Bennington Students Reconstruct Lost Water's Hill Village
Mount Anthony students document a pre 1850 settlement near Route 9 in Woodford known as Water's Hill or Boiling Spring. They map cellar holes, grave markers, and a charcoal pit tied to the Bennington Iron Works and Trenor Park lineage, aided by local archives and museum staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Mount Anthony
Greg Scotten
Fayville
Somerset
Woodford
Water's Hill
Boiling Spring
Bennington Museum
Park- McCullough
Old Woods
Route 9
Bennington-Woodford
Charles Dewey II
Richard Leake
Wilmington
Woodford Hollow
Bennington Iron Works
Bennington County
Trenor Park
Park-McCullough
North
Woodford Vermonts Early History and Notable Figures
This sketch chronicles Woodford's 18th century chartering by Benning Wentworth, the 1789 landowner meeting led by Elijah Dewey, and the first settlers Caleb Moore and Benjamin Reed Jr. It notes local legends, early roads, and prominent natives such as A P Lyman and Trenor Park, plus the Bennington Iron Works era and Richard Leake's furnaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Benning Wentworth
New Hampshire
Elijah Dewey
Bennington
Caleb Moore
Benjamin Reed Jr
Obee Eddy
Woodford Hollow
Woodford Mountain
Woodford City
J.C. Hollister
Cutler
Village cellar holes reveal 19th century life and a famous Irish leader
Scott Barber describes walking to Leake's Farm site of a long abandoned village from around 1800 with homes built for over five decades. Finds include pre 1850 glass and Bennington Pottery fragments, a cemetery with stones dated 1790 to 1860, some stolen in 1973. The tale ties to Thomas Trenor, United Irish leader turned Bennington furnace owner, his rivalry with locals, a crude poem, and a court fine for related violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Barber
Leake
Bennington Iron Works
Bennington
California
Thomas Trenor
Dublin
Trenor
United States
Bennington Furnace
Luther Park
Trenor Park
Ayers
Mt Anthony Class Members Share Reflections
Written by members of Mt. Anthony Union High School's Discussion and Discovery class. Photographs by Rob Woolmington and Dorothy C. Halvorsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Rob Woolmington
Dorothy C. Halvorsen
May 1802 Journal of William Park in Woodford
William Park, grandfather of Trenor Park, began a daily Woodford journal in May 1802. He notes planting potatoes, corn, beans with Luther, making charcoal blocks sold at 3.34 dollars per 5000. He chairs with Zadoc Tuft. Luther and Nathan Tuft farmed. They built Woodford Road. The last entry on August 29 records a very windy day and William attending meeting in Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Daniels
William Park
Doves
Canada
Luther
Cynthia Pratt
Trenor
Bennington
North Street
A.P. Lyman
Trenor Park
Laura Hall
San Francisco
John C. Fremont
Park
Woodford
William
Zadoc Tuft
Nathan Tuft
Woodford Road
Williams
Park McCullough House Tour Reveals 19th Century Life
Visitors walk through Trenor Park home and carriage barn, tracing mid-1800s life from music rooms and libraries to servant quarters and a cupola view. The tour highlights ornate clothes, period furnishings, and a bustling behind the scenes staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenor Park
Vermont
Bennington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stephen Gleason
Long Trail
Water’s Hill
U.S. Senate
Panama
Little Town
Mary Anne Holts
Iron Works
Pittsburgh
Trenor W. Park
Eliza Hall Park
Tom Trenor
MC Mov
Teydérherey
Indies
Doom
Reu Rete
Terri Baker
Ed Friend
North Bennington
New York
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!