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Westmore is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census, making it the least populated town in the county. The town contains one unincorporated village clustered around Lake Willoughby.〔(Vermont Villages, Towns, Counties )〕 ==History== Originally named Westford, the town was chartered on August 17, 1781. Since Chittenden County had a town named Westford, in 1787 the name was changed to Westmore. The first vacation house was built on the lake in 1860. It is known as the Cheney House, after an owner in the late 19th century. Westmore never attracted many settlers. The town's peak population was in the census year of 1880 with 485 people. Before he became famous, Robert Frost camped here in the summer of 1909 with his family. Songadeewin Camp for girls was located here in the 1920s-1940s.〔Not to be confused with a camp of the same name operating on Lake Dunmore in 2007.〕 Electricity became available at the south end of the lake, from West Burke, ''circa'' 1934. In 1970, the state of Vermont acquired as part of Willoughby State Forest, which included the Cheney House.〔 Nudity is legal throughout Vermont,〔though public disrobing is not〕 though in 2007-8, the town discussed whether to ban nudity, aimed at sunbathers on the south beach of Lake Willoughby.〔(aol news ) retrieved June 17, 2008〕 Having closely approximated the state's voting percentages for governor, in 2006, and president in 2004, Westmore was considered one of six "bellwether" towns for the 2008 general election. 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「Westmore, Vermont」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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