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Quechee was known for a picturesque covered bridge at the site of the old Quechee mill, which now houses the Simon Pearce glass-blowing facility and restaurant. The bridge was severely damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011. [4] The bridge has since been rebuilt. Quechee has a small branch post office with zip code 05059.
The Quechee Historic Mill District encompasses the historic heart of the village of Quechee, Vermont, a well-preserved 19th-century mill village.Extending along Quechee Main Street between the Old Quechee Road and the Quechee-West Hartford Road, the village was settled in the 1760s, and has an industrial history extending into the 20th century.
The park land is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers and leased from by the State of Vermont. [1] The park contains the Quechee Gorge , a popular Vermont tourist stop. The land was originally the site of the Dewey wool mill which ceased operation in 1952 and relocated to Enfield, New Hampshire .
The Quechee Ski Area is a small ski mountain in Quechee, Vermont, United States.. The mountain has 13 trails and 3 lifts: 1 quadruple chairlift, 1 T-bar and 1 H-tow. [1] The main lift, "Quadzilla" services the top of the ski area, going from an altitude of 640 feet to 1,220 feet, for a vertical drop of 580 feet; the rope tow and t-bar are part of the beginner area.
The Marsh family was among the first to be granted land in the Quechee area after the town of Hartford was chartered in 1761. Joseph Marsh was a prominent local citizen, leading a regiment of colonial militia in the American Revolutionary War , and serving on the committee that drafted the constitution of the independent Vermont Republic in 1777.
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Ekwanok was one of the longest courses in the country when it opened in 1899, at a mere 6,082 yards. [1] In 1914, Francis Ouimet won the U.S. Amateur, defeating Jerry Travers, 6 and 5, in the 36-hole final. [4] After that U.S. Amateur, Ekwanok Country Club, of its own volition, quietly withdrew from the national golf scene. [citation needed]
As golf became a sport also played by the middle class of the United States by the 1950s and 1960s, golf course communities also were developed for those players. During a period of "boom growth" in United States golf courses in the 1960s, approximately 25% of courses built each year were developed as a part of a real estate development. [3] [4]