The Vermont historical society has incredible resources in their archives collections and exhibits. Start with an email to Amanda Gustin.

These are.my favorite kinda of games so please keep me updated! I have beaten all of the game you listed other than Coral Island as it's early access and I'm waffling on trying it out now (I want to wait until it's finished it looks awesome)

Green Mountain Farm by Elliott Merrick is about the author who moves to Craftsbury (Horseshoe in the book) in the 1930's and does some farming among other jobs. Generally an enjoyable book to read.

Well Water 100%.

Town I live in has town water and thats what I am hooked up to. I was lucky enough to buy my place but in retrospect should have asked if I'll need to buy a water softener since I've know learned the waters pretty hard.

I grew up in a house with a well and our water did taste good.

middletown springs vt is really cool it has a lot of interesting history and is amazingly beautiful, i live there and have a nice view so i can send you pictures if its something you would be interested in

Town water. I am a well owner.

I’m pretty sure vermont used to be like 80% deforested compared to about 80% forested now!

Hit me up for alpha gameplay!

Be sure to add mud season!

(also good luck, sounds like a cool game)

Yes -- town water is reliable. I remember years ago residents in Dummerston ran out of their well water when the town built a skating rink for winter "for the good of the town."

Don't forget the grange halls and oddfellows halls.

Burlington/Colchester Essex had several buffalo soldiers and some who brought families that settled in the area.

There's a lot to love about Vermont, but don't be afraid to add the hard parts as well.Lincoln Hill in hinesburg

Howard Frank Mosher has quite a few historical fiction books specific to the area that might be of interest. I'd suggest Northern Borders...

I'm in the NEK and we have town water that comes from 3 mountain Reservoirs. The water dept who tests/publishes yearly reports does an excellent job. The past director won the Vermont’s award on water quality. Rip 😔

That's right. Incomprehensible pain is not "evil". But harassing bereaved family members is.

If my pump starts running constantly I'd know it. I have an indoor pump that I can hear every time it kicks on.. Actually, the water in my well frequently comes out under pressure even without the pump. I suppose that's a good feature if the power goes out, but it sure was a problem when the main shutoff valve from the well broke. The only way to replace it was to take a very strong, very cold shower for a couple minutes while I took the old valve off and got the new one on. You are correct about the cost of filters though. I have to use carbon filters to take out the sulfur, and they're over $30 each.

Please keep us updated when you release it! I’d love to play this game!

Well

they can't see me until mid April, thank you though.

I might expand my search further south.

My well in Walden is full of sulfur. There's no iron and not much calcium, but every time the filters stop working it smells like I'm taking a shower in rotten eggs.

There are some great WPA photographs taken on Vermont farms in this time period. https://www.loc.gov/collections/fsa-owi-black-and-white-negatives/about-this-collection/

Deforestation and merino sheep are crucial things to consider when you are thinking about agricultural history of Vermont!

The water goes into the toilet tank, so the tub cleanliness is not really at issue.

But, if you're filling your tub for potable water, there are liners one can purchase to assist with that concern, as well.

It might be too early (I think the heyday was pre-1850), but VT used to have a lot of sheep. Like, a lot. Like more sheep than cows and people combined.

Yeah... It's always hard to trust unverified sources on Reddit. I'll believe it when it's verified.