Willard Carpenter Hazelton was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1902 season. After his playing career, Hazelton coached college baseball, including seasons at Tufts University, Dartmouth College, and the University of Vermont.

Strafford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2020 census. The town of Strafford was created on August 12, 1761, by way of a royal charter which King George III of Great Britain issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. The town was named after the Earl of Strafford. Its town house is one of the most famous in Vermont, sitting atop a hill at the end of the historic town common.