Royalton, Vermont
| Royalton, Vermont | |
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Village of South Royalton from Interstate 89
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 Location in Windsor County and the state of Vermont. |
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 Location of Vermont with the U.S.A. |
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| Coordinates: 43°48′58″N 72°32′50″W / 43.81611°N 72.54722°WCoordinates: 43°48′58″N 72°32′50″W / 43.81611°N 72.54722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Windsor |
| Chartered | 1769 |
| Settled | 1771 |
| Organized | 1774 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.9 sq mi (106.0 km2) |
| • Land | 40.4 sq mi (104.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,773 |
| • Density | 68/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05068 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-60850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462191 |
| Website | www |
Royalton is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,773 at the 2010 census. It includes the villages of Royalton, South Royalton, and North Royalton. Vermont Law School, the state's only accredited law school, is located in South Royalton.
The town was chartered on November 23, 1769, by Cadwallader Colden, Royal Lieutenant Governor of New York. The first permanent settlers were Robert Havens and his family, who arrived in 1771. Royalton was re-chartered by the Independent Republic of Vermont on December 20, 1781. The 1780 Royalton Raid was the last major British raid of the American War of Independence in New England. In 1848, the Vermont Central Railroad opened to South Royalton, which developed as a freight depot.
Although Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, was born in the adjacent town of Sharon near the Royalton boundary, the Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial lies in the town.
In June 1974, the now-defunct Royalton College hosted the Institute for Humane Studies' Conference on Austrian Economics. The conference is considered the "single most important catalyst in this revival of Austrian economics", an economic theory also known as "The Austrian School", the "Vienna School" or the "Psychological School". Edwin G. Dolan hosted the conference. Notable presenters included Israel M. Kirzner, Ludwig M. Lachmann, and Murray N. Rothbard. The edited version of the conference proceedings appears in Professor Dolan's The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics.
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