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About Windsor, Vermont 
Windsor County
*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Windsor's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
Windsor had become the political center of the Upper Connecticut River Valley, when, on July 2, 1777, seventy-two delegates gathered at Elijah West's tavern. Shortly after convening, the convention nearly disbanded as word came that the British had captured forts at Ticonderoga, New York and Mount Independence in Orwell, Vermont. The Battle of Hubbardton followed on July 7. According to local folklore, a violent thunderstorm delayed the delegates' departure long enough that a constitution of the "Free and Independant Republic of Vermont" could be adopted on July 8. The Republic existed for 14 years, before being admitted to the Union as the 14th State. Vermont's constitution was unique in a number of ways: it was the first to prohibit slavery , the first to establish universal manhood suffrage without requiring ownership of property, and the first to establish a system of public schools. The building in which all this took place, known as The Old Constitution House (shown above), is open to the public. There is a small admission fee for adults; children under 14 are admitted free.
Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
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Activities & Points of Interest
Goings-on in and near Windsor Old Constitution House - State Historic Site Covered Bridges
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Contact Info Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
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Churches, Ministries, Charitables Episcopal : St. Paul 802-674-6576 |
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Schools Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union 802-674-2144 |
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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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