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[[File:DSCN0480.JPG|right|thumb|[[Waits River]], from which the village takes its name, passes to the south]] |
[[File:DSCN0480.JPG|right|thumb|[[Waits River]], from which the village takes its name, passes to the south]] |
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'''Waits River''' is a village in the town of [[Topsham, Vermont]]. Located alongside a [[Waits River|river of the same name]], the village of Waits River is made up of a number of residential homes, several barns and sheds, and a white Methodist church.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.umc.org/find-a-church/church/13022 | publisher = United Methodist Church | website = umc.org | title = New Hope United Methodist Church, Waits River, West Topsham, VT | accessdate = September 13, 2019 }}</ref> [[Waits River Schoolhouse]], an early 20th century building which is now a private residence, was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite book|url = https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84285525 | publisher = National Archives | |
'''Waits River''' is a village in the town of [[Topsham, Vermont]]. Located alongside a [[Waits River|river of the same name]], the village of Waits River is made up of a number of residential homes, several barns and sheds, and a white Methodist church.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.umc.org/find-a-church/church/13022 | publisher = United Methodist Church | website = umc.org | title = New Hope United Methodist Church, Waits River, West Topsham, VT | accessdate = September 13, 2019 }}</ref> [[Waits River Schoolhouse]], an early 20th century building which is now a private residence, was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite book|url = https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84285525 | publisher = National Archives | via = catalog.archives.gov | title = Vermont SP Waits River Schoolhouse | series = File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Vermont, January 1, 1964 - December 31, 2013 | accessdate = September 13, 2019 }}</ref> |
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[[File:TopshamVT WaitsRiverSchool.jpg|right|thumb|Waits River Schoolhouse]] |
[[File:TopshamVT WaitsRiverSchool.jpg|right|thumb|Waits River Schoolhouse]] |
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Photographs of the village during the [[foliage]] season have been popular since at least the 1960s,{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} and scenic images of the village have appeared in jigsaw puzzles, calendars and postcards.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} Postcards of this type have been published since at least 1914.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cardcow.com/258974/waits-river-village-vermont/ | website = cardcow.com | title = Waits River Village - Postcard - Postmarked Feb 1914 | accessdate = September 13, 2019 }}</ref> |
Photographs of the village during the [[foliage]] season have been popular since at least the 1960s,{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} and scenic images of the village have appeared in jigsaw puzzles, calendars and postcards.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} Postcards of this type have been published since at least 1914.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cardcow.com/258974/waits-river-village-vermont/ | website = cardcow.com | title = Waits River Village - Postcard - Postmarked Feb 1914 | accessdate = September 13, 2019 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A winter photograph of Waits River is featured on the cover of the 1959 album ''The Sounds of Christmas'' by [[Fred Waring]] and the Pennsylvanians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fred-waring-and-the-pennsylvanians/the-sounds-of-christmas/|title=The Sounds of Christmas by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians - RYM/Sonemic}}</ref> |
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Winter photographs of Waits River are featured on a number of [[Christmas album]] covers, including: |
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* ''Christmas Carols on the Organ'' by [[Virgil Fox]] (1954) |
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* ''An Old-Fashioned Christmas'' by [[Richard Ellsasser]] (1956) |
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* ''[[12 Songs of Christmas (Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Fred Waring album)|12 Songs of Christmas]]'' by [[Bing Crosby]], [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Fred Waring]] (1964) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 2 December 2024
Waits River is a village in the town of Topsham, Vermont. Located alongside a river of the same name, the village of Waits River is made up of a number of residential homes, several barns and sheds, and a white Methodist church.[1] Waits River Schoolhouse, an early 20th century building which is now a private residence, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[2]
Photographs of the village during the foliage season have been popular since at least the 1960s,[citation needed] and scenic images of the village have appeared in jigsaw puzzles, calendars and postcards.[citation needed] Postcards of this type have been published since at least 1914.[3]
A winter photograph of Waits River is featured on the cover of the 1959 album The Sounds of Christmas by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Hope United Methodist Church, Waits River, West Topsham, VT". umc.org. United Methodist Church. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Vermont SP Waits River Schoolhouse. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Vermont, January 1, 1964 - December 31, 2013. National Archives. Retrieved September 13, 2019 – via catalog.archives.gov.
- ^ "Waits River Village - Postcard - Postmarked Feb 1914". cardcow.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Sounds of Christmas by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians - RYM/Sonemic".
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