Welcome to "Billy Brattle's borough". The town of Brattleboro in Windham County is located on the shores of the Connecticut River, in the Vermont's southeast region. Brattleboro serves as a major gateway to Vermont and is a year round resort area in an agricultural region. Brattleboro is a distribution center and is also known for banking, printing and entertainment. The West River, a popular canoeing river, meets the Connecticut River in Brattleboro.
Cultural institutions include the Brattleboro Music Center, the Brattleboro Museum and Arts Center, and River Valley Performing Arts Center. Brattleboro is home to The Brattleboro Reformer daily newspaper, and the Brattleboro Town Crier weekly newspaper.
Brattleboro's Fort Dummer, built in 1724, was the state's first permanent white settlement. The Fort is a Vermont State Park and is open to the public. Every June, the Downtown Brattleboro "Cow Parade" attracts hundreds of visitors.
Brattleboro has a vibrant downtown with many unique shops, restaurants and boutiques. Brattleboro is named for a popular early settler, William Brattle and is easily reached via I-91, an approximate 1.5 hour drive from Hartford, CT and about one hour north of Springfield, MA. View Map.
