Editing Leyden, Massachusetts (section)

==Notable people==

* [[Henry Kirke Brown]] (1814–1886), sculptor, most notably for the equestrian statues of [[Winfield Scott]] in Scott Circle, [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[George Washington]] at [[Union Square (New York City)|Union Square]] in [[New York City]]
* [[Charles C. Carpenter (admiral)|Charles C. Carpenter]] (1834–1899), [[United States Navy]] [[Rear Admiral (United States)|rear admiral]], rose to command of the [[Asiatic Squadron]]
* [[Charles N. Davenport]] (1830–1882), Vermont attorney and politician<ref name="Child">{{cite book |last=Child |first=Hamilton |author-link= |date=1884 |title=Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., 1724-1884 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWraIepDq4gC&pg=PA138 |location=Syracuse, NY |publisher=Syracuse Journal |pages=138–139 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[John Leonard Riddell]] (1807–1865), noted scientist, author and politician, developed the first practical binocular microscope<ref>{{cite journal | author = Riddell JL | title = On the binocular microscope | journal = Q J Microsc Sci | volume = 2 | pages = 18–24 | year = 1854}}</ref> and was melter and refiner at the [[New Orleans Mint]] during the [[American Civil War]]