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United States Vermont  Bennington   Pownal

Brief History
Pownal was chartered by Governor Wentworth on

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Town Histories
Reunion celebration together with an historical sketch of Peru, Bennington County, Vermont : and its inhabitants from the first settlement of the town, Ira K. Batchelder. Read online.

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Peru is Manchester. Manchester Probate Court P.O. Box 446, Manchester, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 362-1410

City Directories
1880 - 1881 Pownal directory

Maps
1856 Map of Peru

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Landgrove. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Bennington County, website at this link.


 * Bondville Cemetery
 * Middletown Cemetery
 * North Cemetery
 * Peru Cemetery
 * Stone Family Cemetery
 * Village Cemetery

Churches
1. Peru Congregational Church   Mailing Address: P.O. Box 212, Peru, VT 05152    Physical Address: Main St, Peru, VT    Phone: (802) 379-1438

Town Records
Digital images of Peru Town records 1769-1950 vol 1, 4, 7, and 10-11 are availble online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Peru Town Clerks Office. These include Land records, 1802-1920, Card index to births, marriages, and deaths in the town records, 1769-1858, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1994.

Pownal Town Clerk Mailing Address: P.O. Box 411 Pownal, VT 05261 Physical Address: 467 Center Street Pownal, VT 05261 Phone: (802) 823-7757 Email: powclerk@sover.net Website: http://www.pownal.org/TownOffice/TownOffice.html

Newspapers
Bennington Banner Newspaper

Libraries and Historical Societies
Solomon Wright Library 97 Main Street PO Box 400 Pownal, VT, 05261 Phone: (802) 823-5400 Email: pownal_pub@vals.state.vt.us Website: http://solomonwrightlibrary.org/

Pownal Historical Society Solomon Wright Public Library, Pownal, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 313, Pownal, VT 05261 Website: pownal.pbwiki.com Email: pownal@comcast.net Phone: (802) 823-5536 Contact: Ken Held, President, heldkw@comcast.net