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Shaftsbury is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,598 at the 2020 census. [3] History. The town was chartered on August 20, 1761. It was named after the Earl of Shaftesbury. [4] In June 1843, escaped slaves hid at a Shaftsbury farm, in the first recorded instance in Vermont of the Underground Railroad. [5]
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Welcome to Shaftsbury, Vermont, a small town of 36 square miles, which still resounds with the energy, passion, fury and sacrifice of those who pioneered here seeking a different life for themselves and their families. Shaftsbury was chartered on August 20, 1761 and given 23,040 acres of land, in 66 shares.
Shaftsbury is a town located in Bennington County, of the Manchester-Bennington region of Vermont. The town was chartered on August 20, 1761 and was named for Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Fourth Earl of Shaftesbury.
Shaftsbury is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Shaftsbury has about 3,530 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.