Sherburne, Vermont

 

Rutland county. Killington Peak, 3,924 feet in height, several ponds, and Thundering brook, with a handsome fall, lie in this town, and along its banks is some good land; but the lands are generally too elevated even for pasturage. Sherburne was first settled in 1785. It lies 22 miles N.W. from Windsor and 10 E. from Rutland. Population, 1830, 452.

From Hayward's New England Gazetteer.

Killington Peak, Vermont

 

This noted elevation of the Green Mountain range, 3,924 feet above the ocean, lies in Sherburne, 10 miles E. from Rutland.

 

From Hayward's New England Gazetteer.

 

Killington today is home to the Killington-Pico ski resort.