759
  1. British General Sir Jeffrey Amherst built an outpost on the military road on the site what today is Rutland city, seat of Rutland county in Vermont.
1760
1761
  1. Bennington town settled, seat of Bennington county in Vermont.
  2. Brandon chartered in Rutland County, Vermont. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Mount Independence, Park Street
  3. Middlebury area granted, named for its location 'midway between the other two'. County seat of Addison in Vermont.
  4. Rutland city in Vermont, chartered. Named for Rutland in Massachusetts.
  5. July 28, Arlington chartered in Bennington County, Vermont. Coordinates 43°05'N-73°09'W.
1762
  1. The Town of Charlotte near Lake Champlain chartered, Chittenden County, Vermont.
1763
  1. Burlington city chartered by Governor Benning Wentworth, Chittenden county seat in Vermont, named for the Burling family.
  2. Essex Junction on the Winooski River chartered, in Essex Township, Chittenden County, Vermont. 5Coordinates 44°29'N-73°07'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Ethan Allen
  3. June 7, Williston charted in Chittenden County, Vermont. Coordinates 44°26'N-73°04'W.
1764
  1. The British authorities upheld New York's territorial claim to Vermont.
  2. July 26, Vermont became part of New York (New Hampshire Grants).
1765
1766
1767
1768
1769
1770
  1. First settlers, New England Yankees, arrived in Rutland city, Rutland county, Vermont.
  2. Green Mountain Boys, a patriot militia during the U.S. War of Independence, organized in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont.
1771
1772
1773
  1. Burlington city settlement in Vermont, County seat of Chittenden.
  2. Middlebury, seat of Addison County in Vermont, settled by Benjamin Smalley. Coordinates 44°01'N-73°10'W.
1774
1775
  1. May 10, capture of Fort Ticonderoga in Addison County by the Green Mountain Boys under command of Ethan Allen in Bennington, Vermont.
1776
  1. Simon Fraser, born in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont (formerly NY). Canadian fur trader.

JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1777
  1. July 8, Vermont proclaimed itself as an independent state at a meeting in Westminster town.
1778
  1. Middlebury settlement, seat of Addison County in Vermont, abandoned until 1783 because of Tory and Indian attacks.
  2. March 13, Connecticut native Thomas C. Chittenden, elected first governor of Vermont (1778-October 13, 1789). Moved to Vermont in 1774, settled in what is now Williston in Chittenden County, Vermont. Born on January 6, 1730 in East Guilford, New Haven County CT, died on August 25, 1797 in Williston, VT.
1779
  1. Bennington County formed in Vermont, seat Bennington, area 678 sq.mi.(1.756km²).
  2. Windham County established in Vermont, seat Newfane.
  3. October 29, Derby chartered in Orleans County, Vermont. Coordinates 44°57'N-72°08'W.
1780
1781
  1. Montpelier chartered by proprietors from Massachusettes and Western Vermont. Capital of Vermont and seat of Washington County.
  2. Orange County founded in Vermont, seat Chelsea, area 692 sq.mi.(1.792km²).
  3. Windham County established in Vermont, seat Newfane, area 798 sq.mi.(2.067km²).
  4. Windsor County established, largest county of Vermont, seat Woodstock, area 976 sq.mi.(2.528km²).
  5. February, Rutland County established in Vermont, seat Rutland, area 944 sq.mi.(2.445km²).
  6. August 3, Vershire chartered in Orange County, Vermont. Name combination Ver(mont) and (New Hamp)shire. Coordinates 43°58'N-72°19'W.
1782
1783
  1. Essex Junction village settled in Essex Township, Chittenden County, Vermont.
1784
  1. The Town of Chelsea settled in Vermont.
  2. Rutland City became seat of Rutland County and the capital of Vermont.
1785
  1. Addison County formed in Vermont, seat Middlebury, area 808 sq.mi.(2.093km²).
1786
  1. October 31, Danville created in Caledonea County, Vermont.
1787
  1. Burlington, appointed seat of Chittenden County, Vermont.

