Editing Clarendon, Vermont (section)

==History==

The area that later formed the Town of Clarendon was settled by families from lower New England as early as 1762.  It and the surrounding area was then part of [[Albany County, New York]], but was later split off as [[Charlotte County, Province of New York|Charlotte County]] until Vermont declared itself as a [[Vermont Republic|republic]] around 1777.  Land claims by [[New Hampshire]] were eventually settled, and in 1791 Vermont became a state.

Clarendon now includes the following entries on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]:
* [[Brown Covered Bridge]] – bridges the Cold River on Cold River Road in North Clarendon. NOTE: The Brown Covered Bridge is actually on the Upper Cold River Road in Shrewsbury and was damaged during the flooding from [[Hurricane Irene]] (added February 21, 1974)
* [[Clarendon Congregational Church]] – Middle Rd. (added August 12, 1984)
* [[Clarendon House (Vermont)|Clarendon House]] – off VT 133 in Clarendon Springs (added June 17, 1976)
** The Clarendon House hotel was a [[destination spa|spa]] resort destination in the early 20th century
* [[Cold River Bridge (Clarendon, Vermont)|Cold River Bridge]] – VT 7B over the Cold R. (added December 14, 1991)
* [[East Clarendon Railroad Station]] – VT 103 and East Rd. (added April 8, 1999)
** The former East Clarendon Railroad Station is a restaurant today
* [[Kingsley Covered Bridge]] – bridges the Mill River on East Street in East Clarendon (added March 12, 1974)
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Image:Clarendon Congregational Church, Clarendon, Vermont.jpg|Clarendon Congregational Church
Image:East Clarendon Railroad Station, East Clarendon, Vermont.jpg|Former East Clarendon Railroad Station
Image:Kingsley Covered Bridge, East Clarendon, Vermont.jpg|Kingsley Covered Bridge, East Clarendon
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