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Brattleboro (/ ˈ b r æ t əl b ʌr oʊ /), [4] originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located about 10 miles (16 km) north of the Massachusetts state line at the confluence of Vermont's West River and the Connecticut River.
Though Brattleboro is by far the most populous town in the county, the historic "shire town" (county seat) is Newfane, and Windham County Superior Court is still there, as are the offices of the County Sheriff and the County Clerk.
The town of Brattleboro, now the major commercial center of southeastern Vermont, was chartered in 1753 and settled in the 1760s. Its present town center grew around mills that were built on Whetstone Brook. A bridge spanned the adjacent Connecticut River in 1804, making overland travel to points eastward more feasible. In 1811 the first paper ...
Roughly Main St. from Old Vermont Route 30 to Vermont Route 30 and Town Roads 7, 23, 47, 49, and 50 43°04′55″N 72°42′38″W / 43.081944°N 72.710556°W / 43.081944; -72.710556 ( West Townshend Village Historic
The original property was torn down in 1971, when the Brattleboro post office expanded, and the new library was completed in 1967 at its current location. [2] Since then, the library has been funded by a mix of the annual town budget and gifts to the Friends of the Brooks Memorial Library. [2]
The Deacon John Holbrook House is a historic building at 80 Linden Street in Brattleboro, Vermont. Built in 1825 for prominent local businessman John Holbrook, it is a high-quality example of Federal period architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It now houses professional offices.
The Vermont Valley Railroad opened between Brattleboro and Bellows Falls in 1851, completing the all-rail route between Burlington, Vermont and Springfield, Massachusetts. The three lines became part of the Central Vermont Railway (CV) in 1873. [3]: 171 The first Brattleboro station was a long single-story wooden building, no longer extant. [2]
Barber became active in Republican politics; from 1941 to 1943, he served as Brattleboro’s town counsel. [4] In 1944, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. [4] During his career, he also held other local offices, including justice of the peace and town meeting moderator. [4]