Tunbridge, Vermont
| Tunbridge, Vermont | |
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| Town | |
 Located in Orange County, Vermont |
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 Location of Vermont with the U.S.A. |
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| Coordinates: 43°54′0″N 72°29′17″W / 43.90000°N 72.48806°WCoordinates: 43°54′0″N 72°29′17″W / 43.90000°N 72.48806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Orange |
| Chartered | 1761 |
| Settled | 1776 |
| Organized | 1786 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.8 sq mi (115.9 km2) |
| • Land | 44.7 sq mi (115.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 600 ft (172 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,309 |
| • Density | 29.2/sq mi (11.3/km2) |
| • Households | 513 |
| • Families | 362 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05077 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-73675 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462231 |
| Website | www.tunbridgevt.com |
Tunbridge is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,309. The town consists of three village centers, all situated on Vermont Route 110 in the valley of the first branch of the White River. The three settlements are named North Tunbridge (also known locally as "Blood Village"), Tunbridge Village ("Market") and South Tunbridge ("Jigger").
The town of Tunbridge was created on September 3, 1761, by way of a royal charter which King George III of England issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire.
The name Tunbridge was chosen by Wentworth and most likely in honor of (or to gain favor with), the English noble William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein (1717-1781), fourth Earl of Rochford, Viscount Tunbridge, Baron Enfield and Colchester. De Zuylstein's secondary title is derived from the old "royal borough" of Tunbridge Wells (officially Royal Tunbridge Wells) in England.
Just before dawn on October 16, 1780, the town line of Tunbridge and Royalton was witness to the last major raid of the Revolutionary War in New England. In the "Royalton Raid" three hundred Indians led by British soldiers invaded from Canada along the First Branch of the White River. Part of a series of raids designed to terrorize frontier settlements, the result was the destruction of dozens of homes, crops and livestock necessary to survive the coming winter. Although women and girls were not harmed, 28 men and boys were taken captive and marched to Canada to be imprisoned. In the years that followed, many of the captives made their way back to their families, but some never returned. One resident, Peter Button, was killed in Tunbridge near the Royalton town line along what is Rte. 110 today; an historic marker has been erected there.
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