A History of Arlington

Chartered in 1761, Arlington has been the home of notable Vermonters, artists, and writers. Vermont’s first governor lived here as well as several founders of the early republic and members of the Green Mountain Boys such as Remember Baker, Thomas Chittenden, Mathew Lyon, John Fassett, and Ethan Allen. As an artist community it was the home to Norman Rockwell, Rockwell Kent, John Atherton, Meade Shaeffer, Don Trachte, Sr., composer and artist Carl Ruggles, and others. The town’s most noted author and humanitarian was the popular Dorothy Canfield Fisher. In this presentation, Bill Budde will examine the history of this small, but mighty, town.

About the Presenter:

Bill, originally from Lewiston, NY, has been an Arlington resident for the past 22. He is curator of the Russell Vermontiana Collection, has worked in the Bennington Museum Library, is a genealogist, and Historian of the 365-year-old Scots’ Charitable Society of Boston. He is the author of several articles and the only history of Arlington, Arlington, Vermont, its first 250 years published in 2014.

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