History and description of New EnglandVermont . arried to a was also a leading spirit in other railroad enterprises. For twoyears (1841-42) he was governor of the state. His last great undertak-ing was the exploration of a route for the Pacific Railroad, when he fella victim to the disease common to the climate, and died at Waco, Texas,.July 6, 1853. There are four small villages — South, Centre, Depot,and Falls, each of wdiich gives evidence of prosperity. The Depot vil- A new Lulkling has been erected upon the site of this, l)ut not yet fitted up withmachinery. 864 HISTORY AND
History and description of New EnglandVermont . arried to a was also a leading spirit in other railroad enterprises. For twoyears (1841-42) he was governor of the state. His last great undertak-ing was the exploration of a route for the Pacific Railroad, when he fella victim to the disease common to the climate, and died at Waco, Texas,.July 6, 1853. There are four small villages — South, Centre, Depot,and Falls, each of wdiich gives evidence of prosperity. The Depot vil- A new Lulkling has been erected upon the site of this, l)ut not yet fitted up withmachinery. 864 HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF NEW ENGLAND. lage is the largest and most compact. All of thf m, excepting the Centre,are situated on Dog river, and have good water power. During thelast twenty-five or thirty years Northfield has increased very rapidly,both in wealth and numbers. There are five churches — Universalist,Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal, and Roman Catholic; the North-field Institute, twenty-one school districts, and one post-office: also,. Depot Aillage — Northfield. two flannel factories, and one foundery with machine-shop Vermont Central Railroad passes through Northfield. Population,2,922; valuation, $783,548. North Hero, Grand Isle county, is an island in Lake Champlain,twenty-six miles from Burlington, and is the shire town. It was granted,in connection with South Hero and Vineyard, and were all char-tered by the name of Tw-o Heroes. October 27, 1779, to Ethan Allen,Samuel Herrick, and 363 others. The settlement was commenced in1783 by Enos and Solomon Wood, the former from Bennington, andthe latter from Norwich, Conn. The British erected a block-house here,at a place called Dutchmans Point, which was garrisoned, and notgiven up till 1796. North Hero was organized in 1789, and has an areaof 7,349 acres. The soil is of an excellent quality, and produces grainof all kinds in abundance. It has no streams of any consequence, andno mills or mill privil
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