The town of Rockingham is located in southeastern Vermont on the banks of the Connecticut River. The area is predominantly rural and forested. There are also densely-settled residential neighborhoods, commercial centers, and several industrial sites. Most of these residents live within two incorporated villages, Bellows Falls and Saxtons River. Others live in or near the small hamlets of Bartonsville, Brockways Mills, and Cambridgeport. All of the town’s settlements are located on the Connecticut River or one of the two tributaries to the Connecticut, the Williams and Saxtons Rivers. The various areas include:

• Rockingham Town

• Bellows Falls Village

• Saxtons River Village

• Bartonsville

• Brockways Mills

• Cambridgeport

Bellows Falls includes several entries on the National Register of Historic Places, these are:

• Adams Gristmill Warehouse

• Bellows Falls Co-operative Creamery Complex

• Bellows Falls Neighborhood Historic District

• Bellows Falls Times Building

• Bellows Falls Downtown Historic District

• Hall Covered Bridge

• Howard Hardware Storehouse

• Miss Bellows Falls Diner

• Moore and Thompson Paper Mill Complex

• Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel

• Robertson Paper Company Complex

• William A. Hall House

The median income for a household in the village of Bellows Falls is approximately $30,000, for a family it is approximately $50,000.

Transportation:

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides daily service through Bellows Falls operating between Washington, D.C. and St. Albans, Vermont. The station also serves as the headquarters for the Green Mountain Railroad.

The Connecticut River Transit is a private, non-profit personal mobility specialist that provides scheduled bus service linking Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Springfield and other local communities as needed by private arrangement.

Notable Residents of Bellows Falls include:

• Authur Chase, co-founder of Theta Chi Fraternity

• Carlton Fisk, former Major League Baseball catcher and Hall of Famer

• Hetty Green, businesswoman

• Thomas P. Salmon, governor of Vermont

• Gary Smith, record producer

Governmental organizations:

The Town of Rockingham, Vermont has three separate and distinct municipal governmental units. There is a municipal government unit for Bellows Falls, Saxtons River and the Town overall.

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© 2007 Connie Limon All Rights Reserved

Written by: Connie Limon. For more information about the history of Vermont, living, working and vacationing in Vermont visit: http://smalldogs2.com/VisitingVermont Submit your articles for web site promotion and find a variety of FREE reprint articles at http://www.camelotarticles.com

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