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About Barton, Vermont 
Orleans County
*Area, Population and Density rankings refer to Barton's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
Barton was originally to have been granted in 1781 and named for Providence, Rhode Island, the home of many of the grantees (sixty Revolutionary War veterans, among them the American Naval hero, John Paul Jones).
It was not until eight years later that the charter was actually issued, and named for Colonel William Barton (first-named grantee), who planned and executed the capture of British General Prescott in 1777, considerably lessening the pressure on Washington's troops in New Jersey.
Barton took up residence in his town, but was a quarrelsome and feisty sort who did not get along with the other settlers. One of the best-known stories about him concerns being sent to jail in Danville in 1811 for his refusal to pay a legal settlement of just over $100, though he was perfectly able to do so. Fourteen years later, the Marquis de Lafayette was touring Vermont and heard what had become of his wartime friend and paid for Barton's release, undoubtedly envisioning Barton lanquishing in a dank prison cell. The fact is, Barton was merely restricted to an area within a one-mile radius of the jail, and likely living quite comfortably in a private home. Upon his release, Barton returned to Providence and the wife he had left there thirty years earlier.
Barton village is on the shores of what the French called Belle Lac ("Beautiful Lake"), known now as Crystal Lake because of the extreme clarity of the water. This is prime hunting and fishing territory.
Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
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Activities & Points of Interest Goings-on in and near Barton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Contact Info Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
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Churches, Ministries, Charitables Assemblies of God : Solid Rock AG 802-525-3888 |
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Schools Orleans Central Supervisory Union 802-754-6945 |
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This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn't even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in "You can't get there from here").
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Utilities
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