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About Cornwall, Vermont 
Addison County
*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Cornwall's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
There are three possible associations to account for Benning Wentworth's choice of the name: Firstly, some of the grantees lived in Litchfield County, Connecticut, where there is a town of Cornwall. Secondly, Cornwall in England was well known for flourishing agriculture, as well as being a copper and tin mining area. Last, but certainly not least, George III's father, Frederick Louis, had been Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall. His premature death in 1751 opened the way for George III to succeed his grandfather, King George II in 1760. While Prince Frederick was hardly missed by most (his own mother had called him "the greatest beast in the whole world"), George III was a sentimental sort who might appreciate Wentworth's gesture.
Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
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Activities & Points of Interest
Goings-on in and near Cornwall Covered Bridge
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Click Here for a map of all bridges in Addison County. |
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Contact Info Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
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Schools Addison Central Supervisory Union 802-382-1274 |
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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 Notes about utilities:
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