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Vershire is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States, created under Vermont Charter of August 3, 1781. The population was 672 at the 2020 census. The name Vershire is a portmanteau of Vermont and New Hampshire.

History

The town and a village were renamed "Ely" in 1880 after the Ely Mining Company, which mined copper. This changed in 1883, when 200 miners seized the plant demanding back wages. Five companies of the National Guard were called out to suppress the miners. It is the home of The Mountain School of Milton Academy, a selective independent semester program that provides academically motivated high school juniors from across the country the opportunity to live and work on a farm.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.5&nbsp;square miles (94.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 36.5&nbsp;square miles (94.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.04&nbsp;square mile (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.05%) is water. The headwaters of the Ompompanoosuc River are located in the town.

Demographics

As of the census

Notable people

  • Fanny Titus Hazen, Civil War nurse
  • Marion Pritchard, rescuer of Dutch Jews during World War II

References

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