Hinesburg, VT

Hinesburg is a Chittenden County town chartered in 1762 and named for Abel Hine, its early town clerk. The village sits near the center of town along Vermont Route 116 in the LaPlatte River valley, with farmland running toward the Green Mountain foothills. Hinesburg’s history includes farming and water-powered manufacturing, plus a two-week teachers’ strike at the elementary school in 1985 that became the longest in Vermont history. Hinesburg is a Vermont town where river valley, farm roads, and a memorable school dispute share the map.