Glastenbury: The History of a Vermont Ghost Town

By Tyler Resch

Founded by a famously scheming New Hampshire governor, Glastenbury struggled for over a century to break triple digits in population. A small charcoal-making industry briefly flourished after the Civil War, yet by 1920 Glastenbury counted fewer than twenty inhabitants. The end came officially in 1937, when the state, following a spirited debate, formally disincorporated the town. Yet Glastenbury s legacy lives on in Tyler Resch s lively and amusing history. Follow Resch as he chronicles the community s compelling, if always precarious, existence. From mysterious murders and curious development schemes to the township s eventual annexation by the U.S. Forest Service, Glastenbury narrates the ultimately redemptive tale of a community that lost its political status, only to gain a national forest.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Apr 1, 2008
• ISBN: 9781625843562

Tyler Resch

Tyler Resch, who holds a bachelor�s degree in American Studies from Amherst College as well a master�s degree in journalism from Northwestern University, worked in communications and journalism for many years. Formerly a reporter and photographer for the Providence Journal, he also edited the Bennington Banner for over a decade, and edited the Country Journal magazine as well. Currently the director of the Bennington Museum�s history-genealogy library, Resch has served as a director of long-time Vermont Congressman Bernie Sanders� regional offices, and has been a trustee for several southern Vermont historical organizations as well.