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Huntington
Photo by Sebastian Renfield, 2009 "Camel's
Hump, which is almost a too well known summit of the Green Mountains to
need especial mention here, rears its bald, rocky head 4,083 feet above
tide water, affording a prospect from its summit which is excelled by
no mountain in the State...while beneath, nestled at its feet, is the
picturesque town of Huntington, with its well-kept farms and neat
villages. Surrounded by these places, and the numerous other thriving
villages that are planted within full view from its summit, Camel's
Hump cannot fail to become a favorite resort for those who would wisely
comhine healthful exercise of the body with well-directed recreation of
the mind. The township is watered by Huntington River and its
tributaries, a handsome stream flowing across the whole length of the
town from south to north, affording several good mill privileges."
- Child's Gazetteer of Chittenden County, 1882 |