Wardsboro, Vermont, USA (South, West) (Wardsboro Center)
1849 - Wardsborough

Windham Co. The surface of this town is hilly, and in some parts rocky ; the soil is hard, but rendered productive by the industry of its people. Wardsborough is watered by West River, and contains a number of minerals, of which tremolite and zoisite are the most important, and of which fine specimens are found. There are some mills in the town, but the water power is not extensive.

Boundaries. North by Jamaica, east by Newfane and Townshend, south by Dover, and west by Stratton and Somerset.

First Settlers. The settlement of Wardsborough was commenced June, 1780, by John Jones, Ithamer Allen, and others, from Milford and Sturbridge, Mass.

First Ministers. The Congregational Church was organized May 1, 1793, over which the Rev. James Tufts was ordained Nov. 4, 1795. The Rev. E. G. Bradford was settled as his assistant, Oct. 5, 1836.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 1,277 bushels; Indian corn, 2,487 bushels, potatoes, 35,538 bushels ; hay, 2,833 tons ; maple sugar, 15,810 pounds ; wool, 5,442 pounds.

Distances. Fifteen miles north-west from Brattleborough, twenty northeast from Bennington, and ten northwest from Newfane.

A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849

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