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West Hartford is a unincorporated
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
 village
Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
 in the town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 of Hartford
Hartford, Vermont

Hartford is a New England town in Windsor County, Vermont in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located on the New Hampshire border, at the intersection of Interstates 89 and 91....
, Windsor County
Windsor County, Vermont

Windsor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. In area it is the largest county in the state. As of 2000, the population was 57,418....
, Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
. It is the most rural of Hartford's five villages, situated on the White River
White River (Vermont)

The White River is a river, approximately long, in the United States state of Vermont. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River.The White River rises at Skylight Pond south of Bread Loaf Mountain near the crest of the Green Mountains....
 and crossed by the Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine....
. Almost half of the village was wiped out by a flood in 1927. Some areas have been developed for residential use, but significant forest, farming and open lands remain. West Hartford features a country store, a post office, a small library and a town park along the White River which is a popular fishing site.

Hartford is located at geographical coordinates 43° 42' 44" North, 72° 25' 7" West (43.71212, -72.418541).






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West Hartford is a unincorporated
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
 village
Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
 in the town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 of Hartford
Hartford, Vermont

Hartford is a New England town in Windsor County, Vermont in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located on the New Hampshire border, at the intersection of Interstates 89 and 91....
, Windsor County
Windsor County, Vermont

Windsor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. In area it is the largest county in the state. As of 2000, the population was 57,418....
, Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
. It is the most rural of Hartford's five villages, situated on the White River
White River (Vermont)

The White River is a river, approximately long, in the United States state of Vermont. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River.The White River rises at Skylight Pond south of Bread Loaf Mountain near the crest of the Green Mountains....
 and crossed by the Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine....
. Almost half of the village was wiped out by a flood in 1927. Some areas have been developed for residential use, but significant forest, farming and open lands remain. West Hartford features a country store, a post office, a small library and a town park along the White River which is a popular fishing site.

Geography

West Hartford is located at geographical coordinates 43° 42' 44" North, 72° 25' 7" West (43.71212, -72.418541). The White River runs through the Village, and along Clifford Park, a great place for fishing and canoeing.

History

In the spring of 1927 the Vermont rivers flooded taking out several bridges, including the west hartford bridge, shortly after the flood the bridges were all replace with "cookie cutter" bridges that were tall, green, steel bridges. In 2006 the bridge was replaced with a new single span bridge, Veterans Bridge. The old bridge had a pool off the downstream side that local teens would jump off the bridge into the water. The new bridge is in a location where it is dangerous to jump because the deep pool is no longer accessible. At the foot of the new bridge is a small area in remembrance of Hartford Veterans that have died in the wars.

Clifford Park is a town maintained park that includes nature trails, a softball field, horseshoe pits and a picnic area on the river. Every summer, it is turned into a major landing area for the hot air balloons that have taken off at the Quechee Balloon Festival, and every Halloween it is the Haunted Area for local youths sponsored by the Hartford Parks and Recreation Department. The park is named Clifford, after the former owner of the land that now holds the park, and the land that is the Westfield Drive community.

Schools

West Hartford Elementary Students attend Ottoquechee School in Quechee, VT (K-5) and then attend Middle and High School at Hartford Memorial Middle School (6-8) and Hartford High School (9-12). Parents looking to private school their children usually turn to the Upper Valley Waldorf School in Quechee (K-8).

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