Place:Norwich, Windsor, Vermont, United States

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Norwich is a town in Windsor County, in the U.S. state of Vermont. The population was 3,612 at the 2020 census. Home to some of the state of Vermont's wealthiest residents, the municipality is a commuter town for nearby Hanover, New Hampshire across the Connecticut River. The town is part of the Dresden School District, the first in the United States, signed into law by President John F. Kennedy. The town contains the Norwich Mid-Century Modern Historic District.

Early History

The town of Norwich was chartered on July 4, 1761, by Gov. Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire, to a group of men from Tolland County, Connecticut. Some of the original proprietors visited the area during the summer of 1763 and several summers after in order to survey, clear, and prepare the lands for settlement. The first families were living there by 1767. An illustrative description of the early years of the town is found in the biography of John Slafter. At that time, both Colonies of New York and New Hampshire lay claim to what is today the State of Vermont, and both governors were selling land charters in the disputed area. A useful history of this situation is given in the Wikipedia article on New Hampshire grants.

Early pioneers of Norwich included John Slafter, Jacob Fenton, Ebenezer Smith, Capt. Hezekiah Johnson, Daniel Waterman, Peter Thatcher, and James Huntington.^[1]

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Notes

1. ↑ Memorial of John Slafter, pp. 30-40 at number 96.

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