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WASHINGTON, VT

A county in the N. central part of Vermont, has an area of about 580 square miles. It is watered chiefly by Onion river and its branches, which furnish abundant water-power.

The surface is rough and uneven, and in Some parts mountainous. It lies chiefly between the E. and W. ranges of the Green mountains. The soil is generally fertile. Potatoes, oats, maple sugar, and grass are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 446,551 bushels of potatoes; 208,554 of oats; 54,959 tons of hay; 970,368 pounds of butter, and 765,429 of maple sugar.

There were 4 woollen factories, 3 foundries, 3 machine shops, 3 flour mills, 1 paper mill, 18 saw mills, 7 starch-works, and 5 tanneries. It contained 42 churches, 6 newspaper offices, 7466 pupils attending public schools, and 281 attending academies or other schools. The railroad connecting Concord and Burlington passes through this county.

Organized in 1810 under the name of Jefferson, which in 1814 was exchanged for that which it now bears. Capital, Montpelier. Population, 24,654.

(1854 U.S. Gazetteer)

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*Washington County,Vermont Links* *(links are off site)*
	*Washington County VTGenWeb*
	*Washington County Gazetter and Directory - 1783-1889 by Hamilton Child*
	*Washington County Gazetter of Towns by Hamilton Child*
	*1883–1884 Washington County Business Directory by Hamilton Child*
	*Local Historical Societies in Vermont ~ Washington County*
	*Washington County History: Bench and Bar: County Limits*
	*History of Addison County ~ Edited by H. P. Smith 1886*
	*The Political Graveyard: Washington County, Vt.*
	*1895 Map of Washington County, Vermont*
	*1850 Census of Washington County, Vermont*
	*Rev. Alfred Brooks Dascomb's Waitsfield, Washington County, VT Death Records (partial), 1862-1867, Contributed by Kathy Lisai*
	*Cemeteries of Washington County, Vermont*
	*Washington County, VT Genealogy Forum*
	*Vermont Genealogy Resources ~ Washington County Townships*
	*Washington County, Vermont World War II Casualties Army and Airforce*
	*Historical Overview of Washington County Vermont*
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	*1890 VT Vets Census*
	*1895 Atlas of VT*
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