Waits River is a village in the town of Topsham, Vermont. Located alongside a river of the same name, the village of Waits River is made up of a number of residential homes, several barns and sheds, and a white Methodist church.[1] Waits River Schoolhouse, an early 20th century building which is now a private residence, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[2]
Photographs of the village during the foliage season have been popular since at least the 1960s,[citation needed] and scenic images of the village have appeared in jigsaw puzzles, calendars and postcards.[citation needed] Postcards of this type have been published since at least 1914.[3]
Winter photographs of Waits River are featured on a number of Christmas album covers, including:
- Christmas Carols on the Organ by Virgil Fox (1954)
- An Old-Fashioned Christmas by Richard Ellsasser (1956)
- The Sounds of Christmas by Fred Waring (1959)[4]
- 12 Songs of Christmas by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring (1964)
References
edit- ^ "New Hope United Methodist Church, Waits River, West Topsham, VT". umc.org. United Methodist Church. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Vermont SP Waits River Schoolhouse. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Vermont, January 1, 1964 - December 31, 2013. National Archives. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Waits River Village - Postcard - Postmarked Feb 1914". cardcow.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Sounds of Christmas by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians - RYM/Sonemic".
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