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42°59′04″N 72°39′20″W / 42.9844°N 72.6555°W / 42.9844; -72.6555
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Historical Society of Windham County
Established1928
LocationMain Street
Newfane, Vermont, United States
Coordinates 42°59′04″N 72°39′20″W / 42.9844°N 72.6555°W / 42.9844; -72.6555
TypeHistorical society and museum
Website www.historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org
A bell cast in 1841, that stands in front of the Windham County Museum building

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

  1. ^ a b c d "About Us - Historical Society of Windham County, VT". Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  2. ^ "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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