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Town
Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets within this Township
Arlins, Beecher Falls, Canaan, Wallace Pond
Town Clerk
Linda L. Hikel
P.O. Box 159
Canaan, VT 05903
Ph: 266-3370
Fax: 266-7085
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site
Canaan: http://homepages.together.net/~mam/canaan.htm
Canaan: http://www.allroutes.to/canaanvt/
American Local History Network: no info
US GenWeb: http://home.att.net/~local_history/Essex-Co-VT.htm#CANAAN
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/TownCanaan.html
Vermont Gateway: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/EssexCanaan.html
Vertual Vermont: http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/canaan.html
Vermont in the Civil War: http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/place/c/canaan.shtml
Population According to the U.S. Federal Census
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| Canaan |
19
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74
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232
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227
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373
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378
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471
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408
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419
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637
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829
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| Essex Co. |
567
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1,471
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2,928
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3,028
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3,979
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4,198
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4,957
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5,786
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6,811
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7,931
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9,511
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| Canaan |
934
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869
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982
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73
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872
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979
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1,094
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949
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1,196
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1,121
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1,078
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| Essex Co. |
8,056
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7,384
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7,364
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7,067
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6,490
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6,257
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6,083
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5,416
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6,313
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6,405
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6,459
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Cemeteries & Years in Use
Alice Hunt: 1869-present
Canaan Hill: 1839-1927
Canaan Village: 1814-present
Morrison-Schoolhouse: 1824-1916
Old Canaan Hill: unknown-1835
South Canaan-Church: 1812-present
Wallace Pond (Catholic): 1904-present
Wilson: unknown-1841
Local Historical Societies, Libraries & Museums
Canaan Historical Society
Canaan, VT
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 371
Canaan, VT 05903
802-266-8845
The Canaan Historical Society occupies the second floor of a Greek
Revival building constructed in 1846 for a stop on the Franklin, New Hampshire
to Montreal stage route. Local legends persist that the house was used
as an Underground Railroad resting place, but no documentation has ever
been found to verify this. Contact Person: Virginia Carr, President. Hours
and Admission: Open by chance or appointment.
Alice Ward Library
Village Green
Canaan, VT
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 134
Canaan, VT 05903
802-266-7135 or 802-266-7766
The Canaan Historical Society is developing a local heritage museum
on the 2nd floor of the library. The Greek Revival structure was built
in 1846 as a stage stop on the route from Franklin, N.H., to Montreal.
Local legend is that the house was the last stop on the Connecticut Valley
route of the Underground Railroad during the Civil War, but no proof has
been established. Contact Person: Joan Cowan, Curator; Gloria Bunnell,
Librarian. Hours and Admission: library open Tues and Fri, 1 – 4pm. Museum
is open by chance or appointment.
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