Newport, Vermont
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Downtown Newport, looking west on Main Street
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 Newport, Vermont
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| Coordinates: 44°56′39″N 72°12′16″W / 44.94417°N 72.20444°WCoordinates: 44°56′39″N 72°12′16″W / 44.94417°N 72.20444°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Vermont | |
| County | Orleans | |
| Organized | 1918 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Paul Monette | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.6 sq mi (19.7 km2) | |
| • Land | 6.0 sq mi (15.6 km2) | |
| • Water | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) 20.87% | |
| Elevation | 722 ft (208 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 4,589 | |
| • Density | 745.5/sq mi (286.7/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 05855 | |
| Area code(s) | 802 | |
| FIPS code | 50-48850 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1461773 | |
| Website | www.newportvermont.org | |
The city of Newport is the county seat of Orleans County, Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 4,589. The city contains the largest population of any municipality in the county, yet encompasses the smallest area. It is the second smallest city by population in Vermont.
In 1753, the Abenakis brought the ransomed John Stark down Lake Memphremagog and came ashore where Newport is now situated. They then traveled southeast to his home in New Hampshire.
Rogers' Rangers were forced to retreat through the county following their attack on Saint-Francis, Quebec in 1759. To confound their avenging pursuers, they split up on the east shore of Lake Memphremagog. One group followed the Clyde River east. Another followed the Barton River south.
Newport as a settlement began in 1793. The village was first called Pickeral Point, but later renamed Lake Bridge for its location at the head of Lake Memphremagog.
In the early 19th century, the women of pioneer Calvin Arnold's household, refused to live in the Arnold house near what is now Clyde Pond, because of depredations by the Indians.
In 1816, part of the former town of Salem, was annexed to Newport town, and is now part of the city.
The railroad reached the village in 1863.
The city had a scare when they received news of the St. Albans Raid during the American Civil War. They thought these raids might repeat throughout the state but particularly at the south end of the lake. The militia was turned out. The ferry from Magog was met with determined looking armed men, much to the captain's surprise, who had heard nothing about the raid. Armed Norwich University students were shipped in by train. Nothing happened and everyone was sent home in a few days.
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