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Glastenbury: The History of a Vermont Ghost Town
Founded by a famously scheming New Hampshire governor, Glastenbury struggled for over a century to break triple digits in population. A small charcoal-making industry briefly flourished after the Civil War, yet by 1920 Glastenbury counted fewer than twenty inhabitants. The end came officially in 1937, when the state, following a spirited debate, formally disincorporated the town. Yet Glastenbury's legacy lives on in Tyler Resch's lively and amusing history. Follow Resch as he chronicles the community's compelling, if always precarious, existence. From mysterious murders and curious development schemes to the township's eventual annexation by the U.S. Forest Service, Glastenbury narrates the ultimately redemptive tale of a community that lost its political status, only to gain a national forest.
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 14, 2008
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April 20, 2014
A nice thorough and comprehensive account of a little town nestled between Shaftsbury and Woodford Vermont. Many people haven't ventured here in the last 100 yrs.. but ...in the 19th century, Glastenbury was a vacation getaway! There are/were many stories to be told....
July 22, 2018
This book is a complete waste of time unless you are trying to support the author financially. It is pure tripe. A pseudo-historian who does not understand why plank roads were built should not be allowed to comment on it in print.
I cannot recommend this rambling piece of crap for anyone. It is too think to make a good fire and the pages are too thick to be used in an outhouse.
I cannot recommend this rambling piece of crap for anyone. It is too think to make a good fire and the pages are too thick to be used in an outhouse.
January 14, 2023
Informative
I found this book very interesting since I was raised in Shaftsbury. I'm not sure dad ever took us there but Glastenbury was talked about. I went to school with Rickey Harrington's brother and cousins. Recognized several of the "old timer" names and I'm certain their relatives still inhabit surrounding towns.
I found this book very interesting since I was raised in Shaftsbury. I'm not sure dad ever took us there but Glastenbury was talked about. I went to school with Rickey Harrington's brother and cousins. Recognized several of the "old timer" names and I'm certain their relatives still inhabit surrounding towns.
July 25, 2023
Great local history resource of a note abandoned VT town
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