Geoffrey Holt was an American groundskeeper, miller, factory worker, and town eccentric. On his death, he left US$3.8 million to his town of Hinsdale, New Hampshire.
Geoffrey Holt aboard his riding mower in 2020
Brattleboro, Vermont
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Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located about 10 miles north of the Massachusetts state line at the confluence of Vermont's West River and
Geoffrey Holt (philanthropist)
…before joining the Agway grain mill, where he eventually became a production manager. While living in Hinsdale and working at the Agway mill in nearby Brattleboro, Vermont, he led a frugal lifestyle, commuting to work on a bicycle after selling his car. He undertook extensive trips "with a 12-pack of beer strapped to the…
Downtown
Brattleboro Retreat treats mental health disorders and drug addiction; established as Vermont Asylum for the Insane in 1834
Lithograph of Brattleboro from 1886 by L.R. Burleigh with a list of landmarks
Whetstone Falls near the intersection of Whetstone Brook and Connecticut River, 1907