Hinesburg, Vermont

Chittenden County

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Hinesburg is a town in Chittenden County, the State of Vermont in the United States with 4,396 inhabitants ( according to the census of 2010). It lies largely in the Champlain Valley, the lowlands around Lake Champlain; the eastern part of the town reached on the first foothills of the Green Mountains altitudes of more than 400 meters. The county is traversed by the LaPlatte River. There are in the field a single urban center, the Village Hinesburg, which is also home to the administrative organs. Two other historic settlement cores, Murray 's Corner and Patrick 's Corner, are no longer existent.

The town was founded on June 21, 1762 ( after the specified reference here Thompson, other sources speak of 24 June or August 17, 1762 The community itself is called the 9th of September 1762 founding. ) And inhabited only reluctantly; in 1783 /84 saw the first settlement activity. The first child in the field of Hinesburg was born on April 1, 1785, or about 23 years after the proclamation. For the Constituent town meeting took place on March 20, 1789; two years later the first church was formed. The history of the place was very quiet since its founding; nothing worth mentioning has been handed down.

Hinesburg is oriented largely agriculturally since its inception; in the early days of the site the hydropower of three small watercourses has been used for the operation of mills, but only satisfied local needs. Also, the proximity of the industrial center Burlington, which is a good 17 km north- north-west, has no further industrialization causes. The most important transport links, the running from north to south Vermont State Highway 116, on which also the two closest airports, Shelburn Airport ( in 10.5 km) and Burlington International Airport ( 16 km north ) to reach. Hinesburg provides education on to high school. Three parishes - a Roman Catholic, a Methodist and a branch of the United Church of Christ - are located in the resort. The responsible hospital is found in Burlington. Since 2008, in Hinesburg a Historic Society documenting the city's history.

Nearby Cities

All information bee-line distances.

  • North: Williston, 10.0 km
  • North East: Richmond, 11.5 km
  • East: Waterbury, 28.0 km
  • Southeast: Fayston, 23.0 km
  • South: Bristol 22.0 km
  • Southwest: Monkton, 10.5 km
  • West Charlotte, 12.5 km
  • Northwest: Shelburne, 12.5 km

Sons and daughters of the town

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