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Shrewsbury Sugar House
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About Shrewsbury, Vermont
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Rutland County
Chartered: September 4, 1761 (New Hampshire Grant)
Area: 32,165 Acres = 50.26 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 28* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): 72°52''W 43°31'N
Altitude: 1,640 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2000): 1,108 [ Population Rank: 146* ]
Population Density (persons per square mile): 22 [ Density Rank: 182* ]
Tax Rates (2006): Homestead $1.6019; NonResidential $1.7924

*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Shrewsbury's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.

Undoubtedly named for the Earldom of Shrewsbury, though one cannot be certain which Earl Wentworth may have had in mind.

Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History
(Used with permission)

Activities & Points of Interest
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Goings-on in and near Shrewsbury
Calendar of Events provided by the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing.

Bowman Mausoleum
(Cuttingsville Cemetery) , wealthy from his tanning business, Mr. Bowman built a mausoleum to hold the remains of his wife and children, including a life-size statue of himself, approaching the tomb in grief, flowers in hand. Immediately adjacent to Route 103 in the center of the village, winter months find the statue encased in a protective metal case.

Shrewsbury Historical Society

Covered Bridge (Check out our new maps and satellite images):
Brown     

Click Here for a map of all bridges in Rutland County.

Contact Info
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Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
Hospital: Rutland Regional Medical Center (Rutland) 802-775-7111
Town Clerk: Anne Haley, 802-492-3511, 9823 Cold River Road Shrewsbury, VT 05738

Churches, Ministries, Charitables
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United Church of Christ : United Church of Christ

Schools
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Rutland South Supervisory Union 802-775-3246
Shrewsbury Mountain School 802-492-3435

Neighboring Towns
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This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn't even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in "You can't get there from here").

Rutland Town Mendon
Shrewsbury
Clarendon Plymouth
Wallingford Mount Tabor

Places To Stay
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Best Western Rutland
Discover rustic elegance in the heart of Vermont's picturesque Green Mountains at the affordable Best Western Inn & Suites Rutland near Killington, the areaÕs only hotel with condominium-style accommodations in a village setting. Enjoy best-in-class service and easy access to the majestic, snow-covered slopes of Killington and Pico Mountains-two of the East's finest ski areas-and Vermont's scenic state parks.

Utilities
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Notes about utilities:

  • One electric or phone company indicates that company serves the entire town. More than one of either indicates each serves different areas of town.
  • A listed cable company MIGHT mean the entire town is covered, but not necessarily. More than one listed indicates each serves different areas of town.
  • Unless your area is one served by Vermont's only gas utility, your only option is bottled gas (any dealer).
    Electric Central Vermont Public Service 800-451-2877
    Telephone Fairpoint 866-984-2001
    Telephone Vermont Telephone Company 800-279-4049

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