Town of Clarendon
The Town of Clarendon was first settled in 1811 and created in 1820 from the Town of Sweden before Orleans County was established. It was originally named Farwell’s Mills for Eldredge Farwell, an early settler but renamed for his wife’s hometown of Clarendon, Vermont. Clarendon was once noted for its quarries and cement plants and has two properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Butterfield Cobblestone House and Clarendon Stone Store.
Notable people of Clarendon include Carl Akeley, (1864-1926), noted taxidermist, conservationist and inventor; and Lemuel Cook, (1759-1866), last verifiable surviving veterans of the American Revolutionary War, who moved to Clarendon in 1832, died there in 1866, and is buried there.
Must see & do in Clarendon:
Clarendon Historical Society Museum & Farwell’s Settlement
Two buildings with artifacts of local interest: a barn featuring agricultural items and an historic one-room schoolhouse with a wide variety of items on display. By appointment.
Established in 1866, this beautiful cemetery demonstrates the romantic style of the Rural Cemetery Movement in its eastern section, while the western section shows the more recent Lawn Style. The highlight is a stunning Gothic Revival chapel built of Medina Sandstone in 1894 (pictured right). Pick up self-guided walking tour at the garage.
