Glastenbury: The History of a Vermont Ghost Town
Founded by a famously scheming New Hampshire governor, Glastenbury struggled for over a century to break triple digits in population. A small charcoal-making industry briefly flourished after the Civil War, yet by 1920 Glastenbury counted fewer than twenty inhabitants. The end came officially in 1937, when the state, following a spirited debate, formally disincorporated the town. Yet Glastenbury's legacy lives on in Tyler Resch's lively and amusing history. Follow Resch as he chronicles the community's compelling, if always precarious, existence. From mysterious murders and curious development schemes to the township's eventual annexation by the U.S. Forest Service, Glastenbury narrates the ultimately redemptive tale of a community that lost its political status, only to gain a national forest.

PRODUCT DETAILS:
Publisher: The History Press
Author: Tyler Resch
Format: Softcover
Number of Pages: 128
Number of Images: 50
Dimensions: 6 x 9 Inches (US)
Original publication year: 2008
ISBN: 9781596293373