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A county in the N. W. part of Vermont, has an area of about 517 square miles. It is bounded on the W. by Lake Champlain, and is drained principally by the Lamoille and Onion rivers, which afford valuable water-power. The surface near the lake is level, but in the E. part it is rough and mountainous. The soil is generally fertile, producing most of the grasses, grains, &c. common to this climate. In 1850 this county yielded 198,598 bushels of corn; 383,113 of potatoes; 57,407 tons of hay; 1,663,456 pounds of cheese; and 838,481 of butter. There were 10 woollen factories, 1 cotton factory, 4 foundries, 2 paper mills, 34 saw mills, and 13 tanneries. It contained 39 churches, 5 newspaper offices; 7267 pupils attending public schools, and 631 attending academies or other schools. Lake Champlain, forming the western boundary of this county, is navigable throughout its whole extent. The Vermont Central railroad traverses the county, and that connecting the above line with the Rutland and Burlington railroad partly intersects it. Population, 29,036. (1854 U.S.
Gazetteer)
Chittenden, VT, Towns
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