Westmore, Vermont
| Westmore, Vermont | |
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Westmore, Vermont (Mount Pisgah, Lake Willoughby, Mount Hor)
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 Located in Orleans County, Vermont |
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 Location of Vermont with the U.S.A. |
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| Coordinates: 44°45′25″N 72°1′34″W / 44.75694°N 72.02611°WCoordinates: 44°45′25″N 72°1′34″W / 44.75694°N 72.02611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Orleans |
| Chartered | August 17, 1781 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.5 sq mi (97.0 km2) |
| • Land | 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2) |
| • Water | 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,170 ft (554 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 306 |
| • Density | 15.4/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
| • Households | 133 |
| • Families | 90 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 05822, 05860 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-81700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462254 |
Westmore is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census, making it the least populated town in the county. The town contains one unincorporated village clustered around Lake Willoughby.
Originally named Westford, the town was chartered on August 17, 1781. Since Chittenden County had a town named Westford, in 1787 the name was changed to Westmore.
The first vacation house was built on the lake in 1860. It is known as the Cheney House, after an owner in the late 19th century.
Westmore never attracted many settlers. The town's peak population was in the census year of 1880 with 485 people.
Before he became famous, Robert Frost camped here in the summer of 1909 with his family.
Songadeewin Camp for girls was located here in the 1920s-1940s.
Electricity became available at the south end of the lake, from West Burke, circa 1934.
In 1970, the state of Vermont acquired 7,600 acres (3,100 ha) as part of Willoughby State Forest, which included the Cheney House.
Nudity is legal throughout Vermont, though in 2007-8, the town discussed whether to ban nudity, aimed at sunbathers on the south beach of Lake Willoughby.
Having closely approximated the state's voting percentages for governor, in 2006, and president in 2004, Westmore was considered one of six "bellwether" towns for the 2008 general election.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.5 square miles (97.0 km2), of which 34.5 square miles (89.4 km2) is land and 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2) (7.85%) is water.
One of the town's most prominent features is Lake Willoughby. The lake has a maximum depth of 312 feet, making it the deepest lake totally contained within Vermont, and one of the deepest lakes in all of New England. The relatively young 12,000-year-old glacier-carved lake is flanked on the east by Mount Pisgah 2,752 feet (839 m) and the west by Mount Hor 2,654 feet (809 m). The mountains, which have hundreds of feet of rock cliffs, are located in the Willoughby State Forest and the cliffs have been designated a National Natural Landmark. In recent decades, several peregrine falcons have been found there.
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