FH Gillingham & Sons General Store is located in the center of town on Elm Street just off Route 4 in Woodstock, VT.

Store Hours: 8:30-6:30 Monday through Saturday, Sunday 10:00 till 4:00 call ahead (802) 457 2100 for extended store hours in the summer and during holidays.

From Interstate 89 take Exit 1 to Rt. 4 West. Travel approx. 10 miles to Woodstock. Turn right on to Elm Street (Rt 12) in the center of town. FH Gillingham's is a three story, 200 year old, brick building on the left.

Woodstock, Vermont

• Chartered in 1761 - Settled in 1768 by Timothy Knox, a Harvard graduate
• Became the Shire town of Windsor County in 1794
• The Village Green, one of the first lots to be cleared in the village, assumed its present shape in 1830
• First Ski Tow in the United States, 1934
• 4 Paul Revere church bells
• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, Vermont's only National Park
• Woodstock central district is a National Historic District, with many architecturally interesting houses, churches, and businesses
• Billings Farm & Museum, award-winning Jersey cows

Covered Bridges

• Woodstock Middle covered bridge
• Taftsville covered bridge
• Lincoln covered bridge
• Windsor covered Bridge

Unique Structures & Historic Buildings

• Woodstock Historical Society
• Norman Williams Public Library
• Windsor County Court House
• F. H. Gillingham & Sons General Store, 1886
• The Bridgewater Woolen Mill building, 1852
• Simon Pearce Mill building, Quechee
• Home of George Perkins Marsh, Frederick Billings & Laurance & Mary Rockefeller
• The Main Street Museum, White River Junction
• The Tip Top Building, White River Junction

Monuments, Political Sites & Famous Birthplaces

• Birthplace of Justin Morgan, who bred the Morgan Horse
• Civil War Monument at Tribune Park
• Birthplace of Hiram Powers -- sculptor of the "Greek Slave"
• Home of Frederick Billings -- Northern Pacific Railroad President and Land Conservationist
• Home of Franklin S. Billings -- one of 3 former Governors of Vermont from Woodstock
• Home of George Perkins Marsh -- Scholar, diplomat, politician, author of "Man and Nature" 1864, originator of many of the conservation and restoration programs used by the Federal Government to this day
• Home of Calvin Coolidge, former US President, Plymouth
• Home of artist Ivan Albright
• Home of Guitarist John Weber
• Home of Saxophonist Fred Haas

Skiing & Snow boarding

• Suicide Six Ski Area
• Mt. Tom hiking, snowshoe & cross-country ski trails
• Killington Ski Area -- skiing, golf, mountain biking, alpine slide, water slide
• Mt. Ascutney Ski Area
• Okemo Ski Area
• Pico Peak Ski Area
• Quechee Lakes Ski Area & Golf Course
• South Woodstock -- Kedron Valley horse stables
• G.M.H.A. Green Mountain Horse Association, South Woodstock
• "The Wall" rock climbing facility, Taftsville
• Woodstock Inn Golf Course & Sports Center
• The Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail hiking trails both pass through our area

Foliage & Lakes

• Silver Lake -- swimming/camping, etc., in Barnard
• Terrific foliage in and around Woodstock, Quechee, Barnard, South Woodstock, Bridgewater
• 5 State Parks in the area -- Coolidge, Silver Lake, Quechee, Ascutney, Plymouth

Colleges & Universities

• Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
• Royalton Law School
• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical College

Festivals, Parades & Annual Events

• 1/2 Marathon Running Race, May
• Memorial Day Parade, May
• Quechee Balloon Festival, June
• Alumni Day Parade, June
• Fourth of July Fireworks & Celebration at the High School
• Several church fairs throughout the summer
• Brown Bag Concert Series, summer
• Sidewalk Sale Days, August
• "Celebrate Your Community" picnic at Billings Farm & Museum, September
• Annual Chili Cook-Off, October
• Apples and Crafts Fair, October -- Columbus Day Weekend
• Wassail Weekend -- Horse Parade, December
• Town Hall Theatre, movies, concerts, special events

Shopping

• F. H. Gillingham & Sons General Store
• VINS -- Vermont Institute of Natural Science
• Simon Pearce Glass Blowing and Restaurant
• The Bridgewater Mill Retail Stores, Workshops & Studios
• Charles Shackleton Furniture & Miranda Thomas Pottery
• Morgan-Ballou, clothing
• Arjuna

Restaurants

• Simon Pearce
• The Prince and Pauper
• Pane E Salute
• Hemmingway's
• Woodstock Inn
• Woodstock Country Club
• Bentley's
• Fire Stones
• The Jackson House Inn
• Kedron Valley Inn
• Keepers Restaurant
• The Lincoln Inn
• Corners Inn
• Barnard Inn
• Mountain Creamery
• White Cottage Snack Bar
• Skunk Hollow Tavern
• Ramunto’s Pizza