Williamstown / Doreen Chambers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chambers, Doreen., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Vermont--Williamstown--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Williamstown (Vt.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Williamstown (Vt.).

Williamstown (Vt.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Williamstown (Vt.)--History--Pictorial works.

Williamstown (Vt.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

The cultural landscape of Williamstown has been strongly influenced by the settlers who traveled far and wide to get there. Originally, a large number of Scots, French Canadians, and Italian craftsmen were lured to the west hills of Vermont to take advantage of the promising granite quarries. Williamstown used many of its natural resources to develop into a small, thriving community. Today, the village still has its classic white churches and small stores where residents once gathered with their neighbors to socialize and share local news. The expanded rural areas outside the village have retained much of what they once had, including historic farmhouses, open fields, stone walls, and Ainsworth State Park in the Williamstown Gulf.

Contents:

The new life

Settlement moves to the valley

Travel and transportation

Houses and housing style

Industrial development

Tourism and the romantic era

Celebrations, customs, and fun

Neighbors and friends.

OCLC:

885210067