The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-20
General Description by Counties.
Addison County.

THIS is often called the Garden county of Vermont.
Most of the surface is comparatively level. Only the
eastern part is mountainous. The County borders
Lake Champan and the border towns and nearly all the
western part of the County has very rich natural SOIL
CLAW predomnates 1t is noted for its very productive
pastures and large crops Of hay of superior quality.
The land in the eastern part of the county is rough
and hy but productive and numbering is carried
a considerable extent
Otter Creek passes through the County, emptying into
the lake at Ferrisburgh 1t is navigabe far Yer
gennes and small steamers ply between that city to ports
on the lake. Dead Creek, Lemon Fair, and the New
Haven River are tributaries to Otter Creek and from
Is to 25 miles long Otter Creek furnishes valuable
water power at Middlebury and Vergennes, where
located several large manufacturing establishments of
various kinds
This County particularly noted for its improved stock
of all kinds but especially for its sheep and horses
The Merno sheep reaches its highest state of perfection
here Addison County sustans the envable reputation of
producing the best Merno sheep in the world Sheep for
breeding purposes shipped to all the wool growing
countries of the world and bring remuneratve and in
not few instances, fabulous prices The rich pastures
and hay, together with the management and of the
skiul BREEDER will always make this Country center of
attraction to those looking after the highest type of the
Merino.
While the Morgan horse one of the productions that
the State is justly proud Of and every town and hamlet
boasts of of more less notorety Addison County
can boast of some which have a national reputation
This County the home of Hills Vermont Black Hawk
Daniel Lambert, Ben Franklin, Belongs Ethan and
of others that have proved valuable. Descend
ants of some of these noble animals can be found on
nearly every farm in the County the breeding of the
typical Morgan is one of the leading industries and
ho;r nv noffh
the County, who spare pains in their ambition to pro-
duce perfect type of this noble animal
The of interval or flowed lands of the Otter
Creek and of its tributaries are very extensive and
large per cent of it is still undeveoped much of if
covered with wood and large amount covered with
stumps. With proper system of drainage the agrcul
tura products of the County could be more than doubled
1t already ships large amount of hay to market every
year, and might double the amount were their
all utilized.
There large deposits Of marble and limestone in the
County, and the latter is being extensively ouarred and
burnt at Leicester Junction.
Among the institutions of learning may be mentioned
MIDI ebury College at Mddlebury, Beaman Academy at
New Haven and fine graded schools in all the LARGE
towns
At Bristol there is the largest burial casket manufac
tory in New England, marble mill at Beldens Falls
and pulp mill below Middlebury on Otter Creek. The
TIMBER for this mill is oated down the river from towns
above Middlebury is the County seat and is thriving
town. Its new County court house and other pubc
buildings speak well for the thrift and intelligence of the
people Vergennes, Incorporated city, is largely en-
gagged in the manufacture of horse nails curtain rollers
doors, SASH blinds, and furniture. The State Reform
School is located there.