Williamstown Contributor(s): Chambers, Doreen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738597694 ISBN-13: 9780738597690 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
Dewey: 974.3 |
LCCN: 2012939799 |
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Vermont |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The cultural landscape of Williamstown has been strongly influenced by the settlers who traveled far and wide to get there. Originally, a large number of Scots, French Canadians, and Italian craftsmen were lured to the west hills of Vermont to take advantage of the promising granite quarries. Williamstown used many of its natural resources to develop into a small, thriving community. Today, the village still has its classic white churches and small stores where residents once gathered with their neighbors to socialize and share local news. The expanded rural areas outside the village have retained much of what they once had, including historic farmhouses, open fields, stone walls, and Ainsworth State Park in the Williamstown Gulf. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chambers, Doreen: - Doreen Chambers, former chair of the Williamstown Planning Commission, resides in a traditional white farmhouse located on Hebert Road. Doreen has her master s of science in administration from St. Michael s College, has served in a variety of positions for the State of Vermont, and served her community in numerous ways. Images in Williamstown were culled from the archives of the Williamstown Historical Society. |