A report on Vermont and Connecticut River
Thereafter, the nearby British Thirteen Colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed the extent of the area called the New Hampshire Grants to the west of the Connecticut River, encompassing present-day Vermont.
- VermontThe region stretching from Springfield north to the New Hampshire and Vermont state borders fostered many agricultural Pocomtuc and Nipmuc settlements, with its soil enhanced by sedimentary deposits.
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Green Mountain Boys
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The Green Mountain Boys were a militia organization first established in 1770 in the territory between the British provinces of New York and New Hampshire, known as the New Hampshire Grants and later in 1777 as the Vermont Republic (which later became the state of Vermont).
They comprised settlers and land speculators who held New Hampshire titles to lands between the Connecticut River and Lake Champlain, an area then known as the New Hampshire Grants, that is now modern Vermont.
Province of New York
2 linksBritish proprietary colony and later royal colony on the northeast coast of North America.
British proprietary colony and later royal colony on the northeast coast of North America.
When the English arrived, the Dutch colony somewhat vaguely included claims to all of the present U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont, along with inland portions of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine in addition to eastern Pennsylvania.
In 1667, territories between the Byram River and Connecticut River were split off to become the western half of Connecticut.
Bloomfield, Vermont
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Bloomfield is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States.
Bloomfield is in northeastern Essex County, along the Connecticut River, which forms the state line with New Hampshire.
Missiquoi
1 linksThe Missiquoi (or the Missisquoi or the Sokoki) were an historic Native American tribe located in the Wabanaki region of what now is northern Vermont and southern Quebec.
The Sokoki people, who had lived along the Connecticut River, founded Odanak, also known as the village of St. Francis in Quebec.
Wells River, Vermont
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Wells River is a village in the town of Newbury in Orange County, Vermont, United States.
The village center (the portion near the confluence of the Wells River and the Connecticut River) was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as Wells River Village Historic District.
Essex County, Vermont
1 linksEssex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont.
Bordered by the Connecticut River next to New Hampshire, Essex County is south of the Canadian province of Quebec.
Vernon, Vermont
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Vernon is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States.
When the Connecticut River was established as a boundary, two separate towns were created: Hinsdale, New Hampshire and Hinsdale, Vermont.
Norwich, Vermont
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Norwich is a town in Windsor County, in the U.S. state of Vermont.
Home to some of the state of Vermont's wealthiest residents, the municipality is a commuter town for nearby Hanover, New Hampshire across the Connecticut River.
White River Junction, Vermont
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White River Junction is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hartford in Windsor County, Vermont, United States.
Its original importance was due to its location at the confluence of the White River with the Connecticut River.
Rockingham, Vermont
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Rockingham is a Town in Windham County, on the southeastern Vermont border in the United States, along the Connecticut River.