Newfane on West River is the shire town of Windham County, and South Londonderry on the same river is the terminus of a railroad from Brattleboro.

Bellows Falls is an important railroad center and has an immense water power. It is extensively engaged in the manufacture of paper and of farm machinery.

Saxton's River, a village on the Saxton's River, about four miles from Bellows Falls and in the same town, Rockingham, is the seat of the Vermont Academy.

Wilmington, a thriving town on the Deerfield River, is the terminus of the Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Railroad.

Springfield is a manufacturing town on the Black River, and extending to the Connecticut River.

Windsor contains the Vermont State Prison, an United States Court House, and has some manufacturing. It was here that the first constitution of Vermont was framed in July, 1777, and that the first legislature elected under that constitution met and organized in March, 1778.

Hartford lies on the Quechee, White and Connecticut rivers and contains four thriving villages, of which the most widely known is White River Junction, an important railroad center; and Olcott by Olcott Falls in the Connecticut is the newest. Hartford is distinguished for the great variety of its industries.

South Royalton on the White River is the railroad center for several towns and manufactures shoes.

Bethel on the White River has a well endowed public school, and manufactories of leather and shoes.

Woodstock, the shire town of Windsor County and

the largest town in the Quechee Valley, is connected by railroad with White River Junction.

Chester on the Williams River has quarries and manufactories, and Ludlow on the Black River has important manufacturing interests. At Ludlow is the Black River Academy.

THE E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO.'S SCALE MANUFACTORY, ST. JOHNSBURY, VT. St. Johnsbury, the shire town of Caledonia County, is widely known for the manufacture of Fairbanks Scales, which are standard throughout the United States and are sent to all parts of the world. St. Johnsbury Academy is one of the foremost schools in the State. This also is a railroad center.

Bradford is a pleasant town, with some manufactures, on the Waits River beside the Connecticut.

Newbury is distinguished for its early settlement (1762), its fine meadows and its mineral spring, near which is a summer hotel. Wells River in the northeast corner of the town is a busy village at the junction of several railroads.

Chelsea is the shire town of Orange County.

Hardwick, on the Lamoille River, has extensive granite quarries and a growing business in working granite.

Randolph on branches of the White River is the most populous and the wealthiest town in Orange County. Randolph, the principal village, is a pleasant and thriving place. At Randolph Center is a State Normal School, and a fine hotel for summer boarders.

Ryegate has excellent granite in Blue Mountain, which is extensively worked at South Ryegate on the Wells River.

At Lyndonville are the offices and shops of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad. The Lyndon Literary Institute is at Lyndon Center.

Island Pond on the Grand Trunk Railroad is the half-way place between Portland and Montreal. It has the repair shops of the railroad and a Custom House.

Guildhall on the Connecticut River, the shire town of Essex County, settled in 1764, is the most northerly town in Vermont that was occupied by white people during the Revolutionary War.

In Concord, a thriving town on the Connecticut and Moose rivers, was the first Normal School in the United States, incorporated in 1823.

Barton is a thriving town on the Barton River; Barton Landing is a busy village in the same town.

At Derby, is Derby Academy, a well-known institution; West Derby is a growing village on the Clyde River, near Lake Memphremagog.

Newport on Lake Memphremagog is the shire town of Orleans County. It has excellent railroad facilities and is a favorite summer resort.

North Troy is a busy place on the the Missisquoi

River.

Highgate has abundant water power at Highgate Falls. Highgate Springs is a popular summer resort.

Swanton, on the Missisquoi River, which furnishes water power, is at the junction of several railroads, and has marble quarries and manufactories of marble. There are extensive lime kilns in the south part of the town. Swanton is a port of entry.

St. Albans is the shire town of Franklin County. It contains the offices and the shops of the Central Vermont Railroad. It is one of the most important points in New England for the distribution of flour. It has the largest creamery in the world and is one of the largest butter markets in the State. St. Albans has a variety of manufactures and a Custom House.

Richford and Enosburg Falls are thriving places on the Missisquoi River.

At Bakersfield is a well endowed academy.

North Hero is the shire town of Grand Isle County. Essex Junction is an important railroad center and has manufactories of brick and paper.

Winooski is a busy manufacturing village on the lower falls of the Winooski River.

City of Burlington, the shire town of Chittenden. County, is the chief port on Lake Champlain. It is one of the chief lumber marts of the country, and it has a large trade, both wholesale and retail, and is an important manufacturing town. It contains the University of Vermont, St. Joseph's College and the Vermont Episcopal Institute; the Mary Fletcher Hospital and a Home for Destitute Children, and other educational and charitable institutions; a Custom House and an U. S. Court House. Burlington was incorporated as a city in 1864. In population it is the largest place in Vermont.

Richmond is a butter market.

Vergennes, a city incorporated in 1788, is situated eight miles from Lake Champlain at the lower falls of