Commerce
The two main sources of commerce in the early days of Chelsea
What is Merino Sheep wool and tanning hides
The demise of the earliest Chelsea Academy
What is fire?
The two types of trees that helped early Chelsea settlers survive
What are apple and sugar maple trees?
The original name of Chelsea
What is Turnersburgh?
After this major conflict the merino sheep boom ended in Chelsea (and Vermont)
What is the Civil War
The amount of schoolhouses that dotted the Chelsea hillsides in the 1800's
What is twenty-five
The liquid that is extracted from the maple trees directly
What is maple sap?
The first two families to settle in Chelsea
Who are the Bonds and the Moores
A plant commonly found in Chelsea that is essential to the process of tanning
What is ground hemlock?
The town where the Grammar School was eventually built
What is Randolph?
The first crop to be planted in Chelsea by the first family to settle in the town
What is the apple tree?
The reason for the Vermont Assembly promoting new townships
Brought in more money for the state government
This trade was not quite as lucrative as its predecessor
What is the tanned hide trade
This school built in 1912 was one of the largest structures at the time of its creation
What is Chelsea Public School?
The time period when these sources of agriculture were present
What is years before 1900?
Where Chelsea settlers came from
What is New England?
The estimated amount of sheep that each farm in Chelsea had during the merino boom
What is 50-100 head
The typical class size at the Chelsea Academy in the late 1800's
5-20 children
One place in Chelsea where you can find original apple trees from early settlers
What is Beacon Hill?
The first family to build a house in Chelsea
Who are the Moores?