Waterbury (Vermont)
Washington County
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Waterbury is a town in Washington County of the State of Vermont in the United States with 5,064 inhabitants ( according to the census of 2010). The area is surrounded by the Green Mountains and is drained by the Winooski River. Montpelier is 17 miles south east Burlington 40 km northwest of the area. In the Town Waterbury three population centers are to be found: the Village Waterbury, Waterbury Center and Colbyville.
The Town was proclaimed on June 7, 1763 as part of the New Hampshire Grants by Governor Benning Wentworth, but it was permanently settled in 1784. The first town meeting at which the administrative independence of the Town was found was held on 31 March 1790. Waterbury was used for agricultural purposes in the first place, but two major rivers provided an opportunity to build even grain and timber mills. It quickly developed a local industry, which also had innovative part. Thus, the Colby Brothers, later important entrepreneurs Vermont, here from 1856 in a disused distillery developed the first willow bark - peeling factory; Pasture was for the construction of boxes and baskets then an indispensable foundation. A significant increase in area recorded the Town end of October 1850, when her some land from neighboring Middlesex were slammed, which was then re-cut.
Already in 1849 Waterbury had been connected over the train track Windsor Burlington to the growing railway network in the United States, but this was hardly used by the local industry. In contrast, the passenger was significant. In 1897, the railway station in Waterbury was therefore additionally, served by an interurban tram, tram Waterbury - Stowe, which existed until 1932. The increasing individual traffic and the declining numbers of transport led to a neglect of the route, to 1966, passenger services were discontinued for safety reasons. After a first restoration of the route was associated Waterbury 1977-1995 by express train The Montreal with the Canadian metropolis of Montreal. 1995, the train was discontinued and replaced by the Express The Vermonter, who has since connecting the community with Washington.
The commercial basis of the place today is tourism. Waterbury serves as a central location for a large number of summer and especially winter sports destinations within a radius of 50 kilometers. In addition, two major companies are located with its headquarters here: the representative in Europe, Ben & Jerry's ice cream production as well as a coffee roaster, the Green Mounain Coffee Roasters.
In the Town all types of schools offered to high school; a public library completes the training program. As religious communities, there are a Roman Catholic, a Wesleyan church and a branch of the United Church of Christ; In addition, there are two Methodist churches. The responsible hospital is to be found in Berlin. Interstate 89 is located at the southern edge of the Town and is the main transport links dar.
Nearby Cities
All information bee-line distances.
- North: Stowe, 16.0 km
- Northeast: Worcester, 16.0 km
- East Calais, 24.5 km
- Southeast: Montpelier, 16.5km
- South: Duxbury, 2.5 km
- Southwest: Huntington 17.5 km
- West: Hinesburg, 28.0 km
- North West: Richmond, 20.5 km
Sons and daughters of the town
- Lucius Benedict Peck (1802-1866), politician and MP in the U.S. House of Representatives
- William P. Dillingham (1843-1923), politician and Governor of Vermont
- Wallace M. Greene Jr. (1907-2003), General in World War II