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{{About|the town|the village at the center of the town|Woodstock (village), Vermont}} |
{{About|the town|the village at the center of the town|Woodstock (village), Vermont}} |
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{{Infobox settlement |
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|official_name = Woodstock, Vermont |
|official_name = Woodstock, Vermont |
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|settlement_type = [[New England town|Town]] |
|settlement_type = [[New England town|Town]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor]] |
|subdivision_name2 = [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor]] |
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|parts = {{ubl|[[Woodstock (village), Vermont|Woodstock]]|Prosper|[[South Woodstock, Vermont|South Woodstock]]|[[Taftsville Historic District|Taftsville]]|[[West Woodstock, Vermont|West Woodstock]]}} |
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|population_total = 3005 |
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|area_code = [[Area code 802|802]] |
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|blank_info = 50-85975<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date= |
|blank_info = 50-85975<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |
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|blank1_info = 1462272<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date= |
|blank1_info = 1462272<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |
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|website = {{URL|www.townofwoodstock.org}} |
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'''Woodstock''' is the shire town ([[county seat]]<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011 |
'''Woodstock''' is the shire town ([[county seat]]<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref><ref>[http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/fullsection.cfm?Title=24&Chapter=001&Section=00015 Title 24, Part I, Chapter 1, §15], Vermont Statutes. Accessed November 1, 2007.</ref>) of [[Windsor County, Vermont]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the town population was 3,005.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov| title=Census - Table Results - Woodstock town, Windsor County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=October 28, 2021}}</ref> It includes the villages of [[Woodstock (village), Vermont|Woodstock]], [[South Woodstock, Vermont|South Woodstock]], [[Taftsville Historic District|Taftsville]], and [[West Woodstock, Vermont|West Woodstock]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Chartered by New Hampshire Governor [[Benning Wentworth]] on July 10, 1761, the town was a [[New Hampshire Grants|New Hampshire grant]] to David Page and 61 others. It was named after [[Woodstock, Oxfordshire|Woodstock]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England, as a homage to both [[Blenheim Palace]] and its owner, [[George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough]]. The town was first settled in 1768 by James Sanderson and his family.<ref> |
Chartered by New Hampshire Governor [[Benning Wentworth]] on July 10, 1761, the town was a [[New Hampshire Grants|New Hampshire grant]] to David Page and 61 others. It was named after [[Woodstock, Oxfordshire|Woodstock]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England, as a homage to both [[Blenheim Palace]] and its owner, [[George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough]]. The town was first settled in 1768 by James Sanderson and his family.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WOODSTOCK, VERMONT • Historic New England|url=http://newenglandtowns.org/vermont/woodstock.html|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=newenglandtowns.org}}</ref> In 1776, [[Joab Hoisington]] built a [[gristmill]], followed by a [[sawmill]], on the south branch of the [[Ottauquechee River]].<ref name="books.google.com">[https://books.google.com/books?id=OcoMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA9 A. J. Coolidge & J. B. Mansfield, ''A History and Description of New England''; Boston, Massachusetts 1859]</ref> The town was incorporated in 1837.<ref name="Woodstock, Vermont">{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Woodstock-Vermont.html|title= Woodstock, Vermont|publisher= City-Data.com |access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref> |
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Although the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolution]] slowed settlement, Woodstock developed rapidly once the war ended in 1783. The [[Vermont General Assembly]] met here in 1807 before moving the next year to the new capital at [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]. Waterfalls in the Ottauquechee River provided water power to operate mills. Factories made [[scythe]]s and axes, [[carding|carding machines]], and woolens. There was a machine shop and gunsmith shop. Manufacturers also produced furniture, wooden wares, window sashes and blinds. Carriages, horse harnesses, saddles, luggage trunks and leather goods were also manufactured. By 1859, the population was 3,041.<ref name="books.google.com"/> The [[Woodstock Railroad]] opened to [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]] on September 29, 1875, carrying freight and tourists. The Woodstock Inn opened in 1892.<ref>[http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/woodstock.html Virtual Vermont -- Woodstock, Vermont]</ref> |
Although the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolution]] slowed settlement, Woodstock developed rapidly once the war ended in 1783. The [[Vermont General Assembly]] met here in 1807 before moving the next year to the new capital at [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]. Waterfalls in the Ottauquechee River provided water power to operate mills. Factories made [[scythe]]s and axes, [[carding|carding machines]], and woolens. There was a machine shop and gunsmith shop. Manufacturers also produced furniture, wooden wares, window sashes and blinds. Carriages, horse harnesses, saddles, luggage trunks and leather goods were also manufactured. By 1859, the population was 3,041.<ref name="books.google.com"/> The [[Woodstock Railroad]] opened to [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]] on September 29, 1875, carrying freight and tourists. The Woodstock Inn opened in 1892.<ref>[http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/woodstock.html Virtual Vermont -- Woodstock, Vermont]</ref> |
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The [[Industrial Revolution]] helped the town grow prosperous. The economy is now largely driven by [[tourism]]. Woodstock has the 20th highest [[Vermont locations by per capita income|per-capita income of Vermont towns]] as reported by the United States Census, and a high percentage of homes owned by non-residents. The town's central square, called the Green, is bordered by restored late [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]], [[Federal architecture|Federal Style]], and [[Greek Revival]] houses. The cost of real estate in the district adjoining the Green is among the highest in the state. |
The [[Industrial Revolution]] helped the town grow prosperous. The economy is now largely driven by [[tourism]]. Woodstock has the 20th highest [[Vermont locations by per capita income|per-capita income of Vermont towns]] as reported by the United States Census, and a high percentage of homes owned by non-residents. The town's central square, called the Green, is bordered by restored late [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]], [[Federal architecture|Federal Style]], and [[Greek Revival]] houses. The cost of real estate in the district adjoining the Green is among the highest in the state. The seasonal presence of wealthy second-home owners from cities such as [[Boston]] and [[New York City|New York]] has contributed to the town's economic vitality and livelihood, while at the same time diminished its accessibility to native Vermonters. |
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The town maintains a free (paid for through taxation) community wi-fi internet service that covers most of the village of Woodstock, dubbed "Wireless Woodstock".<ref>http://www.thevermontstandard.com/2010/08/wireless-woodstock-launched-by-governor/</ref> |
The town maintains a free (paid for through taxation) community wi-fi internet service that covers most of the village of Woodstock, dubbed "Wireless Woodstock".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thevermontstandard.com/2010/08/wireless-woodstock-launched-by-governor/ |title=Wireless Woodstock Launched By Governor {{!}} The Vermont Standard |website=www.thevermontstandard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717043034/http://www.thevermontstandard.com/2010/08/wireless-woodstock-launched-by-governor/ |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> |
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File:Woodstock, Vermont from Mount Tom.jpg|Village from [[Mount Tom, Woodstock, Vermont|Mount Tom]] in 1913 |
File:Woodstock, Vermont from Mount Tom.jpg|Village from [[Mount Tom, Woodstock, Vermont|Mount Tom]] in 1913 |
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File:The Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, VT.jpg|Norman Williams Public Library |
File:The Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, VT.jpg|Norman Williams Public Library {{circa|1910}}, built in 1883–1884 |
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File:Old Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, VT.jpg|Original Woodstock Inn in 1907, open from 1892 to the late 1960s |
