Winooski

Winooski, city, Chittenden county, northwestern Vermont, U.S. The city lies on a steep side hill rising from the Winooski River just northeast of Burlington. It was founded in 1787 by Ira Allen and Remember Baker, Vermont pioneers who were attracted by the waterpower potential of the river’s lower falls. Known as the “Mill City,” its development as an industrial community began with the establishment of a woolen mill in 1835. Textile manufacturing became a major...