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Westminster, Vermont

Westminster is a town in south-eastern Vermont, on the Connecticut River. A convention held there in January 1777 declared the independence of the New Hampshire Grants as the state of New Connecticut, soon renamed Vermont. It was also the scene of the Westminster Massacre of March 1775.

Westminster, Vermont
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Vermont Republic

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Westminster, Vermont. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/westminster-vermont
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The Epoch Institute. “Westminster, Vermont.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/westminster-vermont.
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