Essex Junction Village

Essex Junction Village Hall is located at 2 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452; phone: 802-878-6951.

Beginnings [1]

Originally a part of the Town of Essex, bordering the north bank of the Winooski River, the Village of Essex Junction was incorporated in 1892.

In 1883 Essex Junction was a village at the junction of various railroads. It contained a post office, 2 churches, a paper mill, butter tub factory, saw mill, grist mill, marble shop, nursery, 9 stores, 4 blacksmith shops, 1 wheelright shop, 1 paint shop, 2 livery stables, 2 hotels, a school, village hall and a brick manufactory.

1. Hamilton Child, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Chittenden County, Vermont for 1882-1883, The Journal Office, Syracuse, N.Y., 1882.