The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-01-04
History Of st. Adams.
PART VII.
by an old Resident.
THE PLANK ROAD.

part of the County, the people pro
cured an act of the Legislature, incor.
porating company for the purpose
of building plank road between this
town and RichfoId. This seemed to
be made necessary in consequence OF
the Vermont and Canada Railroad
passing through the village, and the
prospect of that place becoming ain
important station, both for passengers
and freight, for the principal part
of the County of Franklin, and con-
siderable part of Canada adjacent -
The road was surveyed and located
between st Adams and Richford, gra-
ded and planked from the village fif-
teen or twenty miles in that direction.
This road was laid in nearly a straight
line, avoiding the bad hills, heavy
grades and bad places over which the
old road passed, and considerably
shortening the distance safe and
durable bridge was built over NIissis-
quot River, where the road passed -
The planks are now considerably
worn out OF become rotten; and gray
ell has been substituted instead there
Of 1t is intended to have the road
graveled the whole distance eventual
ly, so that in the course of few years
it will become one of the best roads in
the country. A hard gravel road, all
travellers must admit, is equal to a
plank road, as all danger of breaking
through is avoided.
1t is supposed that all the disturb
ing and irritating questions which
have so excited the people of the
County in years past, and retarded the
growth and prosperity Of St Adams
are now at rest; and that nothing OF
the kind will hereafter occur to check
its Advancement Ali must admit
that the railroad passing through the
centre of the town has given an i'm
pulse to business, and the increase o.
population, which could hardly have
been contemplated from natural caus
es. Real estate here, is now more
than double in value what it was be
fore the railroad was built And il
must also be admitted that the rest O
the County shares with ST. Adams il
the great benefit arising from the con
struction Of the road There is not ;
town in the County OF Franklin il
which real estate has not risen from
thirty to one hundred per cent. il
value since the road was constructed
The Station IN St. Albqns being foun(
to be the most important one on th'
whole line between Rouse's Point anC
the terminus on Connecticut River
public attention has been attracted t,
this place probably more than to an.
other point in the State. Dealers il
| domestic produce have resorted her
more than to any other place to max
extensive purchases for the supply o
the markets on the seaboard, and il
manufacturing districts The amour
of dairy produce which is shippe,
from the St. Adams Station, far OK
ceeds that shipped from any other sta
ton in the State; and this amour
has not yet reached its maximum. r
The quantity is annually increasing
: and will not probably reach its linn
7 before most of the forests and unculti
waited lands, now remaining unlm
, proved, are brought into cultivation
, There is reason to hope that forme
d preiudices against st. Adams, GROWN
: out of the circumstance that it is nc
# the geographical centre of the Count,
are in great measure buried IN OF
: hvion. 1t is found by experience thu
: the centre OF business is the most al
. propriato place for the location OF til
seat of Justice. IN these times, whe
II convenience and despatch in the tran
4 saction of business is the order of Il
dav. when all business men find
necessary to consult economy in n
gard to time as well as to money, 1t
Judged expedient to have matters al
things so arranged and constructe
J, that a large portion of their busine
can be transacted at the same tin
and place. In this respect there CT
be no doubt that st. Adams is u
most convenient place for the locate
4 of the Shire, not only for the citize
of the County, but for all others WI
NAV have business in the events
Justice in said County There Is
reason to expect that this state
things will be soon so altered as
at render any other place more conve
i, lent one for all concerned than
Adams.
THE CANADIAN REBELLION