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Dummerston is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,915 at the 2000 census. It is home to the longest covered bridge still in use in Vermont. Its borders include three villages: Dummerston Center, West Dummerston, and East Dummerston. ==History== Dummerston was part of the Equivalent Lands. It lies on a tract given to the Connecticut Colony about 1715 by the Province of Massachusetts Bay as compensation for land mistakenly awarded by the latter to its settlers. In 1716, the town was auctioned to a consortium (which included William Dummer, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts), and named Dummerston. On December 26, 1753, the town was chartered as a New Hampshire grant and renamed Fulham by Governor Benning Wentworth. But when the grant was renegotiated, it reverted to Dummerston. The West River provided the area with water power. Dummerston had five gristmills, five sawmills, one slate manufacturer, and one shop for making rakes. Raising sheep across the many hills was an important occupation.〔(Hayward's ''New England Gazetteer of 1839'' )〕 By 1859, the town had a population of 1,645. The Vermont Valley Railroad passed through Dummerston.〔 A house built in Dummerston in 1892, ''Naulakha'', was home to author Rudyard Kipling. This is where he wrote several of his novels, including ''The Jungle Books'' and ''Captains Courageous''.〔(Virtual Vermont -- Dummerston, Vermont )〕 There was a covered bridge that was built in 1812, and it moved to Old Sturbridge Village in 1946. 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「Dummerston, Vermont」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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