The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-01
Vermont the csh1 Of the Green
Mountains"

Vermont the Land OF Green Noun
tains," a book Of 20S pages, has just
been issued by the Vermont Publici-
ty Bureau from the press of the Yer
mont Printing Company. 1t is print
ed on high grade paper, and upon
the embossed cover is the State
Seal. There are many illustrations
of beautiful Vermont scenery pictur-
ing the attractions OF every county
in the State The first edition con
slsts of 10000 copies.
The purpose OF this book, first of |
all, is to attract tourists to Vermont |
and having brought them here to |
furnish in a condensed form such |
Information as visitors might be ex-
pected TO desire. The introduction or
foreword sets forth in a general way
the attractions OF Vermont as a
tourist resort. Special emphasis is
laid upon the Green Mountains. The
great asset of New Hampshire as a
tourist State has been the White
Mountains, but the Green Mountains
dominate the State of Vermont to a
far greater extent than the White
Mountains dominate New Hampshire
There is a charm in the name Green
Mountains. Business men realize
the value Of an appropriate name
for the products they have to sell.
The name Green Mountains ought to
be worth a great deal to Vermont in
the contest for the sumer tourist
business.
A brief sketch has been printed of
each town IN the State, the towns
h.,s "a Isr To- f1,.g
plan has been to give a few facts of
general historic interest, something
of the scenic attractions, mention
of fish caught in the waters OF the
town as indicated by the report of
the State Fish and Game Commits
soner, and an allusion to any ma
tives of the town who have gained a
national reputation.
| While il would be impossible with
in the limits of an ordinary news
paper article to REVIEW the sketches
of eeach town mention OF a few OF
the more important facts may not be
| without interest The sketch of Or
well contains a reference to the lay
| ing out Of the works at Mt. lndepen-
dence in that town, opposite Fort
TicOnderoga, by General Kosciusko,
the Polish patriot. Middlehury tells
of Middlebury College and several
noted inventors who lived in that
| town. Under the head of Panton
reference is made to the Bleaching of
the remnant Of Benedict Arnold's
fleet in 1776 in bay ON the shores
of that town since known as Ar
nold's Bay. The sketch OF Salisbury
tells OF the heroic services of Mrs.
Ann Story and of the alleged christ
ening of Lake Dunmere Whiting
was the home OF Gershom Beach,
who in "a hours travelled on foot
siXtyfour miles through a country
mostly without roads in order to
warn the Gren Mountain Boys to
rally TO Ethan Aliens standard for
the capture OF Fort Ticonderoga.
Naturally much space in Benning-
ton county section is given to Ben
nington the most important town
from a historical point Of view, at
least, in the early history of the
State. Mention is made of the i'm
portance of Manchester as sum
mer resort. Others features of the
Bennington county chapter include
the remarkable Battenkill gorge in
Arlington, the fact that James A.
Garfield taught a writing school in
Pownal while a student at Williams
College, and the distinction claimed
by SALISBURY OF being the first
town where steel squares we're manu-
featured.
One of the most interesting Incl |
dents in the Caledonia county chap
ter is the story of the settlement OF |
Ryegate by Scotch company, on
land purchased OF President Wither- |
spoon OF Princeton College. Peach |
am Is entitled to distinction as the |
place where Thadeus Stevens the |
famous Congressional leader of Re |
construction days, fitted for college |
and studied law In his viii Stew. |
ems provided that his mothers graye |
IN Peacham should be carefully tend 4
ell and It's corners planted with ros. |
es or other cheerful flowers. This !
famous statesman was born in Dam
vile. another Caledonia county town.
Mention Is made al the growth OF |
the scale industry at st. Johnsbury.
of the lime ponds at Sutton, and the
fact that the town of Wheelock is
still owned by Dartmouth College.
Naturally more space in the Chic
tendcn county chapter Is given to
Burlington than 10 any other town.
This is due TO its commercial i'm.
portancc. 10 the fact that it is the
seat OF the University of Vermont
and TO It's beautiful location on Lake
Champlain. The Shelburne sketch
relates an incident Of the Revolu-
tionary War which is said TO have
given the Laplotte River its name.
Colchester was settled by three fam.
Gus Vermont pioneers, Ethan and Ira
Allen and Remember Baker. and Ira
Allen was its first town clerk
nc Essex county chapter tells of |
tho s-cnic attractions OF Averll. |
brighton and several other towns OF |
the county. Mention is made OF a
remarkable group of mineral springs /
in the town of Brunswick and OF a |
natural pass between two high |
mountains in that town. At Concord |
Corner was established the first |
Normal School in America. Guild |
hall is the native town of Henry w |
Denison. since 1850 the legal adviser |
OF the Japanese Department OF For. |
eign Affairs.
The Franklin county chapter CON |
tains Henry Ward Beechers splen- |
ia 81 - fn, cont.