The constitution of Vermont was adopted in 1777 in Windsor (pop. 4,000). The town features an 1866 covered bridge which spans the Connecticut River. It is one of the oldest of its kind in the United States.
The American Precision Museum in Windsor displays a variety of industrial equipment and articles, including precision machine tools, guns, and sewing machines.
Address: American Precision Museum, 196 Main Street, Box 679, Windsor, VT 05089-1312, United States
Phone: 1 (802) 674-5781, Fax: 1 (802) 674-2524
Hours:
May 28 to October 31: 10am-5pm
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
The Cornish Colony Museum is housed in the historic Fire Station building in Windsor. The museum is noted for having the largest collection of Maxfield Parrish paintings as well as annual exhibitions featuring other famous Cornish Colony artists such as original artwork by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Daniel Chester French, Maria and Thomas Dewing, Frederic Remington, Everett Shinn, and Frances Grimes.
The Cornish Colony Museum, in the historic Windsor Firehouse.
Address: Cornish Colony Museum, 147 Main Street, Windsor, VT 05089, United States
Phone: 1 (802) 674-6008, Fax: 1 (802) 674-6011
The Old Constitution House in Windsor is the site where the constitution of the Free and Independent Republic of Vermont was signed in 1777. This former tavern is now a history museum.
Hours:
May 29 to October 11: 11am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri