Addison County (Addison County)
A county in the W. part of Vermont, has an area of about 750 square miles. It is bounded on the W. by Lake Champlain, and is drained principally by Otter creek and its tributaries, which afford ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/Addison.html

Jefferson Legacy Foundation (Ripton)
Inspiring participation in public affairs - in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson’s life, thought, and ideals. Non-profit, non-partisan organization promoting education about Thomas Jefferson through ...
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Macdonough Shipyard (Vergennes)
The remarkable history of the Lake Champlain, Lake George and Richelieu River regions of New York, Vermont and Quebec
http://www.historiclakes.org/explore/shipyard.html

National Register of Historical Places - Addison County (Addison County)
National Register of Historical Places, Historical Properties, Historic Districts, Lodging, Shopping, Restaurants, Renovation Opportunities
http://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/VT/Addison/state.html

Township Information - Addison (Addison)
"This is supposed to be the first place settled by the whites, in this State, west of the mountains. The town is pleasantly located on the east side of Lake Champlain, and nearly opposite to Crown ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonAddison.html

Township Information - Bridport (Bridport)
"The surface of this town is very level . . . The prevailing timber, in the west part of the town, is oak, with white and some Norway pine along the lake shore. In the eastern part it is, ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonBridport.html

Township Information - Bristol (Bristol)
"About one third of this town lies entirely west of the Green Mountains, and is very level, rich and productive. The remainder of the town is broken, and a considerable part incapable of ...
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Township Information - Cornwall (Cornwall)
This is a very handsome township of land, and the surface is generally level. Lemonfair River crosses the north-west corner, and Otter Creek washes a part of the eastern boundary . . . The ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonCornwell.html

Township Information - Ferrisburg (Ferrisburgh)
"This township is watered principally by Otter, Little Otter and Lewis Creeks . . . About three miles north of the south-west corner of the township is one of the best harbors on the lake, called ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonFerrisburg.html

Township Information - Goshen (Goshen)
"Leicester and Philadelphia Rivers supply this town with mill privileges. The lands along the rivers are very good, but in general they are too mountainous for profitable cultivation . . . No ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonGoshen.html

Township Information - Granville (Granville)
The town of Granville, situated in the eastern part of the county, is bounded on the north by the town of Warren and a part of Roxbury in Washington county; east by Braintree, in Orange county; ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonGranville.html

Township Information - Hancock (Hancock)
Hancock, the most southeasterly town in Addison county, is bounded on the north by Ripton and Granville, on the east and south by Windsor county, and on the west by Goshen and Ripton. It was ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonHancock.html

Township Information - Leicester (Leicester)
"Leicester is watered by a river of its own name, by Otter Creek, and by a part of Lake Dunmore. These waters are too sluggish to afford the town much water power. The soil is of a sandy loam . ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonLeicester.html

Township Information - Lincoln (Lincoln)
"Lincoln is considerably uneven. The western part is watered by New Haven River, which is formed here; and several small branches of Mad River rise in the eastern part. The timber is principally ...
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Township Information - Middlebury (Middlebury)
"This is a large and flourishing town on both sides of Otter Creek. The surface of the town is generally level. Chipman's Hill, 439 feet above Otter Creek, is the highest elevation . . . At the ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonMiddlebury.html

Township Information - Monkton (Monkton)
"The western part of the town is watered by Little Otter Creek, and the eastern part by Pond Brook . . . Monkton Pond lies in the north part of the town, and is about a mile in length and half a ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonMonkton.html

Township Information - New Haven (New Haven)
"The waters of Otter Creek, Middlebury River and Little Otter Creek give the town a good water power. There are some manufactures in the town, but agriculture is the principal pursuit of the ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonNewHaven.html

Township Information - Orwell (Orwell)
"Some of the land of this township is broken and hilly; the remaining part is very level, handsome land, and produces abundant crops of all kinds of grain. The principal streams are East Creek, ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonOrwell.html

Township Information - Panton (Panton)
"Panton is bounded west by Champlain Lake, and east by Otter Creek . . . A settlement was commenced here in 1770, by John Pangborn and Odle Squire, from Cornwall, Ct., who were soon joined by ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonPanton.html

Township Information - Ripton (Ripton)
"This is a mountainous township, the surface and soil of which are too broken and cold for much cultivation . . . Thist own was granted in 1781 and chartered to Abel Thompson and associates." ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonRipton.html

Township Information - Salisbury (Salisbury)
"Otter Creek forms the western boundary of this town. The other streams are Middlebury River, which touches upon the north part, and Leicester River, which waters the southern part. Lake Dunmore ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonSalisbury.html

Township Information - Shoreham (Shoreham)
"Shoreham lies on the east side of Lake Champlain, and is watered by Lemonfair River, a good mill stream. The lake here is about a mile wide. The surface of Shoreham is level, and the soil ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonShoreham.html

Township Information - Starksboro (Starksboro)
"This town is watered by Lewis Creek and Huntington River, which are good mill streams. The town is rough and mountainous. Hog's Back Mountain skirts its western border, and East Mountain passes ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonStarksboro.html

Township Information - Vergennes (Vergennes)
"This city is beautifully located on Otter Creek, at the falls on that stream, and is seven miles from Lake Champlain. Otter Creek, at this place, is about 500 feet wide, and, at the falls, is ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonVergennes.html

Township Information - Waltham (Addison County)
"Buck Mountain lies near the centre of Waltham, and, as it is the highest land in the country, west of the Green Mountains, its summit exhibits a good view of a delightful section of country. ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonWaltham.html

Township Information - Weybridge (Weybridge)
"Weybridge is watered by Otter Creek, which affords it good mill sites . . . Some parts of the town are mountainous, but the soil is generally good; the basis being limestone, it yields good ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/AddisonWeybridge.html

Township Information - Whiting (Whiting)
"Otter Creek waters the eastern border of the town, but affords no mill privileges. Otter Creek, till lately, afforded no valuable fish. In the spring of 1819, Mr. Levi Walker, of Whiting, ...
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