From Hertford to Hartland via Waterford Hartland was originally known as Hertford. It was chartered as such by New Hampshire on July 10th 1761, and then by New York in 1766. According to “Thompson’s Vermont” the name Hertford was then change to Hartland on June 15th 1782. This isn’t quite correct. The name Hertford […]
Category: Places and Buildings
Hartland Fair
By Ruth Jenne, 1948 The first Hartland Grange Fair was held on October 17, 1925. The one-day fair was held in the Village and Mechanics Hall (across from the brick church). There was a chicken pie supper and dance at Damon Hall. The fair has grown to a three-day fair with land of its own […]
Damon Hall Dedication
Hartland’s Big Day – Damon Hall Dedication On December 2, 1915, The Honorary Clark C. Fitts of Brattleboro spoke at length about the importance of community life and how it forms a town’s character. “You of Hartland, with this beautiful building, are far richer than if mere money had been given, for here is great […]
Damon Hall
The hall is little changed from when it was built 100 years ago. What is now the Treasurer’s Office on the left at the front entrance was originally set aside for a library. A large room across the back of the building has a separate outside entrance. It is divided by an archway, with the […]
The Damons
Damon Hall is a memorial to Luther and Betsey Thayer Damon and their children, especially William Emerson Damon, through whose generosity the gift of the building was made possible. The Damon family in Hartland dates back to 1805, when they came from Peabody, Massachusetts (the Damon farm was just south of the present I-91 interchange.). […]
Damon Hall’s 100th Anniversary Celebration
September 26 & 27, 2015 Before Damon Hall Damon Hall is turning one hundred, but the site it occupies has been the center of activity in Hartland for well over two hundred years. The first recorded building on that site was a hotel. It is not known when the hotel was built, but the land […]
History and Anniversary of Hartland – Nancy Darling (1913)
In November 1913 as Hartland, Vermont was celebrating its 150th anniversary, The Vermonter magazine published an article by Nancy Darling entitled, “History and Anniversary of Hartland”. The following is a transcribed version of that article. History and Anniversary of Hartland By NANCY DARLINGFrom the day when Gov. Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire granted the […]
The Store in North Hartland
When we drive through North Hartland it is hard to not be impressed by the beautiful old store building on the West side of the common, but did you know that it was built as a showroom for carriages and not as a general store at all? In 1875 and in 1883 Betsy Marble and […]
Martins Mill – A. MARTIN’s sash and blind factory
Martin’s Mill was important to the 19th century in Hartland. The area of Hartland where it was located is still called Martinsville today. A. MARTIN’s sash and blind factory, located on road 62, gave employment to fifteen men. In 1882, they converted 500,000 feet of lumber into sash, blinds, etc. The following photos represent […]
Slacks Tourist Inn
This was the home of W. Gallup, It is located on Route 5 about midway between Hartland and North Hartland. The house was owned be G. Jones in 1869. During the 1930’s and 1940’s it was a tourist inn. It has reverted to a single family home.