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BRATTLEBORO â In March of 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes became the president of the United States. According to the Vermont Phoenix, in his inauguration speech Hayes said the Southern question was foremost on his mind. After a decade of controversy, how should the federal government support the reestablishment of the Southern states within the United States of America?
The Civil War had ended almost 12 years earlier, but violent conflicts in the former Confederate states had not ended. In May 1876 a local Civil War hero, Marshall Twitchell, was gunned down in Louisiana by a would-be assassin and left for dead.
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BRATTLEBORO â In March of 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes became the president of the United States. According to the Vermont Phoenix, in his inauguration speech Hayes said the Southern question was foremost on his mind. After a decade of controversy, how should the federal government support the reestablishment of the Southern states within the United States of America?
The Civil War had ended almost 12 years earlier, but violent conflicts in the former Confederate states had not ended. In May 1876 a local Civil War hero, Marshall Twitchell, was gunned down in Louisiana by a would-be assassin and left for dead.
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In 1882 George Crowell, owner of the publication titled the âHousehold,â bought 30 acres of land from the Hines family. This property included the Hines Aqueduct Association and an unfinished reservoir, with springs located on what was then known as Hines Hill. The aqueduct and reservoir were begun by Isaac Hines but had not been developed since Hinesâ death in 1876. This aqueduct association was the very beginning of what is now the Brattleboro Water Department.
When Crowell purchased the 30 acres of land from the Hines family he had initially thought to develop the reservoir and form building lots on the property. The aqueduct water system supplied houses in Forest Square (Cedar, Spruce, and Myrtle streets). Crowell renamed the property Chestnut Hill and decided to create a park for the public instead of producing building lots for housing development. Crowellâs publication, the âHousehold,â helpe