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From: "Pauline Manosh" <>
Subject: [VT-L] North Hyde Park, Vermont Lamoille County "First Settlers" obtained by Joseph Heath, Esq.
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 16:12:04 -0500

>From Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer
Hyde Park, Vermont Lamoille County
pg. 655 Vol. 2

North Hyde Park.
The growth of this village has been very rapid. In 1859, there was no
appearance of a village. The following particulars were obtained from Joseph
Heath, Esq.:

The first settlers in the vicinity of North Hyde Park were David Wood, David
Holton, Marvin Glasure, Daniel Bullard and Joseph Ferry, who broke ground
about 50 years ago. David Holton subsequently built the house which was
occupied as a hotel 6 or 7 years, from and after 1840. Previous to 1840, a
saw-mill had been built by Daniel Ferry, on the Gihon or Wild Branch. At
that time---1840--the county road was laid out through the place, extending,
as such, from Johnson, up to Orleans County, via, Eden, when the place was
first called North Hyde Park, which only included 5 or 6 families who
resided in the neighborhood. Up to 1865, there were added to the place,
about 15 dwelling-houses, one starch-factory, one store and hotel--the
Congregational church, a blacksmith, a wheel-wright and a cooper-shop.
>From February, 1865 to May, 1869, there were added another church, built by
the Advent and Christian societies, a block, containing a store, dwelling
house and the village hall, by John Griswold, besides 34 new dwellings, 2
large blacksmith shops, 2 grocery stores and a steam-mill.
Polly

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