Gazetteer and business directory of Lamoille and Orleans counties, Vt., for 1883-84 .. . ful. A few rods west of the village the picturesque Lamoille trembleson the brink of a precipice twenty feet deep and thirty broad, then dashesitself over, in a beautiful sheet of water, to the channel below. This channelthe early settlers denominated the pulpit, from the resemblance of a rockat the north end of the chasm. The foundations of this rock, however theaction of the waters gradually weakened, until finally, a {Q^^f years since ittottered and fell, so the resemblance is not as apparent as it once
Gazetteer and business directory of Lamoille and Orleans counties, Vt., for 1883-84 .. . ful. A few rods west of the village the picturesque Lamoille trembleson the brink of a precipice twenty feet deep and thirty broad, then dashesitself over, in a beautiful sheet of water, to the channel below. This channelthe early settlers denominated the pulpit, from the resemblance of a rockat the north end of the chasm. The foundations of this rock, however theaction of the waters gradually weakened, until finally, a {Q^^f years since ittottered and fell, so the resemblance is not as apparent as it once was. Onthe west side of the chasm the rocks rise perpendicularly to the height ofthirty feet, and the beholder, while standing on the edge of this precipicesees the whole body of the river plunged down at his feet into this boilingcaldron, from which it escapes through a channel at the south end, and im-mediately spreading itself out, encircles numerous islands, whose high, jaggedpoints are covered with a thick growth of cedar and fir, and altogether presents ii6 TOWN OF (the peoples academy and morrisville graded school.) a scene of grandeur and beauty seldom surpassed. The rocks at the foot ofthe falls present many curious specimens of the wonder-working power ofwater, there being large pot-holes worn in the solid rock, some of which arenearly eight feet deep and four feet in diameter. These falls not only forma sublime picture of nature, but they afford one of the best mill powers in theState. This natural facihty long since was utilized, and the hum of machin-ery in several busy manufactories of various kinds is constantly first mill in the town was built here in 1798, by Capt. John Safford, whocame here from Windsor, Mass. He also built the first frame house. In1812, he built the first grist-mill. The postofifice was established here AprilI, 1834, with Levi B. Vilas, postmaster. The village now has, aside fromits manufacturing interests, four church
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