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History of Dorset, (Bennington County) VermontOur database does not include an historic photo for Dorset, (Bennington County) Vermont, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Elizabeth Payson Prentiss Biographical Sketch Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, author, was born in Portland, Maine, Oct. 26, 1818; daughter of the Rev. Edward and Ann Louisa (Shipman) Payson. She attended schools in Portland. Maine, and Ipswich, Mass., and was a teacher in Portland and Richmond, Maine, 1840-43. She was married, Apr. 22, 1845, to George Lewis Prentiss . Her many published volumes include: Little Susy Series (1853-56); The Flower of the Family and Only a Dandelion (1854); Henry and Bessie; Little Threads; Fred, Maria and Me (1868), Urban and his Friends ; Hymns and Songs of the Christian Life; Stepping Heavenward (1869);The Percys (1870); Religious Poems (1873); The Home at Greylock (1876); Pemaquid (1877) Avis Benson (1879) and Life and Letters (1882). She died at Dorset, Vt., Aug. 13, 1878. A Biography of Truman Howe Bartlett Truman Howe Bartlett, sculptor, was born in Dorset, Vt., Oct. 25, 1836; son of Buckley Howe and Henrietta (Richardson) Bartlett; and grandson of Joel and Sukey (Howe) Bartlett. He was brought up a farmer, became a marble cutter in 1854, and took up the profession of sculptor in 1863, studying in Rome, Italy, 1867-'70, and in Paris many years. He was married in 1861 to Mary Ann White. He made a special study of Greek history, literature and sculpture, and of the physiognomical character of Abraham Lincoln. He became lecturer on sculpture and instructor in modelling at the Massachusetts institute of technology, Boston, in 1894. His works include a bronze statue larger than life of Dr. Horace Wells in Hartford, Conn.; and numerous busts. He published "Life of William Rimmer" (1882). |
Vermont Facts: Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: DORSET, a post-township of Bennington county, Vermont, 90 miles S. S. W. from Montpelier. Population, 1700. Dorset is situated 292 meters above sea level. |