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Barton is a village located near the center of the town of Barton, in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 742 at the 2000 census. ==History== Prior to incorporation, the village had been known as "Barton Mills."〔()〕 The village was incorporated on November 21, 1874. The Pierce Block was built in 1885 and is still being used for commercial purposes.〔''Discover the Barton Area''. Barton Area Chamber of Commerce,undated, referenced February 2007〕 In 1889, a waterworks was constructed using May Pond. Presumably sewage disposal was constructed concurrently. In 1895, the village constructed a hydroelectric plant on the Clyde River in West Charleston.〔 An Indian burial ground was discovered during the excavation for the new Barton Academy in 1907. There is no record of what happened to those artifacts. In 1907, a ballpark with 200 seats in the grandstand was constructed at the corner of Park and Elm Streets. A professional village team played there and won the professional state championship over rival Orleans in 1908. There was heavy flooding in 1927 which severely damaged the village.〔 A fire on August 11, 1938, destroyed three business blocks. The fire ruined any hope of an industrial revival. The Orleans County Monitor commented that it dealt an "irreparable injury to a community struggling to maintain its position as a secondary business and trade center in Vermont." In the late 1970s, the federal and state governments stopped the village from dumping raw sewage into the Barton River. Barton's new treatment plant cost $3.6 million, 90% of which was paid for by state and federal governments. The village was not able to separate out its old storm sewers from the sewage system. This has caused subsequent problems during rainstorms. The village contains three places on the National Register of Historic Places: #Crystal Lake Falls Historic District (August 7, 1994) #Crystal Lake State Park listed August 30, 2005 #King Block — 117 High Street (added 20 July 2002) An article in the local paper inventoried businesses that had been closed with no expectation of reopening, these included 7 gas stations, an automobile franchise, and two restaurants. One of the problems it cited was the highest water and sewage rates in the county. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barton (village), Vermont」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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