Albany, Vermont, USA
1849 - Albany

Orleans Co. This town was granted in the year 1781, by the name of Lutterloh; in 1815 it was changed to its present name. The town is not mountainous, but in some parts the surface is uneven.

Albany is watered by Black River, which is formed in Craftsbury, and passes through it in a north-easterly direction, and by several of its branches. There are likewise several considerable ponds, the most important of which. Great Hosmer's Pond, is partly in Craftsbury. The soil is generally sandy or gravelly. Along the river is some fine intervale.

Boundaries. North-easterly by Irasburgh, south-east by Glover, south-west by Craftsbury, and north-west by Lowell and Eden.

First Settlers. The town was organized March 27, 1806, and Benjamin Neal was the town clerk.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 2,61 8 bushels; Indian corn, 1,597 bushels; potatoes, 43,389 bushels; hay, 2,685 tons ; maple sugar, 42,298 pounds ; wool, 6,121 pounds.

Distances. Six miles south from Irasburgh, and thirty-seven north-east from Montpelier.

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

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