Lyndon, Vermont, USA (Lyndonville) (Little Egypt)
1849 - Lyndon

Caledonia Co. Lyndon is one of the best townships in the State ; its surface is undulating, with a soil of rich loam, free from stone, easy to cultivate, and very productive of wool, cattle, pork, butter, and cheese. It is well watered by the Passumpsic and some of its tributaries. Two important falls of that river are in the town ; one of sixty-five feet in the distance of thirty rods ; the other of eighteen feet. These are called Great and Little Falls and afford a water power of great extent. Agaric mineral, used for chalk, and a good substitute for Spanish white, is found here= The principal village is very pleasant, and the seat of considerable business. The scenery about the town is picturesque and interesting. There is probably no interior town in the State that contains more valuable water privileges than Lyndon.

Boundaries. North by Sutton and Burke, east by Kirby, south by St. Johnsbury, and west by Wheelock.

First Settler. The settlement of the town was commenced by Daniel Cahoon, Jr., in 1788.

First Minister. A Congregational Church was organized in 1817, and settled the Rev. Samuel G. Tenney in 1825.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 3,370 bushels ; Indian corn, 7,277 bushels ; potatoes, 113,934 bushels; hay, 6,015 tons ; maple sugar, 68,364 pounds ; wool, 15,850 pounds.

Distances. Fourteen miles northeast from Danville, forty-four northeast from Montpelier, and about ten miles north from St. Johnsbury. The Railroad to Montreal passes through this town.

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

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