User:Hedgehoghilldweller/Belmont,vermont

Belmont, Vermont is a village in the Town of Mount Holly, Vermont. It is nestled in the Green Mountains of Rutland County at around 2000 feet above Sea Level. It is an old town established in 1792. Originally Belmont was named Jackson's Gore, because of who owned a tract of land and it being a "Gore". Later when people saw the potential of water power in and around Belmont, starting with the Lake in the center of town, Belmont was named "Mechanicsville", after the many mechanics who worked the industries powered by water. Around town there were several notable factories that built the tools and toys of a day long past.