Part III. 



GAZETTEER OF VERMONT. 



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ELLIGO POND. 



ENOSBURCH. 



in the vicinity furnishes, in proportion to 

 its wealth and number of inhabitants, so 

 many and so good beef cattle as this, for 

 market. Rocks, principally mica and 

 chlorite slate. There are here 10 school 

 districts, and 7 school houses, 4 saw and 

 one grist mill. Statistics of 1640. Horses, 

 147; cattle, J, 108; sheep, 1,974; swine, 

 365 ; wheat, bus. 1,318 ; barley, 75 ; oats, 

 4,614 ; rye, 191 ; buckwheat, 5 ; Indian 

 corn, 828; potatoes, 38,250; hay, tons, 

 2,050; sugar, lbs. 18,290; wool, 3,958. 

 Population, 702. 



Elligo Pond lies partly in Greensbo- 

 rough and partly in Craftsbury. It is 

 about two miles long and half a mile wide, 

 and has two outlets, one to the north and 

 the other to the south. The northern 

 outlet constitutes one of the head branch- 

 es of Black river ; the southern, after 

 passing through Little Elligo Pond, com- 

 municates with the river Lamoille in 

 Hardwick. The scenery about Elligo 

 Pond is romantic and beautiful. The 

 eastern bank presents abrupt, and, in 

 some places, perpendicular rocks of con- 

 siderable height, while the western rises 

 gradually, and is covered with a luxuri- 

 ant growth of forest trees, which contrast 

 finely with the naked cliffs of the opposite 

 shore. Near the centre of the pond are 

 two small islands. This pond is a favor- 

 ite resort for the sportsman and the ad- 

 mirer of nature in her own simplicity. 

 Its waters abound with fine trout, and its 

 banks with a plenty of game. It was for- 

 merly a favorite hunting ground of the 

 St. Francis Indians, to whom the north- 

 ern part of Vermont once belonged. These 

 Indians called this pond EUlgo Scootlon, 

 and hence it is now sometimes, but im- 

 properly, called Elligo Scotland. 



Elaiork, a post town si.x miles square, 

 in the southeastern part of Lamoille coun- 

 ty, is in lat. 44° 29' and long. 4° 29', and 

 is bounded north by Wolcott, east by 

 Monroe, south by Worcester, and west 

 by Morristown. It is 17 miles north 

 from Montpelier, and 33 east from Bur- 

 lington ; was granted November 7, 1780, 

 and chartered to Col. Samuel Elmore and 

 his associates, August 21, 1781. The set- 

 tlement of this township was commenced 

 in July, 1790, by Martin and Jesse El- 

 more, James and Seth Olmstead, and 

 Aaron Keeler, from Sharon and NorvvaJk, 

 Connecticut. The town was organized 

 July 23, 1792. Joseph Leec^h was the 

 first town clerk, and Martin Elmore the 

 first representative. The Congregation- 

 alists and Methodists are the most nu- 

 merous denominations of christians. Ford- 

 way, or Elmore mountain, lies in the 

 northwest part of the township, and is a 



considerable elevation. The remaining 

 part of the surface is accessible and not 

 very uneven. It is mostly timbered with 

 hard wood, and the soil is of a middling 

 quality. A part of the waters of this 

 township pass off" to the north into the 

 river Lamoille, and a part to the south 

 into Winooski river. Mead's pond lies 

 in the northwestern part, and covers 

 about 300 acres. There are three other 

 small ponds within the township. Iron 

 ore is found here in abundance. Statis- 

 tics of 1840. — Horses, 95; cattle, 712; 

 sheep, 1,191 ; swine, 226; wheat, bu. 881; 

 barley, 59 ; oats, 3,670 ; rye, 17 ; buck 

 wheat, 190 ; Indian corn, 266 ; potatoes, 

 20, i 70 ; hay , tons, 1 ,31 ; sugar, lbs. 9,790; 

 wool, 2,942. Population, 476. 



Enosburgh, a post town in the north- 

 eastern part of Franklin county, is in lat. 

 44« 52' and long. 4* 15', and is bounded 

 north by Berkshire, east by Montgomery 

 and a part of Richford, south by Bakers- 

 field, and west by Sheldon. It is 35 miles 

 northeast from Burlington, and 43 north- 

 westerly from Montpelier ; was granted 

 March 12, 1780, and chartered to Roger 

 Enos, and associates on the 15th of May 

 following. The settlement of this town- 

 ship was commenced in the spring of 

 1797, by Amos Fasset, Stephen House, 

 Martin D. Follett and others, mostly em- 

 igrants from other townships in this state. 

 The town was organized in March, 1798, 

 and Isaac B. Farrar was chosen first town 

 clerk. It was first represented in the fall 

 of the same year, by William Barber. 

 The religious societies are Congregation- 

 alists. Baptists, Episcopalians, Freewill 

 Baptists, and Methodists. The Congre- 

 gational church was formed October 11, 

 1811, and originally consisted of four male 

 and six female members. In May, 1814, 

 the Rev. James Parker, moved into the 

 town and took charge of this church, 

 which continued under his pastoral care 

 till 1821. On the 3d of July, 1822, the 

 Rev. Thomas Skelton was installed over 

 this church and dismissed in 1826; the 

 Rev. John Scott was settled in 1829, and 

 dismissed in 1834; the Rev. Moses Par- 

 melee in 1835, and died in 18.38 ; the 

 Rev. James T. Phelps in ]839, dismissed 

 in 1841. The Rev. John C. Wilder, the 

 present pastor, was installed in Oct. 1841. 

 Members, 165. Meeting house built in 

 1821. There are two Baptist churches; 

 the first consists of 50, and the other of 

 about 100 members. The first has no 

 settled minister ; the second is under the 

 care of the Rev. Oliver W. Babcock, set- 

 tled in 1841. The Episcopal church, 

 called Christ's Church, consists of 37 

 members, and is under the charge of the 



