Waits River, Vermont
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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/TopshamVT_WaitsRiverSchool.jpg/220px-TopshamVT_WaitsRiverSchool.jpg)
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 painting of Waits River is featured on the album Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians - The Sounds of Christmas (Release date: 1959).[4]
References[]
- ^ "New Hope United Methodist Church, Waits River, West Topsham, VT". umc.org. United Methodist Church. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Vermont SP Waits River Schoolhouse". catalog.archives.gov. National Archives. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Waits River Village - Postcard - Postmarked Feb 1914". cardcow.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fred-waring-and-the-pennsylvanians/the-sounds-of-christmas/
Coordinates: 44°05′23″N 72°16′57″W / 44.0896°N 72.2825°W
- Incorporated villages in Vermont
- Vermont geography stubs