Vermont is an unincorporated community in Howard Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States platted in January 1848. The founders also then already had a store set up in Vermont.[3] In the late 19th century it was a German campground.[4] Vermont was in the flooding zone when the Wildcat Creek Reservoir was constructed in 1957, and it never recovered from that. Vermont was once the home of the "Vermont Covered Bridge" which now sits in Highland Park in Kokomo, Indiana.[5] It is part of the Kokomo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The area is served by Howard Elementary School, and North Western Schools.
Historyedit
Vermont was named in 1849 after the home state of the town's founder, Milton Hadley.[6]
The town at one time could be compared to the current Greentown. In 1957, the county built the Wildcat Creek Reservoir and Vermont was in the flood zone for that. Part of the town either moved north slightly or the northern tip is all that remains today. Therefore, it could be considered a ghost town.[7]
Vermont Covered Bridgeedit
The Vermont Covered Bridge that is now located in Highland Park and on the National Register Of Historic Places list in nearby Kokomo was once a bridge used in Vermont on the Wildcat Creek. The bridge was where the current concrete bridge is on 500 East between 50 North and 100 North, it was replaced with the current bridge when the county started planning the current reservoir. The City of Kokomo paid Vermont for the bridge and it was set to be moved to Kokomo. The arson, plus the age of the bridge made the bridge need some repairs for the park, and the park also opted for foot traffic only for safety reasons, and currently the bridge is only open to foot traffic in the fall. The sign on the front has the year 1875 printed on the front of it, the year it was built in Vermont by a contractor in Ohio.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vermont, Indiana
^"Early Settlements". KHPL Genealogy. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^"County Map, Atlas: Howard County 1877, Indiana Historical Map".
^ ab"History of Highland Park" (PDF). City of Kokomo. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^"A Look Back as We Move Forward". The Kokomo Tribune. March 28, 1999. p. 58. Retrieved August 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
^"History Of Highland Park" (PDF). City of Kokomo.
January 01, 1970
vermont, indiana, vermont, unincorporated, community, howard, township, howard, county, indiana, united, states, platted, january, 1848, founders, also, then, already, store, vermont, late, 19th, century, german, campground, vermont, flooding, zone, when, wild. Vermont is an unincorporated community in Howard Township Howard County Indiana United States platted in January 1848 The founders also then already had a store set up in Vermont 3 In the late 19th century it was a German campground 4 Vermont was in the flooding zone when the Wildcat Creek Reservoir was constructed in 1957 and it never recovered from that Vermont was once the home of the Vermont Covered Bridge which now sits in Highland Park in Kokomo Indiana 5 It is part of the Kokomo Metropolitan Statistical Area Vermont IndianaUnincorporated communityVermontShow map of IndianaVermontShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 29 57 N 86 01 55 W 40 49917 N 86 03194 W 40 49917 86 03194CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHowardTownshipHowardLaid outJanuary 1848Elevation 1 827 ft 252 m ZIP code46901FIPS code18 78830 2 GNIS feature ID445252 1 Contents 1 School 2 History 3 Vermont Covered Bridge 4 ReferencesSchool editThe area is served by Howard Elementary School and North Western Schools History editVermont was named in 1849 after the home state of the town s founder Milton Hadley 6 The town at one time could be compared to the current Greentown In 1957 the county built the Wildcat Creek Reservoir and Vermont was in the flood zone for that Part of the town either moved north slightly or the northern tip is all that remains today Therefore it could be considered a ghost town 7 Vermont Covered Bridge editThe Vermont Covered Bridge that is now located in Highland Park and on the National Register Of Historic Places list in nearby Kokomo was once a bridge used in Vermont on the Wildcat Creek The bridge was where the current concrete bridge is on 500 East between 50 North and 100 North it was replaced with the current bridge when the county started planning the current reservoir The City of Kokomo paid Vermont for the bridge and it was set to be moved to Kokomo The arson plus the age of the bridge made the bridge need some repairs for the park and the park also opted for foot traffic only for safety reasons and currently the bridge is only open to foot traffic in the fall The sign on the front has the year 1875 printed on the front of it the year it was built in Vermont by a contractor in Ohio 5 References edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Vermont Indiana U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 Early Settlements KHPL Genealogy Archived from the original on 22 December 2013 Retrieved 22 December 2013 County Map Atlas Howard County 1877 Indiana Historical Map a b History of Highland Park PDF City of Kokomo Retrieved December 22 2013 A Look Back as We Move Forward The Kokomo Tribune March 28 1999 p 58 Retrieved August 16 2014 via Newspapers com nbsp History Of Highland Park PDF City of Kokomo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vermont Indiana amp oldid 1192549262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
