Editing Royalton, Vermont (section)

==History==

[[File:Getting Out Logs Near South Royalton, VT.jpg|thumb|left|Logging scene {{circa|1907}}]]
The town was chartered on November 23, 1769, by [[Cadwallader Colden]], Royal Lieutenant Governor of [[Province of New York|New York]]. The first permanent settlers were Robert Havens and his family, who arrived in 1771. Royalton was re-chartered by the [[Vermont Republic|Independent Republic of Vermont]] on December 20, 1781. The 1780 [[Royalton Raid]] was the last major British raid of the [[American War of Independence]] in [[New England]]. In 1848, the [[Vermont Central Railroad]] opened to South Royalton, which developed as a [[freight]] [[railroad station|depot]].

During the Revolutionary War Royalton was visited by [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]]

Although [[Joseph Smith]], founder of [[Mormonism]], was born in the adjacent town of [[Sharon, Vermont|Sharon]] near the Royalton boundary, the [[Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial]] lies in the town.<ref>[http://www.mormonhistoricsitesregistry.org/USA/vermont/southRoyalton/jsMonument/history.htm Joseph Smith, Jr. Monument] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20061109043814/http://www.mormonhistoricsitesregistry.org/USA/vermont/southRoyalton/jsMonument/history.htm |date=November 9, 2006 }}, Mormon Historic Sites Registry, c. 2006.  Accessed April 9, 2008.</ref>

In June 1974, the now-defunct Royalton College hosted the [[Institute for Humane Studies]]' Conference on Austrian Economics. The conference is considered the "single most important catalyst in this revival of [[Austrian School|Austrian economics]]", an economic theory also known as "The Austrian School", the "Vienna School" or the "Psychological School". Edwin G. Dolan hosted the conference. Notable presenters included [[Israel M. Kirzner]], [[Ludwig M. Lachmann]], and [[Murray N. Rothbard]]. The edited version of the conference proceedings appears in Professor Dolan's ''The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0254/is_3_59/ai_65348062/pg_4 |title=Remembrance and Appreciation Roundtable Professor Ludwig M. Lachinann - 1906-1990 - Obituary &#124; American Journal of Economics and Sociology, The &#124; Find Articles at BNET.com |publisher= |date= |accessdate=July 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612193401/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0254/is_3_59/ai_65348062/pg_4 |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=104&Itemid=27 |title=Online Library of Liberty |publisher=Oll.libertyfund.org |date= |accessdate=July 18, 2022}}</ref>

A landscape photo of Royalton stands in as the fictional town of [[Stars Hollow]] in the opening credits of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''.
In the mid-20th-century, Royalton had an economy largely built around lumbering, dairy production, poultry raising, the raising of fresh produce vegetables and maple sugar production.<ref>''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetter'', 1952 edition, p. 1608</ref>