Putney Historical Society

Putney: World's Best Known Small Town (Vt) (Making of America) Putney Historical Society First edition

Putney, Vermont owes much to its early farming settlers who established the townís spirit of hard work and ingenuity, and to its mill workers whose labor sustained the townís economy for over 200 years. Agricultural advances, social experiments, and a devout commitment to education and artistry helped this community earn world renown with such institutions as the Putney School, Americaís first co-ed boarding school; Landmark College, the only U. S. two-year college devoted to students with learning differences; the Yellow Barn, an international music school with a famous annual music festival; and the Experiment in International Living. Putney celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2003, marking a tradition of overcoming internal strife and economic hardship to prosper through innovation and industry. ÝÝThe Putney Historical Society presents here a new, engaging history of a community whose values include independent thinking and diversity of ideas. Over 100 delightful historic images accompany a narrative based in part on interviews with Putney elders and excerpts from nineteenth-century letters chronicling the trials and triumphs of this New England town.