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In 1866, the Stowe Free Library was founded with a donation of 51 books from visiting summer artists, supplemented by a $100 town appropriation. Stowe became the first town in Vermont to appropriate funds for a library under the 1865 state law.
Stowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.The population was 5,223 at the 2020 census. [4] The town lies on Vermont Routes 108 and 100.It is nicknamed "The Ski Capital of the East" and is home to Stowe Mountain Resort, a ski facility with terrain on Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont, and Spruce Peak.
The town of Stowe was settled in the early 19th century, with the first building in what is now village center a tavern built in 1811. This area was better suited for both industry and the growth of a village than older settlements to the north and south, and it was recognized in the 1840s as the town center by the placement of the post office.
The Moscow Village Historic District is located on the banks of the Little River in the southmost part of the Town of Stowe, Vermont. This unincorporated rural village includes properties north of the river on Moscow Road and Shaw Hill Road and properties south of the river on Adams Mill Road. The Town of Stowe was first settled in the 1790s.
The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum is a winter sports museum in Vermont. It was founded in 1988 in Brandon, Vermont as The Vermont Ski Museum. [1] In 2000, the museum moved to Stowe and opened to the public at its current location in 2002. [2] In 2011, the word snowboarding was added to the museum's name. [3]
Vermont Route 108 has its southern terminus in Stowe village and leads north through Smugglers Notch 17 miles (27 km) to Jeffersonville. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Stowe CDP has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km 2 ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km 2 ), or 1.02%, are water. [ 1 ]
The Stowe Recreation Path, also called the Stowe Bike Path, is a greenway located in Stowe, Vermont, United States The 5.3-mile (8.5 km) recreation trail was built in two phases, 1981–84 and 1986–89, at a total cost of US$680,000. The Stowe Recreation Path has received several awards and honors, and many people consider it a great ...
A portion of the show field at British Invasion XIX (2009) British Invasion is an annual British automobile show and cultural celebration held in Stowe, Vermont.The multiple events that comprise British Invasion take place over several days during the third weekend of September.