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In 1995, the State of Vermont acquired the 2,700-acre (1,100 ha) Phen Basin parcel in Fayston. Approximately 80% of the parcel was designated as an Ecological Protection Zone intended to foster the conservation of wildlife, habitats, forestry values, public recreational opportunities, and scenic resources.
Newport is the only city in, and the shire town [5] of, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 4,455. The city contains the second-largest population of any municipality in the county (only neighboring Derby is larger), and has the smallest geographic area.
J .S. Garland, New England town law: a digest of statutes and decisions concerning towns and town officers, Boston Book Co., Boston, 1906. D. G. Sanford, Vermont Municipalities: an index to their charters and special acts, (Vermont Office of Secretary of State, 1986). U.S. Census Bureau, Census of population, data for 1930–2000.
In 1779, Vermont had two counties. The western side of the state was Bennington County and the eastern was Cumberland County. [1] In 1781, three new counties (including then-called Washington that became part of New Hampshire) were created out of Cumberland County, and the remainder of the county was renamed Windham.
As in all Vermont counties, there is a small executive function that is mostly consolidated at the state level. Remaining county government is judicial. There are no "county taxes." In 2007, median property taxes in the county were $1,940, placing it 265 out of 1,817 counties in the nation with populations over 20,000. [57]
They cleared their fields of boulders with horses and built stone walls along the edges of their fields, frequently at the property boundary. Many of these walls still exist. [3] A fence viewer was needed when walls were eroded, moved, or modified illegally. This was a serious offense. [3] The term "fence viewer" has been traced back to 1661. [4]
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The Flag of Vermont. Vermont (/ v ər ˈ m ɒ n t / ⓘ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north.