Part 111. 



GAZETTEER OF VERMONT. 



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WARNER S GORE. 



WARREN. — WARREN GORE. 



WASHINGTOn 



and Townshend, south by Dover, and 

 west by Stralton and Somerset. It lies 

 20 miles northeast from Bennington and 

 15 northwest from Brattleborough. It 

 was granted November 7, 1780, and char- 

 tered to William Ward, of Nevvfane, and 

 others, the same day. In 1788 this town- 

 ship was divided into two districts, called 

 the North and South districts. In 1810 

 the two districts were incorporated into 

 two separate and distinct towns : the 

 northern by the name of Wardsborough, 

 and tlie southern by the name of Dover. 

 The settlement of Wardsliorough was 

 commenced in June, 1780, by John Jones, 

 Itliamer Allen and others, from Milford 

 and Sturbridge, Mass. The town was 

 organized March 14, 1786, and Aaron 

 Hudson was the first town clerk. He was 

 also the first representative, chosen the 

 next year. The religious denominations 

 are Congregationalists, Baptists, Metho- 

 dists and Universalists. The Congrega- 

 tional church was organized Maj' 1, 1793, 

 over which the Rev. James Tufts was or- 

 dained November 4, 1795. The Rev. E. 

 G. Bradford was settled as his assistant, 

 Oct. 5, 1836. Their meeting-house is in 

 the centre of the town, and was erected 

 in 1796. The Baptist church was formed 

 about the year 1793, and has a meeting- 

 house in the north part of the town, built 

 in 1795. Elder Stephen Choat.e was or- 

 dained over this churcli in 1806, and died 

 in 1811, since which they have depended 

 mostly upon temporary supplies. Of the 

 others we have no particulars. In 1795 

 the canker rash was very mortal here 

 among the children, and tlie epidemic of 

 1813 carried off about 40 persons, mostly 

 adults, in the course of six months. The 

 surface of this township is very uneven, 

 and some parts of it rocky. Between this 

 town and Dover is a range of high hills. 

 The soil is better adapted to grazing than 

 tillage, yet there is sufficient amble land 

 to produce grain for the support of the 

 inhabitants. The township is watered by 

 a considerable branch of West river, 

 which affords some tolerable good mill 

 privileges. Of the rare minerals found 

 here, tremolite and zoisite are the most 

 important. The tremolite is in fine crys- 

 tals, sometimes six inches long, penetra- 

 ting quartz. The zoisite is in prismatic 

 crystals, of a gray color, sometimes a foot 

 in lengtii, and from one to two inches 

 wide. There are here 7 school districts 

 and school houses, 3 grist, 1 fulling and 

 6 saw mills, 3 stores, 2 taverns and 1 tan- 

 nery. Statistics of 1840.— Horses, 183 ; 

 cattle, 2,116; sheep, 3,382; swine, 533; 

 wheat, bus. 1,277 ; barle)', 165 ; oats, 

 3,782 ; rye, 541 ; buckwheat, 338 ; Indian 



corn, 2,487 ; potatoes, 35,538 ; hay, tons, 

 2,833; sugar, lbs. 15,810; wool, 5,442. 

 Population, 1,102. 



Warner's Gore, a tract of 2.000 acres 

 of land, lying the northwestern part of 

 Essex county, is bounded north bv Nor- 

 ton, east by Warren's gore, south by 

 Morgan, and west by Holland. It was 

 granted October 20, 1787. It contains no 

 streams of consequence, and is unin- 

 habited. 



Warren, a post town in the southeast 

 part of Washington county, is in lat. 44» 

 6' and long. 4° 11', and is bounded north- 

 erly by Waitsfield and a part of Faystnn, 

 easterly by Roxbury, southerly by Gran- 

 ville, and westerly by Lincoln. It lies 

 31 miles southeast frum Burlington, and 

 16 southwest from Montpelier. It was 

 chartered October 20, 1789, to the Hon. 

 John Throop and others, containinor 16 - 

 660 acres. The settlement of thi.s town- 

 ship was commenced about the year 1797, 

 by Samuel Lard and Seth Leavitt. The 

 town was organized soon after, and S. 

 Lard was chosen town clerk. Thomas 

 Jerrells was tJie first representative. The 

 religious denominations are Congrega- 

 tionalists, Methodists and Baptists. Mad 

 river rises in Avery's gore, and rung 

 through this township in a northerly di- 

 rection into Waitsfield, affording a num- 

 ber of good mill privileges. Tiiis town- 

 ship lies between the two ranges of the 

 Green Mountains at the place where the 

 two ranges commence, but the surface is 

 not very mountainous. It is divided into 

 8 scliool districts. There are here 10 

 saw and 3 grist mills, 3 stores and 1 tav- 

 ern. Statistics of 1840.— Horses, 260; 

 cattle, 1,349; sheep, 7,084; swine, 864; 

 wheat, bus. 1,711 ; barley, 74; oats, 7,286; 

 rye, 265; buckwheat, 2,018; Ind. corn, 

 1,737 ; potatoes, 44,081 ; hay, tons, 2,054 ; 

 sugar, lbs. 26,934 ; wool, 14,667. Popu- 

 latTon, 943. 



Warren Gore, an uninhabited tract 

 of 6.380 acres, lying in the northwestern 

 part of Essex county, and belonging to 

 Warren, is bounded north by Norton, 

 east by Avery's gore, south by Moraan, 

 and west by Warner's gore. On the line 

 between tliis gore and Norton is a consid- 

 erable pond, the waters of which flow to 

 the north into Masuippi river in Canada. 



Washington, a post town in the north- 

 western part of Orange county; is in lat. 

 44" 4' and long. 4" 35', and is bounded 

 north by Oranffe, east by Corinth, south 

 by Chelsea, and west by Williamstown. 

 It lies 15 miles soutlieast from Montpe- 

 lier, and 43 north from Windsor. It was 

 granted November 6, 1780, and chartered 

 to Major Elisha Burton and others, Oct. 