File:Old Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, VT.jpg|Original Woodstock Inn in 1907, open from 1892 to the late 1960s |
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File:Store Front early 1900's.jpg |
File:Store Front early 1900's.jpg|[[F. H. Gillingham & Sons]], Elm Street, early 1900s |
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==Layout and design== |
==Layout and design== |
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[[File:Post Office in Woodstock, Vermont.png|thumb|US Post Office]] |
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In his ''City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World'', Canadian author and architect [[Witold Rybczynski]] extensively analyzes the layout of the town and the informal and unwritten rules which determined it. According to Rybczynski: |
In his ''City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World'', Canadian author and architect [[Witold Rybczynski]] extensively analyzes the layout of the town and the informal and unwritten rules which determined it. According to Rybczynski: |
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{{blockquote|The overall plan seems to have been dictated by the site: a narrow, flat valley hemmed in by the sweeping curve of the Ottauqueechee River on one side and a small creek on the other. The green was laid out lengthwise on the narrow peninsula between the river and the creek, allowing for many plots to have rear gardens running down to the riverbank. ... |
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The builders of Woodstock were aware that important buildings needed important sites. The Episcopalian church is at the head of the green, the Methodist farther down, and the Congregationalist church artfully closes the vista of Pleasant Street where it dead-ends into Elm Street. ... The pride of place, on the green, is shared by private homes on one side, and the courthouse and the Eagle Hotel on the other. Stores, banks, the post office and other businesses are located on two streets adjacent to but not actually on the green. This is a subtle sort of urban design, but it is design, design that proceeds not from a predetermined master plan, but from the process of building itself. A rough framework is established, with individual builders adapting as they come along. If Parisian planning in the grand manner can be likened to carefully scored symphonic music, the New England town is like ... very restrained jazz. ... [L]ike jazz, it involves improvisation, and as in jazz, this does not mean that the result is accidental or that there are no rules.<ref name=citylife>[[Witold Rybczynski|Rybczynski, Witold]]. ''City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World'' New York: Scribner, 1995. pp.89-93. {{ISBN|0-684-81302-5}}.</ref>}} |
The builders of Woodstock were aware that important buildings needed important sites. The Episcopalian church is at the head of the green, the Methodist farther down, and the Congregationalist church artfully closes the vista of Pleasant Street where it dead-ends into Elm Street. ... The pride of place, on the green, is shared by private homes on one side, and the courthouse and the Eagle Hotel on the other. Stores, banks, the post office and other businesses are located on two streets adjacent to but not actually on the green. This is a subtle sort of urban design, but it is design, design that proceeds not from a predetermined master plan, but from the process of building itself. A rough framework is established, with individual builders adapting as they come along. If Parisian planning in the grand manner can be likened to carefully scored symphonic music, the New England town is like ... very restrained jazz. ... [L]ike jazz, it involves improvisation, and as in jazz, this does not mean that the result is accidental or that there are no rules.<ref name=citylife>[[Witold Rybczynski|Rybczynski, Witold]]. ''City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World'' New York: Scribner, 1995. pp.89-93. {{ISBN|0-684-81302-5}}.</ref>}} |
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The author goes on to explicate some of the informal rules, such as that buildings stand close to the sidewalk, in the case of businesses, or ten to fourteen feet behind for homes; that plots are generally deep and narrow, keeping street frontages roughly equivalent; commercial buildings stand side by side, with only important buildings with a public |
The author goes on to explicate some of the informal rules, such as that buildings stand close to the sidewalk, in the case of businesses, or ten to fourteen feet behind for homes; that plots are generally deep and narrow, keeping street frontages roughly equivalent; commercial buildings stand side by side, with only important buildings with a public function—the library or courthouse, for instance—being free-standing objects. Rybczynsk points out that there is no zoning in Woodstock, and "buildings with different functions sat—and still sit today—side by side on the same streets", with practical exceptions such as the slaughterhouse and the gasworks.<ref name=citylife /> |
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The [[Rockefeller family|Rockefellers]] have had an enormous impact on the overall character of the town as it exists today. They helped preserve the 19th century architecture and the rural feel.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}} |
The [[Rockefeller family|Rockefellers]] have had an enormous impact on the overall character of the town as it exists today. They helped preserve the 19th century architecture and the rural feel.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}} In the late 1960s they tore down the landmark Woodstock Inn, a Victorian treasure reconstructed in 1892 from the old Eagle Hotel, which served as a center point for the town, and built a charming neo-colonial edifice farther back from the street.<ref>Valley News November 21, 1969</ref> [[Laurance Rockefeller|Laurance]] and [[Mary French Rockefeller]] also had the village's power lines buried underground. To protect their ridgeline views, the town adopted an ordinance creating a Scenic Ridgeline District in order to protect the aesthetics and the views of the town. It was updated in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/streets/2011/index.htm#VT |title=Woodstock, Vermont |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=www.planning.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315195421/http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/streets/2011/index.htm |archive-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> |
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Woodstock was named "The Prettiest Small Town in America" by the ''[[Ladies Home Journal]]'' magazine,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vermont.com/cities/woodstock/|title = Woodstock, Vermont | Hotels in Woodstock VT, Woodstock Dining and more!}}</ref> and in 2011, North and South Park Street and one block of Elm Street won an award for great streetscape by the [[American Planning Association]]'s "Great Places in America" program. APA looks at street form and composition, street character and personality and the overall street environment and sustainable practices. |
Woodstock was named "The Prettiest Small Town in America" by the ''[[Ladies Home Journal]]'' magazine,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vermont.com/cities/woodstock/|title = Woodstock, Vermont | Hotels in Woodstock VT, Woodstock Dining and more!}}</ref> and in 2011, North and South Park Street and one block of Elm Street won an award for great streetscape by the [[American Planning Association]]'s "Great Places in America" program. APA looks at street form and composition, street character and personality and the overall street environment and sustainable practices. |
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File:Ottauquechee Bank, Woodstock, VT.jpg|Town center |
File:Ottauquechee Bank, Woodstock, VT.jpg|Town center {{circa|1905}} |
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File:Street Scene, Woodstock, VT.jpg|Street scene in 1906 |
File:Street Scene, Woodstock, VT.jpg|Street scene in 1906 |
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File:Woodstock-Wolcott-snowy-night.jpeg|Snowy night in 1940 |
File:Woodstock-Wolcott-snowy-night.jpeg|Snowy night in 1940 |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|115.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|114.9|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.63%, is water.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Woodstock town, Windsor County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> The [[Ottauquechee River]] flows through the town.<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1996). ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-016-9}}</ref> |
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|115.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|114.9|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.63%, is water.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Woodstock town, Windsor County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> The [[Ottauquechee River]] flows through the town.<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1996). ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-016-9}}</ref> |
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Woodstock is crossed by [[U.S. Route 4 in Vermont|U.S. Route 4]], [[Vermont Route 12]] and [[Vermont Route 106]]. [[Interstate 89]] does not pass through the town, it is served by exit 1 in nearby [[Quechee, Vermont|Quechee]]. It is bordered the town of [[Pomfret, Vermont|Pomfret]] to the north, [[Hartford, Vermont|Hartford]] to the northeast, [[Hartland, Vermont|Hartland]] to the east, [[Reading, Vermont|Reading]] to the south, and [[Bridgewater, Vermont|Bridgewater]] to the west. |
