Marlboro (Vermont)

Windham County

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Marlboro is a town in Windham County, the State of Vermont in the United States with 1,078 inhabitants ( according to the census of 2010).

The municipality was proclaimed by Governor Benning Wentworth for settlement on April 29, 1751 the British and Indian Wars because that took place at this time in the area, but the land acquisition could not be started. The same group from Northampton (Massachusetts ) were used contract for the area again on September 21, 1761 and finally on 17 April in 1764. Settlement of the Town started from April 1763rd The constituent town meeting was held on 8 May 1775. The first church Congretional Church was consecrated in 1778 and rebuilt in 1820. The first community hall followed, 1779.

The economy of Marlboros was heavily agricultural from the beginning until today. Industry came only in the form of some water mills that stood in the streams of the area. Due to the slightly mountainous surface of the Town livestock came to a relatively small extent in question; particularly important crops in 1840 were potatoes, oats and corn. This management is when stayed with greater variety of products, until now largely the same.

The main church, the United Church of Christ; some other religious communities form other small communities. In addition to the primary school also houses the Marlboro College, founded in 1946, an art school with 330 study places. The responsible hospital is in Brattleboro.

Education and Culture

The Marlboro College was founded in 1946 by three citizens of the city to allow from the Second World War, returning veterans training. The existing since 1951 annual Marlboro Music School and Festival is conducted at the time of Mitsuko Uchida and Richard Goode.

Nearby Cities

All information bee-line distances.

  • North: Townshend, 21.0 km
  • Northeast: Putney, 23.0 km
  • East: Brattleboro, 14.5 km
  • Southeast: Vernon 20.0 km
  • South: Halifax, 9.0 km
  • Southwest: Readsboro, 21.0 km
  • West: Wilmington, 12.0 km
  • North West Dover, 16.5km

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