词条 | Historical Society of Windham County |
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| name = Historical Society of Windham County | image = Historical Society of Windham County - Newfane, Vermont - DSC08446.JPG | image-caption = | map_type = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|42.9844|-72.6555|type:landmark_region:US-VT|display=inline, title}} | established = 1928 | location = Main Street Newfane, Vermont, United States | type = Historical society and museum | website = {{url|http://www.historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org}} }} The Historical Society of Windham County, and its constituent Windham County Museum, is a local historical society formed in 1927 to record and study the history of Windham County, Vermont.[1] The organization was founded by Clara Chipman Newton, and subsequently incorporated in 1933.[1] Subsequently the organization built its current Museum, starting in 1936 in Newfane, VT, and the Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The society also holds a biannual "Windham County History Fair" in Newfaine.[1] In 2015, the society purchased the remaining Newfane station, one of the last buildings left over from the West River Railroad, to preserve the history of the railroad and to create a "West River Railroad Museum.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web| title = About Us - Historical Society of Windham County, VT| accessdate = 2015-08-20| url = http://www.historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org/about-us/}} 2. ^{{Cite web| title = Luskin: West River Railroad| accessdate = 2015-08-20| url = http://digital.vpr.net/post/luskin-west-river-railroad}} Further reading
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