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About Brandon, Vermont 
Rutland County
*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Brandon's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
Brandon was originally chartered as Neshobe, after the birthplace of Captain Josiah Powers (first grantee listed among six members of the family), a section of Littleton, Massachusetts named for a tribe of Natives who lived near the ponds there. As it happens, the Algonquian word, meaning "full of water" or "between water" applies somewhat to this locale as well, with the Otter Creek and Neshobe River flowing through town, and several streams and ponds. Early settlers apparently disliked the name and asked for it to be changed; the Legislature granted the request in 1784. As for the origin of its present name, Natives had burned the village during a 1777 raid, leading to the nickname "Burnt Town", gradually evolving into "Brandon". No substantiation has been presented to support that story; as well, there are a number of place names in England and Ireland consisting of or containing the word Brandon, any of which could have been the source. Brandon is roughly midway between Middlebury and Rutland on US Route 7. A pleasant break in the trip, with stately old homes along broad avenues and a traditional village green. Stephen A. Douglas was born in Brandon. Thomas Davenport was living in the village of Forest Dale when he patented the electric motor he had invented. James Conant manufactured the first stoves made in Vermont here: cast of iron which had been mined in the town, the "Conant Furnace" is now rare and a collector's piece.
Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
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Activities & Points of Interest
Goings-on in and near Brandon Covered Bridge
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Contact Info Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
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Churches, Ministries, Charitables Episcopal : Forest Dale Grace Church 802-247-6759 |
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Schools Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union 802-247-5757 |
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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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Places To Stay
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