  2. Chittenden County formed in Vermont, seat Burlington, area 620 sq.mi.(1.606km²).
  3. Montpellier, first permanent dwelling a log cabin built by Colonel Jacob Davis. Seat of Washington County and capital of Vermont.
1788
  1. Barre, settled in Washington County, Vermont. Coordinates 44°12'N-72°30'W. Attractions & Recreation : East Barre Dam
  2. Vergennes, Vermont's oldest city established in Addison County.
1789
  1. Groton chartered in Caledonia County, Vermont.
  2. February 12, Ethan Allen died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. Leader of the Green Mountain Boys, soldier and frontiersman.
  3. October 13, Moses Robinson, elected governor of Vermont (1789-October 20, 1790).
1790
  1. Vermont population, 85,425 residents.
  2. Addison County population, 6,449 residents.
  3. Bennington County population, 12,254 residents.
  4. Chittenden County population, 7,295 residents.
  5. Orange County population, 10,526 residents.
  6. Rutland County population, 15,591 residents.
  7. Windham County population, 17,570 residents.
  8. Windsoe County population, 15,740 residents.
  9. October 20, Thomas Chittenden, eleceted second-term governor of Vermont (1790-August 25, 1797).
1791
  1. Montpelier established a town meeting in Washinton County, Vermont.
  2. State Agricultural College founded in Burlington city, Chittenden County, Vermont.
  3. University of Vermont established in Burlington city, Chittenden County, Vermont.
  4. March 4, Vermont VT, 14th state admitted to the Union
    Vermont Today : nickname 'Green Mountain State'. Area 9,615 sq.mi.(24.902km²), 45th largest state. State name from French words 'vert and mont' meaning green mountain. First Governor Thomas Chittenden. Counties 14 : Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, Windsor.
1792
  1. Caledonia County established in Vermont, seat Saint Johnsbury.
  2. Essex County formed in Vermont, seat Guildhall. Area 674 sq.mi.(1.746km²).
  3. Franklin County established in Vermont, seat St. Albans. Area 693 sq.mi.51.795KM²).
  4. Orleans County founded in Vermont, seat Newport. Area 720 sq.mi.(1.865km²).
1793
  1. Barre renamed Wildersburgh, organized as a township in Washington County, Vermont.
1794
  1. Barre(former Wildersburgh) incorporated in Washington County, Vermont.
1795
  1. October 18, Addison County established in Vermont.
1796
  1. Caledonia County formed in Vermont, seat St. Johnsbury, Area 658 sq.mi.(1.704km²).
1797
  1. August 25, Paul Brigham, appointed acting governor of Vermont (1797-October 16, 1797).
  2. October 16, Isaac Tichenor, appointed governor of Vermont (1797-October 9, 1807).
1798
1799
  1. First post office of Danville opened, Caledonia County, Vermont.
1800
  1. Vermont population, 154,465 residents.
  2. Addison County population, 13,417 residents.
  3. Bennington County population, 14,617 residents.
  4. Caledonia County population, 9,377 residents.
  5. Chittenden County population, 12,778 residents.
  6. Essex County population, 1,479 residents.
  7. Franklin County population, 8,782 residents.
  8. Orange County population, 18,238 residents.
  9. Orleans County population, 1,480 residents.
  10. Rutland County population, 23,813 residents.
  11. Windham County population, 23,581 residents.
  12. Windsor County population, 26,941 residents.
  13. Middlebury College founded in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont.
1801
1802
  1. Grand Isle County founded in Vermont, seat North Hero, area 195 sq.mi.(505km²).

  2. July 9, Thomas Davenport, born in Williamstown, Vermont. Inventor (electric motor).
1803
  1. Henry Adams Bellows, born in Rockingham, Vermont. Jurist, lawyer and state legislator.
  2. September 16, Orestes Augustus Brownson, born in Stockbridge, Vermont. Minister and writer, works e.g. 'The American Republic'.
  3. Vermont's marble-quarrying industry started in Middlebury in Addison County.
1804
  1. Rutland city, ending as capital of Vermont.
  2. February 7, John Deere, born in Rutland, Vermont. Manufacturer of agricultural tractors, machinery and farm implements.
1805
  1. Montpelier named capital of Vermont.
1806
  1. Congregational Church built in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont.

