Downtown Brattleboro is full of tiny surprises this December. Introducing the Brattleboro Festival of Miniatures, a first-of-its-kind collaboration that has become larger than life. Downtown Brattleboro has been completely transformed into a month-long celebration of tiny art, with more than 80 windows, galleries, and public spaces filled with handcrafted scenes, dollhouse worlds, shadow plays, terrariums, model trains, and delicate works created by local artisans. It’s a free town-wide gallery,

Looking back on Brattleboro's history. This is the Union Block #history #brattleborovt Union Block In 1856 Cyrus Wyman, a grocery man, moved to Brattleboro from Grafton. The Vermont Valley Railroad had contracted with him to supply goods for the railroad men while they constructed train lines through Windham County. Wyman had done very well for himself and decided to move to a larger town with more opportunity. After arriving in Brattleboro he opened a grocery store in a small, one-story buildin

11K views · 177 reactions | The Great Fire of 1869 destroyed all the buildings on the west side of Main Street between High and Elliot Streets. Generally described as the great conflagration, occurred October 31, 1869. Brattleboro Vermont. | Brattleboro Historical Society | Facebook