Huntington Farm is central to Strafford, lying halfway between our two villages, near the geographical center of Strafford. In the ‘60s &‘70s, during the Read and Essie Perkins era, it was our local economic engine and an equestrian center of national renown. This essay first appeared in the 2022 Strafford Town Report.

In the Strafford Town House, there is a sounding board with a carved hand clasping a ring connected to a decorative rod attached to the ceiling. If you look up at the ceiling the next time you are in the Strafford Town House, BEWARE!

Eulogy by the Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. at a Justin Morrill symposium in 1998. Coffin speaks about the standards set by Senator Morrill and his faith in the basic goodness he sensed in the citizens of the United States. 

Justin Morrill once included a provision in a bill to make the Ompompanoosuc River navigable for ocean liners. Unfortunately, many of the senators did not get his Vermont sense of humor and were willing to vote for the bill.