Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, VT. 1764-1887 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...the northern part of the town, from Canaan to Norton Mills, many years ago, and a new road from Wallace pond was built about two years since, which joins it on the northwestern line. Upon these roads some half dozen families have settled. Upon the northwestern shore of Great Averill pond is the steam saw-mill of the Averill Lumber Company. This company consists of G. H. Fitzgerald and E. C. Robinson, of Island Pond, who give employment to about fifty men in the manufacture of rough lumber, lath and clapboards. In 1880 Averill had a population of forty-eight. It has no schools. BLOOMFIELD lies in the eastern part of the county, in lat. 44 48 and long. 5" 18', and is bounded northeast by Lemington, southeast by the Connecticut river, southwest by Brunswick and northwest by Lewis. The surface of the town is uneven, presenting every variety of scenery, which from some of the hills is truly grand and impressive. A few small but For this sketch we are indebted to William B. Perkins. very productive meadows are found on the banks of the Connecticut andP Nulhegan rivers, but in places the upland bluff extends to the river. Ther meadows of William R. Silver and Milton Cook are fine and in a high state of cultivation. Milton Cook has a fine herd of Jersey cows and is a flourishing farmer. A good part of the soil is good, some very excellent. On the hills towards the East and Black branches of the Nulhegan river is some very fine farming land. Charles Cook owns a large amount of fine land and is a prosperous farmer. He pays special attention to raising fat stock, and excels in this vocation. There is considerable land only valuable for the growth of timber and pasturage. The market for country produce at South Bloomfield and North Stratford, N. H., directly oppos...