Town Name: Victory
Population: 70
Area: 43 SQ MILES
Brief History: Granted in November of 1780 and chartered in September of 1781. The town was originally designed to contain 23,040 acres, but a tract of land between Victory and Concord, known as Bradley’s Vale, was divided by the legislature in 1856 and approximately 2,500 acres was annexed to Victory. The town's first permanent inhabitant was John Shorer, who moved to Victory in 1822. The first sawmill was built around 1830 by Joseph Woods, and the town remained an important logging area until the 1940s.
General Area Info: More than half of the town’s land is either state forest or preserved for recreation and wildlife habitat. A sizable portion of the town’s land area encompasses the Moose River Valley. The Darling State Forest and 3,270-foot Burke Mountain are on the town line between Victory and Burke.
Attractions: Victory Bog, Victory State Forest, Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area
Recreational Activities: Snowmobiling, Wildlife Sighting, Camping, Hiking, Biking
Fun Facts:
- It was one of the last two towns in the state to be linked to the electric grid in 1963.
- Victory is one of Vermont’s least populated towns.
- In the 1800's, the town became popular for its blueberry fields that thrived where timber had been cleared and then burned.
Schools:
- K-8: Choice
- High School: Choice
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