Brattleboro Essential Info

Overview

Brattleboro is a city of 12,000 people in southern Vermont. From points south, it will most likely be the place for travelers to begin their exploration of Vermont.

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Basics

Best Time To Go

Apr-Sep

Current Time

Current Weather

28 °F

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Fun Facts

1. Brattleboro resident Ida May Fuller was the first American citizen to receive a Social Security check. She collected her first check in 1940 and lived to be 100 years old.
2. In 2007, Brattleboro had to implement an ordinance making it illegal to go about your business in the nude.
3. Renowned author Rudyard Kipling married a young Brattleboro woman, Carrie Balestier in 1892, and the couple settled in Brattleboro. Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' and other works in their Brattleboro cottage.
4. Brattleboro is the headquarters of the Holstein/Friesian Cattle Association, which houses and maintains the worldwide registry for the breed.
5. Brattleboro voted in support of a measure calling on the town's police force to arrest and indict President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney in March 2008.

Popular Foods

1. Roast Duck with Black Currants
2. Angus Burger