  2. Old First Church built in Bennington town, Bennington County, Vermont.
1807
  1. October 9, Israel Smith elected governor of Vermont (1807-October 14, 1808).
1808
  1. October 14, Isaac Tichenor, elected second-term governor of Vermont (1808-October 14, 1809).
1809
  1. October 14, Jonas Galusha, elected governor of Vermont (1809-October 23, 1813).
1810
  1. Vermont population, 217,895 residents.
  2. Washington County established in Vermont, seat Montpelier, area 696 sq.mi.(1.803km²).
1811
  1. Montpelier appointed capital of Vermont, seat of Washington County. Named for French city Montpellier.
1812
  1. Battery Park in Burlington, a military post in Vermont, scene of frequent engagements between British warships and land batteries.
1813
  1. April 23, Stephen Arnold Douglas (The Little Giant), born in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont. Democrat, lawyer, judge of the Supreme Court of Illinois and U.S. senator. Died on June 3, 1861 in Chicago, buried at 36th Street, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, a Douglas Tomb State Historic Site.
  2. May 26, Moses Robinson, died and buried in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont. Senator and governor of Vermont.
  3. October 23, Martin Chittenden, elected governor of Vermont (1813-October 14, 1815).
1814
  1. Emma Willard School, college preparatory school for girls founded by Emma Willard in Middlebury, Vermont.
1815
  1. February 15, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, born in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont. Anthologist, journalist and editor (Edgar Allan Poe).
  2. October 15, Jonas Galusha, elected second-term governor of Vermont (1815-October 23, 1820).
1816
  1. Unitarian Church founded in Burlington City, Chittenden County, Vermont.
1817
1818
1819
1820
  1. Vermont population, 235,981 residents.
  2. Pulp Mill Covered Bridge built on Seymour Street in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont. Spans Middlebury-Weybridge town lines and Otter Creek.
  3. October 23, Richard Skinner elected governor of Vermont (1820-October 10, 1823).
1821
1822
1823
  1. October 10, Cornelius P. Van Ness elected governor of Vermont (1823-1826).
1824
  1. Halpin Covered Bridge built on Alpin Road in Middlebury, spans a natural water fall and is the highest bridge above a stream bed in Vermont.
  2. The Spade Farm Covered Bridge built on Hollow Road in North Ferrisburgh, Addison County, Vermont.
  3. March 31, William Morris Hunt, Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. Painter. Many of his art works were destroyed during the great Boston fire in 1842. Died on September 8, 1879 in Appledore, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire.
1825
1826
  1. Village Cemetery established, part of Warren Historic District in Warren, Washington County, Vermont.
  2. October 13, Ezra Butler elected governor of Vermont (1826-1828).
1827
  1. October 31, Richard Morris Hunt, born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. Architect, studied architecture, sculpture and painting, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Co-founder of the American Institute of Architects(WJC). Works, e.g. 'The Breakers' in Newport, RI. the 'Biltmore Estate' in Ashville, NC. Died on July 31, 1895 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.
1828
  1. Montpelier incorporated as village in Washington County, Vermont.
  2. February 1, George Franklin Edmunds, born in Richmond, Vermont. Constitutional lawyer and U.S. Senator.
  3. October 10, Samuel C. Crafts elected governor of Vermont (1828-October 18, 1831).
1829
  1. October 5, Chester Alan Arthur, born in Fairfield, Vermont. 21st President of the United States(1881-85).
1830
  1. Vermont population, 280,652 residents.
1831
  1. October 18, William A. Palmer elected governor of Vermont (1831-November 2, 1835).
1832
1833
1834
  1. April 1, James Fisk, born in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont. Financier 'Barnum of Wall Street'.
1835
  1. Lamoille County founded in Vermont, seat Hyde Park, area 463 sq.mi. (1.199km²).

  2. January 24, Charles Kendall Adams born in Derby, Vermont. Historian, teacher introduced the European seminar method to U.S. universities.
  3. November 2, Silas H. Jennison elected governor of Vermont (1835-October 15, 1841).
1836
1837
  1. December 26, George Dewey, born in Montpelier, Vermont. U.S. naval commander.
1838
  1. The United Church built, a Warren Historic District Building, in Warren, Washington County, Vermont.
1839
1840
  1. Vermont population, 291,948 residents.
  2. Peter Paul House built in Groton, Caledonia County, Vermont.
1841
  1. October 15, Charles Paine elected governor of Vermont (1841-October 13, 1843).

50 YEARS AFTER VERMONT'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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1741-1841 ADDISON COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics

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1775
  1. May 10, capture of Fort Ticonderoga in Addison County by the Green Mountain Boys under command of Ethan Allen in Bennington, VT.
1788
  1. Vergennes, Vermont's oldest city established in Addison County.
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1741-1841 BENNINGTON COUNTY Timeline 11 Topics

