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Christchurch is a town, civil parish and former borough in the county of Dorset on the English Channel coast, adjoining Bournemouth in the west, with the New Forest to the east. Historically in Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974 and is the most easterly borough in the county.
The Dorset Historical Society was incorporated as a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization in 1963. The Society's purposes are: to discover and collect materials that will help establish or illustrate the history of Dorset, Vermont; to provide for the preservation of relevant collections; to exhibit archival materials and.
Dorset, Vermont. / 43.267°N 73.067°W / 43.267; -73.067. Dorset is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,133 at the 2020 census. [3] Dorset is famous for being the location of Cephas Kent's Inn, where four meetings of the Convention that signed the Dorset Accords led to the independent Vermont ...
- 1,302 ft (397 m)
- Bennington
Dorset is steeped in tradition and rich in history. At every turn, you'll see our vibrant history reflected in both our historic attractions and our people.
Dorset Historical Society. Come Visit! The Dorset Historical Society features “ongoing” and “current” exhibits that include the history of the Dorset Marble Industry, Artists from Dorset, Fenton Pottery and much more! Come visit the museum as families and children are welcome to explore the unique history that is Dorset.
Sep 6, 2019 · As charming as it is, this is not the origin of the name Mad Tom Road. The orchard was established in 1940, long before Tom and Sylvia Smith took over. And the road itself was named long before that. Road name expert Paul Gillies points to “Madam [Esther] Swift,” the “expert of all roads.”.
East Dorset: A Mining Boom Town. By Liz Schafer. Photo courtesy of Dorset Historical Society. East Dorset (circa 1895) If you travel through East Dorset along today’s Route 7, there is little to indicate that it was once a thriving center of commerce. Old photographs from the mid-19th century show clusters of buildings - now gone - that were ...
