Fair Haven (Vermont)

Fair Haven
Nickname : The Slate Center of the Nation
On Main Street Fair Havens
Location in Vermont
Fair Haven
Basic data
Foundation :	October 27, 1779
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Rutland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 37 ′  N , 73 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 37 ′  N , 73 ° 16 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,734 (as of 2010)
Population density :	60.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	47.0 km 2  (approx. 18 mi 2 ) of which 45.2 km 2  (approx. 17 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	111 m
Postal code :	05743
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-25375
GNIS ID :	1462094
Website :	fairhavenvt.org
Slate quarry, 1910

Fair Haven is a town in Rutland County , Vermont , United States with a population of 2,734 (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

The village is on the plain south of Lake Champlains and east of the Hudson River . The landscape is largely flat, there are no elevations worth mentioning. The Castleton River flows through the village from east to west.

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Benson , 3.4 miles
• Northeast: Hubbardton , 6.7 mi
• East: Castleton , 6.4 mi
• Southeast: Poultney , 5.1 mi
• South: Hampton, New York , 2.5 mi
• Southwest: Whitehall, New York , 8.7 mi
• West: West Haven , 7 miles

Note: There is no common border between Fair Haven and Hubbardton; but the places are so close together that it makes sense to include them in this list.

climate

The mean mean temperature in New Haven ranges from −6.7 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 22.2 ° C (72 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This makes the place about 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-term mean of Vermont. At more than two meters, the snowfalls between October and May are significantly higher than the average snow depth in the USA, the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA, and between September and December even significantly below.

history

The area of ​​what is now Fair Haven, together with what is now West Haven, was not taken into account during the land sales under the New Hampshire Grants , after it was already part of a grant from the then colony of New York. The remaining wastelands were - after Vermont's declaration of independence from New York - offered for sale by the Vermont Republic's legislature ( Vermont Charter ). The sale took place on October 27, 1779 to a group of 49 people around Captain Ebenezer Allen. Among the buyers are prominent names like the governor Thomas Chittenden , his wife Elisabeth, Ira Allen and the politicians Samuel Herrick and Matthew Lyon . The original town was divided on October 20, 1792, making the western part of the town administratively independent as West Haven . However, the two towns had to provide a joint representative for the Vermont Congress; only in 1823 were both towns granted their own representative.

Settlement began in 1783; in the same year the constituent city assembly took place; Matthew Lyon was not only one of the first settlers, but also built the first mills; By 1796 he not only owned sawmills and grain mills, but also a printing shop, which he ran with paper from his own paper mills. Most of the new settlers were from Connecticut and Massachusetts . Since the surrounding towns were already largely developed, the development of the population and the industry could advance faster than in the area, encouraged by the location between the two local centers of Rutland and Whitehall. But New Haven was not spared from the disasters that hit the surrounding towns: the measles epidemic of 1812/1813, as in many towns in the wide area, claimed many settlers dead. In 1822 the dysentery went around, again with very many deaths. There was a slight emigration from the town.

With the opening of the Whitehall – Rutland railway on November 1, 1850 and the establishment of a train station, New Haven opened up additional sales markets. A new branch of industry could now emerge: slate mining. To the south-east of the main settlement, several large slate quarries were built, the capacities of which have not been exhausted to this day and which are still being mined. The slate was sold in the surrounding states, especially New York. The establishment of an exhibition site in West Rutland and the tourist development of a lake area beyond the border to the neighboring town of Castleton led in the 1880s with the Rutland tram to an additional connection between Fair Havens and the local center of Rutland to the east . In addition to the slate industry, tourism has now also become an economic mainstay of the town. On the outskirts, a large green space was created for events, which was surrounded by Victorian-style houses that still exist today and are still a tourist attraction today.

Religions

The first dedicated preacher was hired on January 12, 1807 by the congregationalist community established in 1803 , followed by Baptists and Methodists .

Four religious groups are holding services in Fair Haven today: one congregational and one from the United Church of Christ . In addition, a Methodist religious community and with the parish Our Lady of Seven Dolors also a Roman Catholic church are established in the village.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Fair Haven, Vermont
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										545
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	411	645	714	675	633	902	1378	2208	2211	2791
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2999	3095	2540	2614	2245	2286	2378	2777	2819	2887
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2928	2734

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The place is connected to all of Vermont's major means of transportation: US Highway 4 connects Fair Hafen with Whitehall in the east and Rutland in the east, Vermont State Route 22A with Orwell in the north and Poultney in the south. In addition, the place is equipped with a station on the Whitehall – Rutland railway line and its own public airport, Fair Haven Municipal Airport .

Public facilities

In addition to the usual municipal facilities and the library, Fair Haven has an elementary school and a high school. The closest hospital is the Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland City.

education

Together with Benson, Castleton and Orwell, Fair Haven is part of the Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union .

In Fair Haven there is an eight-class elementary school, the Fair Haven Grade School , and a high school with grades 9 to 12, the Fair Haven Union High School . The closest college is in neighboring Castleton and the closest university is in Rutland .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Chittenden Lyon (1787–1842), politician and representative of the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives
• John A. Mead (1841–1920), politician and governor of Vermont
• Benjamin Williams (1876–1957), politician and Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
• Thomas L. Hayes (1926–1987), politician, Vermont Supreme Court Justice, and Vice-Governor of Vermont

Personalities who have worked on site

• Matthew Lyon (1749–1822), politician and representative of Vermont and Kentucky in the US House of Representatives; one of the founders of the city
• James Witherell (1759–1838), Vermont politician and representative in the US House of Representatives; Doctor in New Haven
• William C. Kittredge (1800–1869), politician and Lieutenant Governor of Vermont; Attorney in New Haven

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 70 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Andrew Napoleon Adams: A History of the Town of Fair Haven, Vermont . Leonard & Phelps, Fair Haven 1870 ( limited preview in Google book search).

Web links

Commons : Fair Haven, Vermont  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Profile of the municipality on the official portal www.Vermont.gov
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from September 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fair Haven in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed October 1, 2014
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
5. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
6. ^ Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union | Believe, Inspire, Achieve. In: arsu.org. Retrieved July 28, 2017 (American English). 
7. ↑ Homepage of the Fair Haven Grade School (English)
8. ↑ Homepage of the Fair Haven Union High School (English)