Glastenbury: The History of a Vermont Ghost Town

by Resch and Tyler Resch

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596293373
• ISBN13: 9781596293373
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.8"