Woodstock is crossed by [[U.S. Route 4 in Vermont|U.S. Route 4]], [[Vermont Route 12]] and [[Vermont Route 106]]. [[Interstate 89]] does not pass through the town, it is served by exit 1 in nearby [[Quechee, Vermont|Quechee]]. It is bordered by the town of [[Pomfret, Vermont|Pomfret]] to the north, [[Hartford, Vermont|Hartford]] to the northeast, [[Hartland, Vermont|Hartland]] to the east, [[Reading, Vermont|Reading]] to the south, and [[Bridgewater, Vermont|Bridgewater]] to the west. |
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Woodstock is a three-hour drive from [[Boston]] and is {{convert|250|mi}} away from [[New York City]]. It is easily accessible via car or plane to [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]] or [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon]] Airports. [[Vermont Translines]] operates a daily intercity bus route between Rutland and Lebanon, stopping in Woodstock along the way. The closest regular public transportation hubs are in [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]] ({{convert|12|mi}} east) and Rutland ({{convert|48|mi}} west). |
Woodstock is a three-hour drive from [[Boston]] and is {{convert|250|mi}} away from [[New York City]]. It is easily accessible via car or plane to [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]] or [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon]] Airports. [[Vermont Translines]] operates a daily intercity bus route between Rutland and Lebanon, stopping in Woodstock along the way. The closest regular public transportation hubs are in [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]] ({{convert|12|mi}} east) and Rutland ({{convert|48|mi}} west). |
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===Climate=== |
===Climate=== |
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This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Woodstock has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=489934&cityname=Woodstock%2C+Vermont%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Woodstock, Vermont]</ref> |
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Woodstock has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=489934&cityname=Woodstock%2C+Vermont%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Woodstock, Vermont]</ref> |
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|location = Woodstock, Vermont (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present) |
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|Jan record high F = 67 |
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|Feb record high F = 66 |
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|Mar record high F = 83 |
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|Apr record high F = 93 |
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|Oct record high F = 88 |
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|Dec record high F = 71 |
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|year record high F = 104 |
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|Jan avg record high F = 49 |
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|Mar avg record high F = 61 |
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|Apr avg record high F = 79 |
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|May avg record high F = 87 |
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|Jun avg record high F = 91 |
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|Oct avg record high F = 78 |
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|Nov avg record high F = 67 |
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|Dec avg record high F = 53 |
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|year avg record high F = 94 |
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|Jan high F = 29.5 |
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|Feb high F = 32.8 |
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|Mar high F = 41.0 |
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|Apr high F = 55.0 |
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|May high F = 68.1 |
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|Jun high F = 76.9 |
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|Jul high F = 81.6 |
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|Aug high F = 80.1 |
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|Sep high F = 73.0 |
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|Oct high F = 59.2 |
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|Nov high F = 46.4 |
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|Dec high F = 35.2 |
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|year high F = 56.6 |
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|Jan mean F = 18.4 |
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|Feb mean F = 20.7 |
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|Mar mean F = 29.9 |
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|Apr mean F = 43.2 |
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|May mean F = 55.4 |
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|Jun mean F = 64.8 |
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|Jul mean F = 69.5 |
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|Aug mean F = 67.7 |
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|Sep mean F = 60.2 |
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|Oct mean F = 47.4 |
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|Nov mean F = 36.2 |
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|Dec mean F = 25.4 |
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|year mean F = 44.9 |
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|Jan low F = 7.3 |
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|Feb low F = 8.5 |
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|Mar low F = 18.7 |
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|Apr low F = 31.4 |
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|May low F = 42.7 |
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|Jun low F = 52.6 |
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|Jul low F = 57.4 |
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|Aug low F = 55.4 |
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|Sep low F = 47.3 |
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|Oct low F = 35.5 |
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|Nov low F = 26.1 |
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|Dec low F = 15.6 |
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|year low F = 33.2 |
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|Jan avg record low F = -15 |
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|Feb avg record low F = -12 |
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|Mar avg record low F = -3 |
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|Apr avg record low F = 19 |
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|Jun avg record low F = 38 |
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|Jul avg record low F = 46 |
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|Oct avg record low F = 23 |
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|Nov avg record low F = 12 |
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|Dec avg record low F = -4 |
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|year avg record low F = -18 |
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|Jan record low F = -38 |
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|Feb record low F = −43 |
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|Mar record low F = −27 |
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|Apr record low F = 2 |
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|Jul record low F = 35 |
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|Sep record low F = 19 |
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|Oct record low F = 9 |
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|Nov record low F = −16 |
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|Dec record low F = −38 |
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|year record low F = −43 |
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* The annual [https://bookstockvt.org/ Bookstock] literary festival is held in June on and around the central village green and features regional, national and international authors and poets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prior Years Authors – Bookstock VT |url=https://bookstockvt.org/prior-years-authors/ |access-date=January 7, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> Past speakers include [[Julia Alvarez]], [[Richard Blanco]], [[Billy Collins]], [[Ed Koren]], [[Sy Montgomery]], [[Valerie Plame]], [[Richard Russo]], [[Ocean Vuong]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=polly |date=June 22, 2022 |title=Bookstock takes over Woodstock |url=https://mountaintimes.info/bookstock-takes-over-woodstock/ |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=The Mountain Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* The annual Harvest Weekend at The Billings Farm and Museum is held in October and includes a husking bee, barn dance, and 19th century harvest activities.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.vtattractions.org/ai1ec_event/harvest-weekend-at-billings-farm-museum/?instance_id=|title= Harvest Weekend at Billings Farm & Museum|publisher= Vermont Attractions Association|access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billingsfarm.org/programs-events/special_events/harvest_wkd.html|title= Voted a Top 10 Fall Event for 2013! 29th Annual Harvest Weekend Featured at Billings Farm & Museum|publisher= Billings Farm & Museum|access-date= May 28, 2014|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140529085253/http://www.billingsfarm.org/programs-events/special_events/harvest_wkd.html|archive-date= May 29, 2014}}</ref> |
