Excerpt from A Centennial History of St. Albans, Vermont The object of this publication is to present, in an impartial manner, some of the advantages possessed by St. Albans as a manufacturing, point. In addition to important natural advantages, we claim for St. Albans a most favorable location in a thickly-settled, prosperous, fertile and healthful portion of the State, surrounded by a wealthy and industrious population, who have grown up with the country and contributed to its prosperity and good name by an active and earnest industry in the various pursuits which engage the attention of an honest, careful and prudent people. In this work we have also sought to present, in an unprejudiced manner, the general attractions of St. Albans from many standpoints, our aim being not to attract manufacturers only, but good citizens of all classes. To this end we have devoted many pages to the consideration of various topics of local interest, with a view of giving all inquirers all the information possible in reference to every attractive feature of the village, its growth and present condition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.