Mt. Killington -- State's second highestpeak -- scene of christening legend

Rutland County · Killington Access Road, Killington

Southward appears the summit of Mt. Killington, once called Pisgah, on which Rev. Samuel Peters claimed he christened the wilderness with the name Verd-mont in 1763. Most historians give credit to Dr. Thomas Youngs letter to the inhabitants of Vermont, sent to Windsor in 1777.

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Mt. Killington -- State's second highestpeak -- scene of christening legend

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