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* The annual Harvest Weekend at the Billings Farm and Museum is held in October and includes a husking bee, barn dance, and 19th century harvest activities.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.vtattractions.org/ai1ec_event/harvest-weekend-at-billings-farm-museum/?instance_id=|title= Harvest Weekend at Billings Farm & Museum|publisher= Vermont Attractions Association|access-date= May 28, 2014|archive-date= May 29, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140529090738/http://www.vtattractions.org/ai1ec_event/harvest-weekend-at-billings-farm-museum/?instance_id=|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billingsfarm.org/programs-events/special_events/harvest_wkd.html|title= Voted a Top 10 Fall Event for 2013! 29th Annual Harvest Weekend Featured at Billings Farm & Museum|publisher= Billings Farm & Museum|access-date= May 28, 2014|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140529085253/http://www.billingsfarm.org/programs-events/special_events/harvest_wkd.html|archive-date= May 29, 2014}}</ref> |
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* The annual Wassail Weekend in early December is filled with twinkling lights, historic decorated homes, and so much more, the town transforms into the holiday wonderland of your dreams, complete with sleigh bells and holiday decorations at Billings Farm that harken back to historic 19th-century charm. There's something for all ages throughout this festive holiday weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.woodstockinn.com/do/events/wassail-weekend-2020|title= Woodstock's Wassail Weekend|publisher= Woodstock Inn & Resort|access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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* The annual Wassail Weekend is held in early December.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.woodstockinn.com/do/events/wassail-weekend-2020|title= Woodstock's Wassail Weekend|publisher= Woodstock Inn & Resort|access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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===Tourism=== |
===Tourism=== |
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The Billings Farm & Museum is a local tourist attraction. The land and farmhouse were owned by [[Laurance Rockefeller]] and his wife Mary French Rockefeller. The farm and museum include an operating dairy farm and a restored 1890 farm house.<ref name="Vermont Standard">{{cite web|url= http://www.thevermontstandard.com/2010/05/mary-and-laurance-rockefellers%E2%80%99/|title= Mary and Laurance Rockefellers' Billings Farm and the Farm & Museum|publisher= Vermont Standard|access-date= May 28, 2014|archive-date= December 25, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141225052012/http://www.thevermontstandard.com/2010/05/mary-and-laurance-rockefellers%e2%80%99/|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billingsfarm.org/|title= Billings Farm and Museum|publisher= Billings Farm and Museum |access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref> |
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[[F. H. Gillingham & Sons]], a [[general store]] located in its original building at 16 Elm Street, is another local tourist attraction. The store was established in 1886 by Frank Henry Gillingham.<ref name="F.H. Gillingham & Sons">{{cite web|url=https://www.gillinghams.com/pages/about-us|title=F. H. Gillingham & Sons History & About Us|access-date= January 1, 2021}}</ref> |
[[F. H. Gillingham & Sons]], a [[general store]] located in its original building at 16 Elm Street, is another local tourist attraction. The store was established in 1886 by Frank Henry Gillingham.<ref name="F.H. Gillingham & Sons">{{cite web|url=https://www.gillinghams.com/pages/about-us|title=F. H. Gillingham & Sons History & About Us|access-date= January 1, 2021}}</ref> |
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Woodstock is served by Woodstock Elementary School and [[Woodstock Union High School|Woodstock Union High School & Middle School]]. The schools are part of the [[Windsor Central Supervisory Union]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wuhsms.org|title= Woodstock Union High School & Middle School|publisher= Woodstock Union High School & Middle School|access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://wes.wcsu.net/|title= Woodstock Elementary School|publisher= Woodstock Elementary School|access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.greatschools.org/vermont/woodstock/|title= Woodstock Schools|publisher= GreatSchools, Inc|access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref> |
Woodstock is served by Woodstock Elementary School, The Prosper Valley School,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=WCSU 2022 Annual Report |url=https://www.wcsu.net/district-annual-reports |access-date=August 9, 2022 |website=Windsor Central Supervisory Union}}</ref> and [[Woodstock Union High School|Woodstock Union High School & Middle School]]. The schools are part of the [[Windsor Central Supervisory Union]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wuhsms.org|title= Woodstock Union High School & Middle School|publisher= Woodstock Union High School & Middle School|access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://wes.wcsu.net/|title= Woodstock Elementary School|publisher= Woodstock Elementary School|access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.greatschools.org/vermont/woodstock/|title= Woodstock Schools|publisher= GreatSchools, Inc|access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Fred C. Ainsworth]], U.S. Army surgeon and [[List of Adjutants General of the U.S. Army|Adjutant General]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fred C. Ainsworth|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/fcains.htm|publisher=Arlington National Cemetery|access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Fred C. Ainsworth]], U.S. Army surgeon and [[List of Adjutants General of the U.S. Army|Adjutant General]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fred C. Ainsworth|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/fcains.htm|publisher=Arlington National Cemetery|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Ivan Albright]], artist<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivan Albright|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/13106/Ivan-Albright|publisher=2014 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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*Charles Stimets, First Town Manager of Woodstock |
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* [[Benjamin Allen (Wisconsin politician)|Benjamin Allen]], politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecivilwarandnorthwestwisconsin.wordpress.com/the-soldiers/alphabetical-list-of-all-soldiers-from-northwest-wisconsin/benjamin-allen-1807-1873/|title=Benjamin Allen (1807-1873)|date= |
* [[Benjamin Allen (Wisconsin politician)|Benjamin Allen]], politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecivilwarandnorthwestwisconsin.wordpress.com/the-soldiers/alphabetical-list-of-all-soldiers-from-northwest-wisconsin/benjamin-allen-1807-1873/|title=Benjamin Allen (1807-1873)|date=May 5, 2012|publisher=The Civil War and Northwest Wisconsin|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref> |
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* [[Nicholas Baylies]], Associate Justice of the [[Vermont Supreme Court]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Ullery |first=Jacob G. |date=1894 |title=Men of Vermont Illustrated |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Nvg_AAAAYAAJ |location=Brattleboro, VT |publisher=Transcript Publishing Company |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Nvg_AAAAYAAJ/page/n178 181] |ref={{sfnRef|''Men of Vermont Illustrated''}}}}</ref> |
* [[Nicholas Baylies]], Associate Justice of the [[Vermont Supreme Court]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Ullery |first=Jacob G. |date=1894 |title=Men of Vermont Illustrated |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Nvg_AAAAYAAJ |location=Brattleboro, VT |publisher=Transcript Publishing Company |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Nvg_AAAAYAAJ/page/n178 181] |ref={{sfnRef|''Men of Vermont Illustrated''}}}}</ref> |
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* [[Franklin S. Billings]], 60th [[List of Governors of Vermont|Governor of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Franklin S. Billings|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_vermont/col2-content/main-content-list/title_billings_franklin.html|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date= |
* [[Franklin S. Billings]], 60th [[List of Governors of Vermont|Governor of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Franklin S. Billings|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_vermont/col2-content/main-content-list/title_billings_franklin.html|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Franklin S. Billings Jr.]], Chief Justice [[Vermont Supreme Court]] & [[United States District Court for the District of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Franklin S. Billings|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=173&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date= |
