Editing Chelsea, Vermont (section)

== History ==
The town was founded on August 4, 1781. It was originally called Turnersburgh after settler Bela Turner. In 1788 the townspeople of Turnersburgh approved a bill to rename the town Chelsea.

The first small schoolhouses were established in the early 1800s. By 1845 there were 18 schools operating around the town. In 1852 the Chelsea Academy was built in the village district. The Chelsea Academy burnt in 1870. In 1913 the "new" Chelsea High School building was built, this building still houses the Chelsea Public School today.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Chelsea, Vermont 1784-1984|last=Committee from the Chelsea Historical Society|publisher=Northlight Studio Press|year=1984|location=Barre, Vermont}}</ref>

=== Historic sites ===
In 1983 the historic village center of Chelsea was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the [[Chelsea Village Historic District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/SearchResults/7c2015b27fd64d79ab920c47bc54010f?page=1&view=list|title=Search Results|website=npgallery.nps.gov|language=en|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref> Chelsea also has two standalone structures listed on the National Register: the [[Congregational Church of Chelsea]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/SearchResults/7c2015b27fd64d79ab920c47bc54010f?page=1&view=list|title=Search Results|website=npgallery.nps.gov|language=en|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref> and the [[Moxley Covered Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/SearchResults/7c2015b27fd64d79ab920c47bc54010f?page=2&view=list|title=Search Results|website=npgallery.nps.gov|language=en|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref>

[[Figure (horse)|Figure]], the original [[Morgan horse]], is buried in Chelsea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourherald.com/articles/justin-morgan-trail-honors-man-and-horse/|title='Justin Morgan Trail' Honors Man and Horse {{!}} The Herald of Randolph|website=www.ourherald.com|date=May 27, 2010 |access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref>