Middlebury Hunt started in 1945
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By NATE DEXTER
Every September, the Middlebury Bridle Land Association hosts the Hunter Pace, a timed trail riding event over a set course with optional ... Continue Reading →
Middlebury post office opened in 1815
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Middleburians depend upon one institution each and every day of our lives, one that is among the oldest in town. Its staff works ... Continue Reading →
United States Time and Timex – Part I of II
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It Happened in Middlebury
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
I have worn Timex watches most of my life. When I moved to Middlebury in 1975, I was elated to find that the company’s ... Continue Reading →
Middlebury physicians – Part II
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It Happened in Middlebury
By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Medicine was just opening up to women in the 19th century, and Middlebury provided the gifted Isabella “Isabel” ... Continue Reading →
Kelly the Baker left his mark
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
Several prominent landmarks remind Middleburians that the family of Thomas and Margaret (Bergin) Kelly once lived here, among them Kelly Road and ... Continue Reading →
The Middlebury Green – Part I
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
In New England, the town green holds a prominent place as the geographical and cultural center of most towns. The Middlebury Green is “one of ... Continue Reading →
Trains once traveled here – Part II
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
In 1863, the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad purchased the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad, establishing for the first time ... Continue Reading →
Trains once traveled here – Part I of II
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
When David Carusello looks back on his boyhood growing up in Waterbury’s Town Plot, some of his fondest memories center on his ... Continue Reading →
Middlebury farm dates to 1800s
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By NATE DEXTER
From the South Street overpass over I-84, you can see a green barn at the end of a dirt driveway that winds through the fields. That barn is part of Bedlam ... Continue Reading →
Middlebury once primarily agricultural
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By NATE DEXTER
From the very origins of our town’s history in 1807, when Middlebury separated from Waterbury and parts of other towns, agriculture was part ... Continue Reading →
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