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Fair Haven Green Historic District, Fair Haven, Vermont

FAIR HAVEN

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Fair Haven was chartered on October 27, 1779, to Ebenezer Allen and 76 associates, and first settled the same year. Landmarks include Fair Haven, Fair Haven Green Historic District and Asahel Kidder House. Fair Haven is the birthplace of John A. Mead, politician.

The Fair Haven Collection

Made for Fair Haven. Printed to order.

Every piece is drawn from Fair Haven's own map data and historic archives, then printed and shipped from the USA when you order. No two towns look alike.

Fair Haven Street Map Poster · Linen

Fair Haven Street Map Poster · Linen

Every road in town, on archival matte paper

from $34
Fair Haven Street Map Poster · Midnight

Fair Haven Street Map Poster · Midnight

The same map, in navy and silver

from $34
Fair Haven History Timeline Poster

Fair Haven History Timeline Poster

The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom

from $39
Fair Haven Map Placemat

Fair Haven Map Placemat

Map of local landmarks, washable fabric

$25
Fair Haven Varsity Crewneck

Fair Haven Varsity Crewneck

Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back

from $48
Fair Haven Est. Tee

Fair Haven Est. Tee

Soft Bella+Canvas jersey

from $28
Fair Haven Town Line Mug

Fair Haven Town Line Mug

Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe

from $19
Fair Haven Hometown Ornament

Fair Haven Hometown Ornament

Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon

$18
Fair Haven Garden Flag

Fair Haven Garden Flag

Weatherproof, for the front walk

$26
Fair Haven Welcome Doormat

Fair Haven Welcome Doormat

24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back

$45
Fair Haven Hometown Wood Sign

Fair Haven Hometown Wood Sign

12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang

$39
Fair Haven Map Throw Pillow

Fair Haven Map Throw Pillow

Soft-touch, zip cover

$36
Fair Haven Market Tote

Fair Haven Market Tote

Sturdy all-over-print tote

$32
Fair Haven Cork Coaster

Fair Haven Cork Coaster

Glossy top, cork back

$12
Fair Haven Street Map Throw Blanket

Fair Haven Street Map Throw Blanket

Soft fleece, 50″×60″

from $64
Fair Haven Est. Tumbler

Fair Haven Est. Tumbler

20 oz, double-wall stainless

$40
Fair Haven Fair Haven Landmark Print

Fair Haven Fair Haven Landmark Print

Archival matte print of a local landmark, credited to its photographer

from $29
Fair Haven Fair Haven Green Historic District Landmark Print

Fair Haven Fair Haven Green Historic District Landmark Print

Archival matte print of a local landmark, credited to its photographer

from $29
Fair Haven Asahel Kidder House Landmark Print

Fair Haven Asahel Kidder House Landmark Print

Archival matte print of a local landmark, credited to its photographer

from $29
Fair Haven Fair Haven Postcard

Fair Haven Fair Haven Postcard

6″×4″ postcard, glossy front

$6
Fair Haven Fair Haven Green Historic District Postcard

Fair Haven Fair Haven Green Historic District Postcard

6″×4″ postcard, glossy front

$6
Fair Haven Asahel Kidder House Postcard

Fair Haven Asahel Kidder House Postcard

6″×4″ postcard, glossy front

$6
Hometown roll

Born in Fair Haven

On the National Register

Historic places

Population 2010: 2,734 → 2020: 2,736

From Wikidata (CC0).

A short history of Fair Haven

Fair Haven was chartered on October 27, 1779, to Ebenezer Allen and 76 associates, and first settled the same year. The township originally included West Haven, which was set off on October 20, 1792. The post office at Fair Haven was established in 1797. In 1783, Colonel Matthew Lyon moved to Fair Haven and began building mills at the falls on the Castleton River. His enterprises included a gristmill, sawmill and papermill, in addition to a forge, as well as a newspaper, the Fair Haven Gazette. This began Fair Haven's legacy as a small, prosperous mill town, which by 1859 included a marble mill, rolling mill, nail factory, papermill producing wallpaper, three sawmills, a wagon shop, a machine shop, two blacksmith shops, and two shoe shops.

The quarrying and manufacture of slate began in 1846. Fair Haven would develop extensive quarries for the stone, believed at the time to be inexhaustible, which was supplied to cities along the Atlantic coast and in the West. Some of it was made into the framed, book-sized writing slates that students of the time used. On April 7, 1880, a very small area of Fair Haven was transferred to New York due to a change in the course in the Poultney River. The area transferred was west of the "middle of the deepest channel" of the river.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Fair Haven, Vermont, revision 1377336655 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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