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GAZETTEER OF VERMONT. 



Part III. 



IRASBURGH- 



ISLE LA MOTTE. 



JAMAICA. 



land and Clarendon, south by Tinmouth, 

 southwest by Middletown, and west by 

 Poultney and Castleton. It is of a trian- 

 gular form, running to a point towards 

 the north, and is 47 miles north from 

 Bennington, and 32 west from Windsor. 

 This town was organized May 31, 1771), 

 and Isaac Clark was the first town clerk, 

 and also the first representative, chosen 

 the same year. The Baptist church is 

 the only one in town. It was organized 

 in 17813, and Elder Thomas Skeels was 

 settled over it on the 2-5th of December 

 of this year. He was succeeded by Elder 

 Amasa Brown, who was settled P'ebruary 

 23, 1786, and dismissed January 30, 1787. 

 December 3, 1801, Elder Joseph Carpen- 

 ter was ordained over this church, and 

 continued his connection with it till 

 March 7, 181G. He was succeeded by 

 Elder Wm. McCuller, who preached iiere 

 from April 2'.t, 1815, till the fall of 18J:>. 

 Elder Lyman Glazier was ordained over 

 the church July 11, 1822. The present 

 minister is Elder Elias Hurlbnt. They 

 erected a brick meeting house, which was 

 completed in 1822. The number of mem- 

 bers belonging to this church in 1724 

 was 140. A very powerful awakening 

 commenced here in November, 1808, and 

 continued through the winter, in conse- 

 quence of which 225 were added to the 

 Baptist churcli. Sixteen or 17 persons 

 died here of the epidemic of 1813. This 

 township is considerably mountainous. 

 Bird's mountain, in the north part, is 

 high and abrupt. Ira brook rises in the 

 south part, runs northeasterly, and joins 

 Furnace brook in Clarendon. Castleton 

 river crosses the township in a westerly 

 direction. Mill privileges not very good. 

 There are, in town, 5 school districts and 

 school houses, 2 saw mills and 1 tavern. 

 Statistics of 1840. — Horses, 125; cattle, 

 703; sheep, G,864 ; swine, 200; wheat, 

 bus. .580; barley, 56; oats, 2,305; rye, 

 579; [ndian corn, 2,305; potatoes, 11, 5i0; 

 hay, tons, 1,167; sugar, lbs. 10,962; 

 wool, 17,247. Population, 430. 



Irasburgu, a post and shire town in 

 the centre of Orleans county, is in lat. 

 44° 48', and long. 4" 42', and is bounded 

 northerly by Orleans, easterly by Barton 

 and a small part of Brownington, south- 

 erly by Albany, and westerly by Lowell, 

 Coventry gore and a part of Newport. It 

 lies 40 miles northeasterly from Montpe- 

 lier, was chartered, to Ira Allen and his 

 associates, February 23, 1781, and con- 

 tains 23,040 acres. Ira Allen M'as the 

 principal proprietor, and from him the 

 township derives its name. The settle- 

 ment of the township was commenced a 

 little previous to the year 1800. The 



town was organized March 12, 1803, and 

 Samuel Conant was tlie first town clerk. 

 In this town was found the shirt of mail 

 described in part second, page 208. The 

 surface of this township is somewhat di- 

 versified with gentle hills and vallies. 

 The soil is easy to cultivate, and, in gen- 

 eral, produces good crops. Black river 

 passes through the township in a north- 

 easterly direction, receiving a number of 

 small streams, but its current is generally . 

 moderate, and it affords but few mill priv- 

 ileges. Barton river just touches upon 

 the eastern corner. Nearly in tlie centre 

 of the township is a small village, con- 

 taining a court house and jail, 2 meeting 

 houses, 2 taverns, 2 stores, and several 

 mechanics' shops. Statistics of 1840. — 

 Horses, 264 ; cattle, 1,781 ; sheep, 3,480 ; 

 swine, 689; wheat, bus. 2,129; barley, 

 336; oats, 9,120; rye, 162; buckwheat, 

 1,299; Indian corn, ],.529; potatoes, 39,- 

 808; hay, tons, 2,847; sugar, lbs. 25,961 ; 

 wool, 7,847. Population, 971. 



Isle la Motte, an island and post town 

 in the western part of Grand Isle county, 

 in lat. 44° 57' and long. 3° 41', is bound- 

 ed on all sides by lake Cliamplain. It is 

 situated 28 miles northwesterly from Bur- 

 lington, and 13 nearly west from St. Al- 

 bans. It was cliartered by this name to 

 Benjamin Wait and others, October 27, 

 i78!>, containing 4,620 acres. The name 

 was altered to Vineyard, November 1, 

 1802, and again altered to Isle la Motte, 

 Nov. 6, 1830. The settlement of .this 

 town was commenced about the )'ear 

 1785. Among the early settlers were 

 Ebenezer Hyde, Enoch Hall, Wm. Blan- 

 chard and Ichabod Fitch. The town was 

 organized about the year 1790. Abraham 

 Knapp was the first town clerk, and Na- 

 thaniel Wales the first representative. 

 There are no streams on the island. A 

 marsh extends across it from east to west, 

 which abounds with excellent cedar. 

 The rocks are limestone, and are exten- 

 sively quarried for building, for which 

 purpose they answer well. The town is 

 divided into two school districts, vvith a 

 school house in each. Statistics of 1840. 

 Horses, 231; cattle, 444; sheep, 1,367; 

 swine, 304; wheat, bus. 3,318; barley, 

 37; oats, 4,616; rye, 140; buckwheat, 

 1,415; Ind. corn, 1,717; potatoes, 6,787 ; 

 hay, tons, 505; sugar, lbs. 3,141; wool, 

 2,763. Population, 435. 



Jackson's Gore, united to a part of 

 Ludlow, and formed into a township by 

 the name of Mount Holly, Oct. 31, 1792. 



Jamaica, a post township in the north- 

 western part of Windham county, is in 

 lat. 43° 5' and long. 4° 11', and is bound- 

 ed north by Windham *nd Londonderry, 