* [[Franklin S. Billings Jr.]], Chief Justice [[Vermont Supreme Court]] & [[United States District Court for the District of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Franklin S. Billings|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=173&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Franklin Noble Billings]], businessman and brother of [[Frederick H. Billings]]<ref name="DeathNotice">{{cite news |date=December 20, 1894 |title=Death Notice, Franklin Noble Billings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74806804/franklin-billings/ |work=[[Vermont Standard]] |location=Woodstock, VT |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
* [[Franklin Noble Billings]], businessman and brother of [[Frederick H. Billings]]<ref name="DeathNotice">{{cite news |date=December 20, 1894 |title=Death Notice, Franklin Noble Billings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74806804/franklin-billings/ |work=[[Vermont Standard]] |location=Woodstock, VT |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Frederick H. Billings]], lawyer, financier and President of the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] |
* [[Frederick H. Billings]], lawyer, financier and President of the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] |
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* [[Keegan Bradley]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer<ref>{{cite web|title=Keegan Bradley|date=September 2011|url= |
* [[Keegan Bradley]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer<ref>{{cite web|title=Keegan Bradley|date=September 2011|url=https://www.espn.com/boston/golf/story/_/id/6916568/keegan-bradley-just-living-dream|publisher=2014 ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Richard M. Brett]], conservationist and author<ref>{{cite news|title=Richard M. Brett|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/12/obituaries/richard-m-brett-86-ex-library-executive.html |
* [[Richard M. Brett]], conservationist and author<ref>{{cite news|title=Richard M. Brett|work=The New York Times |date=September 12, 1989 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/12/obituaries/richard-m-brett-86-ex-library-executive.html|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Isaac Bullard (Vermont religious leader)]] |
* [[Isaac Bullard (Vermont religious leader)]] |
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* [[Frank H. Chapman]], US Marshal for Vermont<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 1923 |title=Frank H. Chapman a Suicide |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49281999/obituary-for-frank-h-chapman-aged-73/ |work=The Orwell Citizen |location=Orwell, VT |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Frank H. Chapman a Suicide"}}}}</ref> |
* [[Frank H. Chapman]], US Marshal for Vermont<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 1923 |title=Frank H. Chapman a Suicide |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49281999/obituary-for-frank-h-chapman-aged-73/ |work=The Orwell Citizen |location=Orwell, VT |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Frank H. Chapman a Suicide"}}}}</ref> |
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* [[Sylvester Churchill]], journalist<ref>{{cite web|title=Sylvester Churchill|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/y/Bonnie-J-May/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0420.html|publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date= |
* [[Sylvester Churchill]], journalist<ref>{{cite web|title=Sylvester Churchill|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/y/Bonnie-J-May/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0420.html|publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Jacob Collamer]], politician<ref>{{cite web|title=Jacob Collamer|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c000628|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= |
* [[Jacob Collamer]], politician<ref>{{cite web|title=Jacob Collamer|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c000628|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Philip Cummings]], lecturer on world affairs |
* [[Philip Cummings]], lecturer on world affairs |
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* [[Thomas M. Debevoise]], [[Vermont Attorney General]], Dean of [[Vermont Law School]]<ref>{{cite news |date=February 9, 1995 |title=Thomas Debevoise, Prosecutor, 65, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/09/obituaries/thomas-debevoise-prosecutor-65-dies.html |newspaper=New York Times |location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
* [[Thomas M. Debevoise]], [[Vermont Attorney General]], Dean of [[Vermont Law School]]<ref>{{cite news |date=February 9, 1995 |title=Thomas Debevoise, Prosecutor, 65, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/09/obituaries/thomas-debevoise-prosecutor-65-dies.html |newspaper=New York Times |location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
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* [[George Dewey]], admiral<ref>{{cite book|last=Karr|first=Paul|title=Frommer's Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine|date= |
* [[George Dewey]], admiral<ref>{{cite book|last=Karr|first=Paul|title=Frommer's Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine|date=June 17, 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Jun 17, 2010|page=126|isbn=9780470880982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X3YFISOZyhAC&pg=PA126 }}</ref> |
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* [[Maud Durbin]], actress and wife of [[Otis Skinner]] |
* [[Maud Durbin]], actress and wife of [[Otis Skinner]] |
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*[[Harold "Duke" Eaton Jr.]], Supreme Court Justice, State of Vermont |
*[[Harold "Duke" Eaton Jr.]], Supreme Court Justice, State of Vermont |
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* [[Elon Farnsworth (Michigan Attorney General)|Elon Farnsworth]], Attorney General of [[Michigan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Elon Farnsworth|url=http://www.micourthistory.org/special-sessions/in-memoriam-honorable-elon-farnsworth-chancellor-of-the-state-of-michigan/|publisher=2013 Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society.|access-date= |
* [[Elon Farnsworth (Michigan Attorney General)|Elon Farnsworth]], Attorney General of [[Michigan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Elon Farnsworth|url=http://www.micourthistory.org/special-sessions/in-memoriam-honorable-elon-farnsworth-chancellor-of-the-state-of-michigan/|publisher=2013 Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society.|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* Marianne Gaillard Faulkner, philanthropist |
* Marianne Gaillard Faulkner, philanthropist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=64888|title = Marianne Gaillard Faulkner Historical Marker}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dartmed.dartmouth.edu/winter09/html/campaign.php|title = Dartmouth Medicine Magazine :: Transforming Medicine Campaign : Celebrating our donors}}</ref> |
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* [[Robert Hager]], television journalist<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Hager|url= |
* [[Robert Hager]], television journalist<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Hager|date=December 12, 2003 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3688609|publisher=2014 NBCNews.com|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Benjamin Tyler Henry]], gunsmith and manufacturer<ref name="Woodstock, Vermont"/> |
* [[Benjamin Tyler Henry]], gunsmith and manufacturer<ref name="Woodstock, Vermont"/> |
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* [[Rebecca Hammond Lard]], poet from [[Indiana]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rebecca Hammond Lard|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jlopp/laird.htm|publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date= |
* [[Rebecca Hammond Lard]], poet from [[Indiana]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rebecca Hammond Lard|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jlopp/laird.htm|publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Charles Marsh (American politician)|Charles Marsh]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Marsh|url=http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/1677|publisher=2010 by the Litchfield Historical Society|access-date= |
* [[Charles Marsh (American politician)|Charles Marsh]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Marsh|url=http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/1677|publisher=2010 by the Litchfield Historical Society|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[George Perkins Marsh]], environmentalist<ref>{{cite web|title=George Perkins Marsh|url=http://www.thevermontstandard.com/2010/05/george-perkins-marsh-in-woodstock/|publisher=2014 The Vermont Standard|access-date= |
* [[George Perkins Marsh]], environmentalist<ref>{{cite web|title=George Perkins Marsh|url=http://www.thevermontstandard.com/2010/05/george-perkins-marsh-in-woodstock/|publisher=2014 The Vermont Standard|access-date=May 17, 2014|archive-date=July 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706155341/http://www.thevermontstandard.com/2010/05/george-perkins-marsh-in-woodstock/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* [[Joseph A. Mower]], general<ref>{{cite web|title=Joseph A. Mower|url=http://www.civil-war-tribute.com/generate-bio-page.asp?bionum=vt-08271827-01061870-jam-1|publisher=Encyclopedia of the American Civil War|access-date= |
* [[Joseph A. Mower]], general<ref>{{cite web|title=Joseph A. Mower|url=http://www.civil-war-tribute.com/generate-bio-page.asp?bionum=vt-08271827-01061870-jam-1|publisher=Encyclopedia of the American Civil War|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Hiram Powers]], sculptor<ref>{{cite web|title=Hiram Powers|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/highlights-of-the-collection?pg=1&who=Hiram+Powers|publisher=2000–2014 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.|access-date= |
