Historical Society of Windham County
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| Established | 1928 |
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| Location | Main Street Newfane, Vermont, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°59′04″N 72°39′20″W / 42.9844°N 72.6555°WCoordinates: 42°59′04″N 72°39′20″W / 42.9844°N 72.6555°W |
| Type | Historical society and museum |
| Website | www |
The Historical Society of Windham County, and its constituent Windham County Museum, is a local historical society formed in 1927 to record and study the history of Windham County, Vermont.[1] The organization was founded by Clara Chipman Newton, and subsequently incorporated in 1933.[1] Subsequently the organization built its current Museum, starting in 1936 in Newfane, VT, and the Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The society also holds a biannual "Windham County History Fair" in Newfaine.[1]
In 2015, the society purchased the remaining Newfane station, one of the last buildings left over from the West River Railroad, to preserve the history of the railroad and to create a "West River Railroad Museum.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "About Us - Historical Society of Windham County, VT". Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ^ "Luskin: West River Railroad". Retrieved 2015-08-20.
Further reading[]
- Crowell, Robert L.; Carnahan, Susan B. (1989). Historic Newfane Village: The Houses and the People. Moore Free Library.
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