Hardwick (Vermont)

Caledonia County

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Hardwick is a municipality (town ) in Caledonia County of the State of Vermont in the United States, about 55 kilometers south of the Canadian border.

Your 3,010 inhabitants ( 2010 census ) feed mainly on agriculture and forestry; to about 1910 it was additionally known for its granite production. In the municipality there are three population centers: Hardwick, East Hardwick and North Hardwick; the latter has since waned in its importance and is barely recognizable as a settlement core.

The name " Hardwick " was taken from the home of many settlers: Hardwick, Massachusetts. In the course of the settlement history of the county three places have this name (pronounced these postal address ) worn. The opening of the first post office of that name took place in 1810 in what is now East Hardwick, which was then but " Stevensville " was called. The post office changed the name in 1846, but with a typo: " Setphens ". After three months, the post office was named back to " Hardwick ". Until 1867, the name of the place and the post office changed several times between " Hardwick " and " East Hardwick ", which remained as a last name ever since. 1864 then the post office in what is now North Hardwick had the name " Hardwick " accepted, but in 1867 with the closure of the post office of a third location in the area, the former South Harwick ( until 1842: Lamoilleville ) was taken. Since then, this settlement is the official carrier of the name.

In the village of Hardwick, a number of parishes are located: there are two congregations of the United Church of Christ, each one of the Assemblies of God, the Episcopal Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the Methodists. In addition, an unbound community that Promised Land Ministries operates. In addition, there is a basic supply of schools, a library and a Historic Society.

Nearby Cities

  • North: Albany, 25 km
  • North: Craftsbury, 14 km
  • East Burlington, 63 km
  • Southeast: St. Johnsbury, 30 km
  • South: Marshfield, 16 km
  • Southwest: Montpelier, 32 km
  • West: Morrisville, 19 km

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Thomas JD Fuller (1808-1876), politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Lee E. Emerson (1898-1976), politician and Governor of Vermont
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