A history of Waitsfield,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Waitsfield from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusWaitsfield is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,844 as of the 2020 census. It was created by a Vermont charter on February 25, 1782, and was granted to militia Generals Benjamin Wait, Roger Enos and others. The town was named after Wait.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 164 to 330 (+101%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Waitsfield yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Waitsfield’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFarmhouse near Waitsfield, Vermont, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Waitsfield, decade by decade
LOCFarmhouse near Waitsfield, Vermont1940
LOCSmall farm near Waitsfield, Vermont1940
LOCMr. Walter M. Gaylord "firing" the King evaporator during b…1940
LOCWalter M. Gaylord dripping the boiled-down maple sap to see…1940
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Walter M. Gaylord drip…1940
LOCMr. Walter M. Gaylord, and his neighbor, George Wallis, dis…1940
LOCWalter Gaylord drilling hole in maple tree to get sap which…1940
LOCSon of Walter Gaylord pouring sap into container. The sap f…1940
LOCSon of Walter Gaylord gathering sap from sugar maple trees …1940
LOCWalter Gaylord adjusting cover on bucket that catches the s…1940
LOCWalter Gaylord adjusting spout on bucket that catches the s…19401990s
Then & now
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From the Library of Congress (11) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.