Poultney is a small town located in the Southwestern section of Vermont. The Poultney Industrial Society had their first annual fair on Oct. 3 & 4, 1877. So here it is....a jug made five years later commemorating this very important event in Poultney's history!!!
Map Description:c1886 Poultney, Vt.
Drawn by L. R. Burleigh. C.H. Vogt & Son, lith. Indexed for points of interest.
Location #25. The Poultney Industrial Society.
Here is a neat Postal Card dated February 6th, 1878 with a Star-In-Circle cancel as well as a Poultney Vt. cancel. On the reverse is an invitation for The Poultney Industrial Society winter meeting on February 13th and 14th.
I would like to thank Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers, sponsored by the National Endowments for the Humanities and the Library of Congress for giving me access to these newspaper articles.
Vermont Watchman and State Journal.,
March 24, 1880
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian,
August 04, 1882
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As reported above in the St. Johnsbury Caledonian, August 04, 1882 the fair will take place September 26-28, 1882 in South Poultney...
And that is the date on the Poultney Industrial Little Brown Jug.
