Starksboro Village Meeting House

 

Starksboro Village Meeting House
Starksboro, Vermont
Founded 1840

 

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Starksboro, Vermont

Starksboro, Vermont is located in the northeast corner of Addison County, and borders Chittenden County to the north.  Starksboro, originally spelt Starksborough,  was chartered November 9, 1780.

Starksboro was named for General John Stark, who led the New Hampshire Militia in the Battle of Bennington.  Chapter 1959 in Bertha's Book is about Gen. John Stark's petition for a grant of the township of Starksboro, Vermont.

The early history of Starksboro, Vermont  is described in the first chapter of Bertha's Book, 1954
Today, there are about 1900 people living in Starksboro, Vermont.  The town consists of 29,158 acres or 45.56 square miles.

Starksboro, Vermont  Memorabilia and Historical Notes


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Virtual Vermont

 

This site gives general statistics on Starksboro, Vermont as well as a good description of General John Stark and the Battle of Bennington.

 

Picket Fence

 

Picket Fence, a sell your home yourself publication, has a really great article about Starksboro, Vermont.

 


Starksboro, Vermont Links of Interest

Starksboro Town Website  
Starksboro Historical Society  
Robinson Elementary School  
Starksboro Volunteer Fire Department

Also, for additional information on the history of the Fire Department, see Chapter 1984 in Bertha's Book

Vermont Folk Rockers  
Rootsweb

History of Addison County, Vermont,
With Illustrations And Biographical Sketches
of Some Of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers."

Chapter XXXIII, pages 628-639.
History of the Town of Starksboro

Edited by H. P. Smith. Syracuse, N. Y.;
D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1886.

Aerial View of Starksboro, Vermont showing the Meeting House

This photo is located at UVM's Landscape Change Program Web Site

Satellite Image of Starksboro, Vermont  

Area Towns - Addison County - State of Vermont
Sites of Interest

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Village of Starksboro, Vermont Streetscape

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