Montpelier, the capital of Vermont since 1805, is on the Winooski or Onion River, 206 miles by rail NNW. of Boston. It contains a handsome granite state-house, with a statue of Ethan Allen, and has some mills and tanneries. Pop. 3219.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 291–292
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