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ORANGE. Town in Orange County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to
Amos Robinson, Esq., Capt. Ebenezer Green and sixty-three associates August 11, 1781. Line with
Barre established November 4, 1799. Repealed November 6, 1801. Boundaries established
November 3, 1802. See Truro (New York grant) and Kempton (New York grant).
ORLEANS. Name changed from Coventry, 1841. Name changed back to Coventry,
1843.
ORWELL. Town in Addison County. New Hampshire grant of 23,500 acres to
Benjamin Underhill and sixty-three associates August 18, 1763. New York grant of 3,000
acres by Lt. Gov. Colden to Alexander Wallace July 31, 1770, embraced lands now in
Orwell. Part authorized to be annexed to Whiting, 1839. Annexed to Addison County,
1847. Part authorized to be annexed to Benson, 1847.
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