* [[Hiram Powers]], sculptor<ref>{{cite web|title=Hiram Powers|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/highlights-of-the-collection?pg=1&who=Hiram+Powers|publisher=2000–2014 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Origen D. Richardson]], politician<ref>{{cite book|last=Morton|first=Julius Sterling and Watkins, Albert|title=Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps and Tables, Volume 1|date=1911|publisher=Western Pub. and Engraving Company|page=205|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hHkUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA205 }}</ref> |
* [[Origen D. Richardson]], politician<ref>{{cite book|last=Morton|first=Julius Sterling and Watkins, Albert|title=Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps and Tables, Volume 1|date=1911|publisher=Western Pub. and Engraving Company|page=205|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hHkUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA205 }}</ref> |
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* [[Laurance Rockefeller]], American businessman, financier, philanthropist and major conservationist. Financier of the Woodstock Inn & Resort |
* [[Laurance Rockefeller]], American businessman, financier, philanthropist and major conservationist. Financier of the Woodstock Inn & Resort<ref name="Vermont Standard"/> |
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* [[Otis Skinner]], actor<ref>{{cite book |last= New York Supreme Court |first= Appellate Division, First Department |date= 1937 |title= New York Supreme Court Cases Heard on Appeal |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rbxJD-9rVFYC&pg=PA145 |publisher= Case Press, Inc. |page= 145}}</ref> |
* [[Otis Skinner]], actor<ref>{{cite book |last= New York Supreme Court |first= Appellate Division, First Department |date= 1937 |title= New York Supreme Court Cases Heard on Appeal |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rbxJD-9rVFYC&pg=PA145 |publisher= Case Press, Inc. |page= 145}}</ref> |
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* Charles Stimets, First Town Manager of Woodstock |
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* [[Benjamin Swan (Vermont politician)|Benjamin Swan]], longest serving [[Vermont State Treasurer]]<ref>Henry Swan Dana, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Y4EUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA486 History of Woodstock, Vermont], 1889, pages 485-486</ref> |
* [[Benjamin Swan (Vermont politician)|Benjamin Swan]], longest serving [[Vermont State Treasurer]]<ref>Henry Swan Dana, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Y4EUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA486 History of Woodstock, Vermont], 1889, pages 485-486</ref> |
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* [[Andrew Tracy]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite web|title=Andrew Tracy|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000344|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= |
* [[Andrew Tracy]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite web|title=Andrew Tracy|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000344|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Gwen Verdon]], dancer and actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Gwen Verdon|url=http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/gwen-verdon|publisher=2014 Los Angeles Times|access-date= |
* [[Gwen Verdon]], dancer and actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Gwen Verdon|url=http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/gwen-verdon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517185720/http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/gwen-verdon|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2014|publisher=2014 Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Peter T. Washburn]], 31st [[List of Governors of Vermont|Governor of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter T. Washburn|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_vermont/col2-content/main-content-list/title_washburn_peter.html|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date= |
* [[Peter T. Washburn]], 31st [[List of Governors of Vermont|Governor of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter T. Washburn|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_vermont/col2-content/main-content-list/title_washburn_peter.html|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Hezekiah Williams]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite web|title=Hezekiah Williams|url=http://records.ancestry.com/hezekiah_williams_records.ashx?pid=38765944|publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date= |
* [[Hezekiah Williams]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite web|title=Hezekiah Williams|url=http://records.ancestry.com/hezekiah_williams_records.ashx?pid=38765944|publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Norman Williams (politician)|Norman Williams]], [[Vermont Auditor of Accounts]] and [[Secretary of State of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite book |last= Dana |first= Henry Swan |date= 1889 |title= History of Woodstock, Vermont |url= https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Y4EUAAAAYAAJ |publisher= Houghton, Mifflin and Company |pages= [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Y4EUAAAAYAAJ/page/n529 475]–476 }}</ref> |
* [[Norman Williams (politician)|Norman Williams]], [[Vermont Auditor of Accounts]] and [[Secretary of State of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite book |last= Dana |first= Henry Swan |date= 1889 |title= History of Woodstock, Vermont |url= https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Y4EUAAAAYAAJ |publisher= Houghton, Mifflin and Company |pages= [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Y4EUAAAAYAAJ/page/n529 475]–476 }}</ref> |
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* [[Paul Watson]], Conservationist, author and television star<ref>{{cite web|url= https://eu.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2016/08/24/anti-whaling-group-explains-settlement/89310180/|title= Anti-whaling group explains settlement |
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* [[Daphne Zuniga]], film and television actress<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tv.com/people/daphne-zuniga/|title= Daphne Zuniga |
* [[Daphne Zuniga]], film and television actress<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tv.com/people/daphne-zuniga/|title= Daphne Zuniga |
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|publisher= TV.com |access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref> |
|publisher= TV.com |access-date= May 28, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Paul Watson]], Conservationist, author and television star<ref>{{cite web|url= https://eu.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2016/08/24/anti-whaling-group-explains-settlement/89310180/|title= Anti-whaling group explains settlement |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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*Several movies have been filmed in or around Woodstock, including ''[[Dr. Cook's Garden]]'' (1971),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065657/|title = Dr. Cook's Garden (TV Movie 1971) - IMDb}}</ref> ''[[Ghost Story (1981 film)|Ghost Story]]'' (1981)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/is-salt-the-best-movie-made-in-the-capital-region/6207/|title = Is 'Salt' the best movie made in the Capital Region?|date = |
*Several movies have been filmed in or around Woodstock, including ''[[Dr. Cook's Garden]]'' (1971),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065657/|title = Dr. Cook's Garden (TV Movie 1971) - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> ''[[Ghost Story (1981 film)|Ghost Story]]'' (1981)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/is-salt-the-best-movie-made-in-the-capital-region/6207/|title = Is 'Salt' the best movie made in the Capital Region?|date = July 21, 2010}}</ref> and ''[[Funny Farm (film)|Funny Farm]]'' (1988).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095188/|title = Funny Farm (1988) - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> |
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==Sites of interest== |
==Sites of interest== |
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* [[Taftsville Covered Bridge]], built in 1836 |
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* [[First Congregational Church of Woodstock, Vermont]] |
* [[First Congregational Church of Woodstock, Vermont]] |
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Woodstock, Vermont | |
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 (2010) | |
| Motto: We are one. | |
 Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont. | |
  Woodstock, Vermont Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°37′25″N 72°31′10″W / 43.62361°N 72.51944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Windsor |
| Chartered | 1761 |
| Communities | |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.6 sq mi (115.6 km2) |
| • Land | 44.4 sq mi (114.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,005 |
| • Density | 67/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05091 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-85975[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462272[2] |
| Website | www |
Woodstock is the shire town (county seat[3][4]) of Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,005.[5] It includes the villages of Woodstock, South Woodstock, Taftsville, and West Woodstock.