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Bennington County organized in 1779, seat Bennington. Area 676 sq.mi. (1.751km²). Towns/Villages/Places : Anthony, Arlington, Arlington Center, Barnumsville, Bennington, Bennington College, Bondville, Bromley Mtn, Chiselville, Dorset, East Arlington, East Dorset, Freedleyville, Glastenbury, Harwood Hill, Heartwellville, Holiday Hill, Kansas, Lake Emerald, Manchester, Manchester Center, North Bennington, North Dorset, North Pownal, North Shaftsbury, Old Bennington, Paper Mill Village, Peru, Pownal, Pownal Center, Readsboro, Readsboro Falls, Rupert, Sandgate, Shaftsbury, Shaftsbury Center, Sodom, South Dorset, South Shaftsbury, Stamford, Sunderland, Una Bella, West Arlington, West Rupert, Winhall, Wolumsak, Woodford, Woodford Hollow, Woodmere.
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1749
  1. Bennington in Bennington County, VT, chartered as a town, named for Benning Wentworth, governor of New Hampshire.
1761
  1. Bennington town settled, seat of Bennington county in Vermont.
  2. July 28, Arlington chartered in Bennington County, VT. Coordinates 43°05'N-73°09'W.
1770
  1. Green Mountain Boys, a patriot militia during the U.S. War of Independence, organized in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont.
1776
  1. Simon Fraser, born in Bennington, Bennington County, VT (formerly NY). Canadian fur trader.
1779
  1. Bennington County formed in Vermont, seat Bennington.
1790
  1. Bennington County population, 12,254 residents.
1800
  1. Bennington County population, 14,617 residents.
1806
  1. Old First Church built in Bennington town, Bennington County, Vermont.
1813
  1. May 26, Moses Robinson, died and buried in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont. Senator and governor of Vermont.
1834
  1. April 1, James Fisk, born in Bennington, Bennington County, VT. Financier 'Barnum of Wall Street'.
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1741-1841 WINDHAM COUNTY Timeline 8 Topics

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Windham Count organized in 1779, seat Newfane. Area 789 sq.mi. (2.044km²). Towns/Villages/Places : Ames Hill, Athens, Bartonsville, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Brattleboro Center, Bromley Mountain, Brookline, Brookside, Cambridge, Cambridgeport, Dover, Dummerston, East Dover, East Dummerston, East Jamaica, East Putney, Gageville, Gilford, Goose City, Grafton, Green River, Grout, Guilford, Guilford Center, Halifax, Harmonyville, Harrisville, Houghtonville, Jacksonville, Jamaica, Lake Raponda, Landgrove, Londonderry, Marlboro, Marlboro College, Mary Meyer, Medburyville, Mount Snow, Newfane, North Landgrove, North Westminster, Nort Windham, Pikes Falls, Putney, Rawsonville, Rockingham, Saxtons River, Searsburg, Simpsonville, Somerset, South Londonderry, South Newfane, South Wardsboro, South Windham, Stratton, Stratton Mountain, Tompsonburg, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Wardsboro Center, West Brattleboro, West Dover, West Dummerston, West Halifax, West Townshend, Westminster, Westminster Station, Westminster West, West Wardsboro, Whitingham, Wilmington, Williamsville, Windham.
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1753
  1. Bellows Falls settled, village on the Connecticut Rivere in Windham County, VT, Named for Colonel Benjamin Bellows. Coordinates 43°08'N-72°27'W. Attractions & Recreation : Steamtown U.S.A museum and Rockingham Meeting House.
  2. Brattleboro town chartered in Windham County, VT, named for Colonel William Brattle.
1758
  1. The first bridge across the Connecticut River built by Colonel Enoch Hale at Bellows Falls in Windham County, Vermont.
1779
  1. Windham County established in Vermont, seat Newfane.
1781
  1. Windham County established in Vermont, seat Newfane, area 798 sq.mi.(2.067km²).
1790
  1. Windham County population, 17,570 residents.
1824
  1. March 31, William Morris Hunt, Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. Painter. Many of his art works were destroyed during the great Boston fire in 1842. Died on September 8, 1879 in Appledore, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire.
1827
  1. October 31, Richard Morris Hunt, born in Brattleboro, Windham County, VT. Architect, studied architecture, sculpture and painting, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Co-founder of the American Institute of Architects(WJC). Works, e.g. 'The Breakers' in Newport, RI. the 'Biltmore Estate' in Ashville, NC. Died on July 31, 1895 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.
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1872

- July 4, Calvin Coolidge, born in Plymouth, Vermont, died January 5, 1933. Thirtieth President of the United States of America (1923-1929). Vermont's public records go back even before this period.
1899
- January 8, Llewelyn Sherman Adams, born in East Dover, Windham County, Vermont. White House Chief of Staff, Governor of New Hampshire.
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