History
[edit]Chartered by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth on July 10, 1761, the town was a New Hampshire grant to David Page and 61 others. It was named after Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England, as a homage to both Blenheim Palace and its owner, George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough. The town was first settled in 1768 by James Sanderson and his family.[6] In 1776, Joab Hoisington built a gristmill, followed by a sawmill, on the south branch of the Ottauquechee River.[7] The town was incorporated in 1837.[8]
Although the Revolution slowed settlement, Woodstock developed rapidly once the war ended in 1783. The Vermont General Assembly met here in 1807 before moving the next year to the new capital at Montpelier. Waterfalls in the Ottauquechee River provided water power to operate mills. Factories made scythes and axes, carding machines, and woolens. There was a machine shop and gunsmith shop. Manufacturers also produced furniture, wooden wares, window sashes and blinds. Carriages, horse harnesses, saddles, luggage trunks and leather goods were also manufactured. By 1859, the population was 3,041.[7] The Woodstock Railroad opened to White River Junction on September 29, 1875, carrying freight and tourists. The Woodstock Inn opened in 1892.[9]
The Industrial Revolution helped the town grow prosperous. The economy is now largely driven by tourism. Woodstock has the 20th highest per-capita income of Vermont towns as reported by the United States Census, and a high percentage of homes owned by non-residents. The town's central square, called the Green, is bordered by restored late Georgian, Federal Style, and Greek Revival houses. The cost of real estate in the district adjoining the Green is among the highest in the state. The seasonal presence of wealthy second-home owners from cities such as Boston and New York has contributed to the town's economic vitality and livelihood, while at the same time diminished its accessibility to native Vermonters.
The town maintains a free (paid for through taxation) community wi-fi internet service that covers most of the village of Woodstock, dubbed "Wireless Woodstock".[10]
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Village from Mount Tom in 1913 -
Norman Williams Public Library c. 1910, built in 1883–1884 -
Original Woodstock Inn in 1907, open from 1892 to the late 1960s -
F. H. Gillingham & Sons, Elm Street, early 1900s
Layout and design
[edit]
In his City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World, Canadian author and architect Witold Rybczynski extensively analyzes the layout of the town and the informal and unwritten rules which determined it. According to Rybczynski:
The overall plan seems to have been dictated by the site: a narrow, flat valley hemmed in by the sweeping curve of the Ottauqueechee River on one side and a small creek on the other. The green was laid out lengthwise on the narrow peninsula between the river and the creek, allowing for many plots to have rear gardens running down to the riverbank. ... The builders of Woodstock were aware that important buildings needed important sites. The Episcopalian church is at the head of the green, the Methodist farther down, and the Congregationalist church artfully closes the vista of Pleasant Street where it dead-ends into Elm Street. ... The pride of place, on the green, is shared by private homes on one side, and the courthouse and the Eagle Hotel on the other. Stores, banks, the post office and other businesses are located on two streets adjacent to but not actually on the green. This is a subtle sort of urban design, but it is design, design that proceeds not from a predetermined master plan, but from the process of building itself. A rough framework is established, with individual builders adapting as they come along. If Parisian planning in the grand manner can be likened to carefully scored symphonic music, the New England town is like ... very restrained jazz. ... [L]ike jazz, it involves improvisation, and as in jazz, this does not mean that the result is accidental or that there are no rules.[11]
The author goes on to explicate some of the informal rules, such as that buildings stand close to the sidewalk, in the case of businesses, or ten to fourteen feet behind for homes; that plots are generally deep and narrow, keeping street frontages roughly equivalent; commercial buildings stand side by side, with only important buildings with a public function—the library or courthouse, for instance—being free-standing objects. Rybczynsk points out that there is no zoning in Woodstock, and "buildings with different functions sat—and still sit today—side by side on the same streets", with practical exceptions such as the slaughterhouse and the gasworks.[11]
The Rockefellers have had an enormous impact on the overall character of the town as it exists today. They helped preserve the 19th century architecture and the rural feel.[citation needed] In the late 1960s they tore down the landmark Woodstock Inn, a Victorian treasure reconstructed in 1892 from the old Eagle Hotel, which served as a center point for the town, and built a charming neo-colonial edifice farther back from the street.[12] Laurance and Mary French Rockefeller also had the village's power lines buried underground. To protect their ridgeline views, the town adopted an ordinance creating a Scenic Ridgeline District in order to protect the aesthetics and the views of the town. It was updated in 2007.[13]
Woodstock was named "The Prettiest Small Town in America" by the Ladies Home Journal magazine,[14] and in 2011, North and South Park Street and one block of Elm Street won an award for great streetscape by the American Planning Association's "Great Places in America" program. APA looks at street form and composition, street character and personality and the overall street environment and sustainable practices.
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Town center c. 1905 -
Street scene in 1906 -
Snowy night in 1940
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.6 square miles (115.6 km2), of which 44.4 square miles (114.9 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 0.63%, is water.[15] The Ottauquechee River flows through the town.[16]
Woodstock is crossed by U.S. Route 4, Vermont Route 12 and Vermont Route 106. Interstate 89 does not pass through the town, it is served by exit 1 in nearby Quechee. It is bordered by the town of Pomfret to the north, Hartford to the northeast, Hartland to the east, Reading to the south, and Bridgewater to the west.
Woodstock is a three-hour drive from Boston and is 250 miles (400 km) away from New York City. It is easily accessible via car or plane to Rutland or Lebanon Airports. Vermont Translines operates a daily intercity bus route between Rutland and Lebanon, stopping in Woodstock along the way. The closest regular public transportation hubs are in White River Junction (12 miles (19 km) east) and Rutland (48 miles (77 km) west).
Climate
[edit]This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Woodstock has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[17]
| Climate data for Woodstock, Vermont (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
66 (19) |
83 (28) |
93 (34) |
95 (35) |
99 (37) |
104 (40) |
100 (38) |
96 (36) |
88 (31) |
80 (27) |
71 (22) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49 (9) |
51 (11) |
61 (16) |
79 (26) |
87 (31) |
91 (33) |
92 (33) |
91 (33) |
87 (31) |
78 (26) |
67 (19) |
53 (12) |
94 (34) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.5 (−1.4) |
32.8 (0.4) |
41.0 (5.0) |
55.0 (12.8) |
68.1 (20.1) |
76.9 (24.9) |
81.6 (27.6) |
80.1 (26.7) |
73.0 (22.8) |
59.2 (15.1) |
46.4 (8.0) |
35.2 (1.8) |
56.6 (13.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 18.4 (−7.6) |
20.7 (−6.3) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
43.2 (6.2) |
55.4 (13.0) |
64.8 (18.2) |
69.5 (20.8) |
67.7 (19.8) |
60.2 (15.7) |
47.4 (8.6) |
36.2 (2.3) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
44.9 (7.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 7.3 (−13.7) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
42.7 (5.9) |
52.6 (11.4) |
57.4 (14.1) |
55.4 (13.0) |
47.3 (8.5) |
35.5 (1.9) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
15.6 (−9.1) |
33.2 (0.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −15 (−26) |
−12 (−24) |
−3 (−19) |
19 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
38 (3) |
46 (8) |
44 (7) |
33 (1) |
23 (−5) |
12 (−11) |
−4 (−20) |
−18 (−28) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) |
−43 (−42) |
−27 (−33) |
2 (−17) |
17 (−8) |
29 (−2) |
35 (2) |
29 (−2) |
19 (−7) |
9 (−13) |
−16 (−27) |
−38 (−39) |
−43 (−42) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.85 (72) |
2.65 (67) |
3.19 (81) |
3.50 (89) |
3.61 (92) |
4.11 (104) |
3.92 (100) |
3.68 (93) |
3.59 (91) |
4.57 (116) |
3.59 (91) |
3.19 (81) |
42.45 (1,078) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 12 (30) |
16 (41) |
13 (33) |
4 (10) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (2.5) |
3 (7.6) |
11 (28) |
19 (48) |
| Source: NOAA[18] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 1,605 | — | |
| 1800 | 2,132 | 32.8% | |
| 1810 | 2,672 | 25.3% | |
| 1820 | 2,610 | −2.3% | |
| 1830 | 3,044 | 16.6% | |
| 1840 | 3,315 | 8.9% | |
| 1850 | 3,041 | −8.3% | |
| 1860 | 3,062 | 0.7% | |
| 1870 | 2,910 | −5.0% | |
| 1880 | 2,815 | −3.3% | |
| 1890 | 2,545 | −9.6% | |
| 1900 | 2,557 | 0.5% | |
| 1910 | 2,545 | −0.5% | |
| 1920 | 2,370 | −6.9% | |
| 1930 | 2,469 | 4.2% | |
| 1940 | 2,512 | 1.7% | |
| 1950 | 2,613 | 4.0% | |
| 1960 | 2,786 | 6.6% | |
| 1970 | 2,608 | −6.4% | |
| 1980 | 3,214 | 23.2% | |
| 1990 | 3,212 | −0.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,232 | 0.6% | |
| 2010 | 3,048 | −5.7% | |
| 2020 | 3,005 | −1.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[19] | |||
As of the census[1] of 2010, there were 3,048 people, 1,388 households, and 877 families residing in the town. The population density was 72.6 people per square mile (28.0/km2). There were 1,775 housing units at an average density of 39.9 per square mile (15.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.08% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 1,388 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,143, and the median income for a family was $57,330. Males had a median income of $33,229 versus $26,769 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,326. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Arts and culture
[edit]Annual cultural events
[edit]- The annual Bookstock literary festival is held in June on and around the central village green and features regional, national and international authors and poets.[20] Past speakers include Julia Alvarez, Richard Blanco, Billy Collins, Ed Koren, Sy Montgomery, Valerie Plame, Richard Russo, Ocean Vuong.[21]
- The annual Harvest Weekend at the Billings Farm and Museum is held in October and includes a husking bee, barn dance, and 19th century harvest activities.[22][23]
- The annual Wassail Weekend is held in early December.[24]
Tourism
[edit]The Billings Farm & Museum is a local tourist attraction. The land and farmhouse were owned by Laurance Rockefeller and his wife Mary French Rockefeller. The farm and museum include an operating dairy farm and a restored 1890 farm house.[25][26]
F. H. Gillingham & Sons, a general store located in its original building at 16 Elm Street, is another local tourist attraction. The store was established in 1886 by Frank Henry Gillingham.[27]
Parks and recreation
[edit]The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is located in Woodstock, and is the only unit of the United States National Park System in Vermont (except for the Appalachian Trail). The park preserves the site where Frederick Billings established a managed forest and a progressive dairy farm.[25][28]
Education
[edit]Woodstock is served by Woodstock Elementary School, The Prosper Valley School,[29] and Woodstock Union High School & Middle School. The schools are part of the Windsor Central Supervisory Union.[30][31][32]
Local government
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Windsor County Courthouse
Notable people
[edit]- Fred C. Ainsworth, U.S. Army surgeon and Adjutant General[33]
- Ivan Albright, artist[34]
- Benjamin Allen, politician[35]
- Nicholas Baylies, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[36]
- Franklin S. Billings, 60th Governor of Vermont[37]
- Franklin S. Billings Jr., Chief Justice Vermont Supreme Court & United States District Court for the District of Vermont[38]
- Franklin Noble Billings, businessman and brother of Frederick H. Billings[39]
- Frederick H. Billings, lawyer, financier and President of the Northern Pacific Railway
- Keegan Bradley, PGA Tour golfer[40]
- Richard M. Brett, conservationist and author[41]
- Isaac Bullard (Vermont religious leader)
- Frank H. Chapman, US Marshal for Vermont[42]
- Sylvester Churchill, journalist[43]
- Jacob Collamer, politician[44]
- Philip Cummings, lecturer on world affairs
- Thomas M. Debevoise, Vermont Attorney General, Dean of Vermont Law School[45]
- George Dewey, admiral[46]
- Maud Durbin, actress and wife of Otis Skinner
- Harold "Duke" Eaton Jr., Supreme Court Justice, State of Vermont
- Elon Farnsworth, Attorney General of Michigan[47]
- Marianne Gaillard Faulkner, philanthropist[48][49]
- Robert Hager, television journalist[50]
- Benjamin Tyler Henry, gunsmith and manufacturer[8]
- Rebecca Hammond Lard, poet from Indiana[51]
- Charles Marsh, U.S. congressman[52]
- George Perkins Marsh, environmentalist[53]
- Joseph A. Mower, general[54]
- Hiram Powers, sculptor[55]
- Origen D. Richardson, politician[56]
- Laurance Rockefeller, American businessman, financier, philanthropist and major conservationist. Financier of the Woodstock Inn & Resort[25]
- Otis Skinner, actor[57]
- Charles Stimets, First Town Manager of Woodstock
- Benjamin Swan, longest serving Vermont State Treasurer[58]
- Andrew Tracy, U.S. congressman[59]
- Gwen Verdon, dancer and actress[60]
- Peter T. Washburn, 31st Governor of Vermont[61]
- Hezekiah Williams, U.S. congressman[62]
- Norman Williams, Vermont Auditor of Accounts and Secretary of State of Vermont[63]
- Paul Watson, Conservationist, author and television star[64]
- Daphne Zuniga, film and television actress[65]
In popular culture
[edit]- Several movies have been filmed in or around Woodstock, including Dr. Cook's Garden (1971),[66] Ghost Story (1981)[67] and Funny Farm (1988).[68]
Sites of interest
[edit]- Billings Farm & Museum
- Lincoln Covered Bridge, built in 1877
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
- F. H. Gillingham & Sons
- Middle Covered Bridge, built in 1969
- Taftsville Covered Bridge, built in 1836
- First Congregational Church of Woodstock, Vermont
- Town Hall Theatre
- Woodstock Historical Society & Dana House Museum
Related
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Title 24, Part I, Chapter 1, §15, Vermont Statutes. Accessed November 1, 2007.
- ^ "Census - Table Results - Woodstock town, Windsor County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "WOODSTOCK, VERMONT • Historic New England". newenglandtowns.org. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ a b A. J. Coolidge & J. B. Mansfield, A History and Description of New England; Boston, Massachusetts 1859
- ^ a b "Woodstock, Vermont". City-Data.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Virtual Vermont -- Woodstock, Vermont
- ^ "Wireless Woodstock Launched By Governor | The Vermont Standard". www.thevermontstandard.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Rybczynski, Witold. City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World New York: Scribner, 1995. pp.89-93. ISBN 0-684-81302-5.
- ^ Valley News November 21, 1969
- ^ "Woodstock, Vermont". www.planning.org. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Woodstock, Vermont | Hotels in Woodstock VT, Woodstock Dining and more!".
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Woodstock town, Windsor County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
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