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Town in Vermont, United States
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Northfield is a city in Central Vermont that is home to Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the United States.
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Take a midnight walk down the old dirt road for chance encounter with The Pig Man in the Devil's Washbowl. Urban legend has it the Sam Harris went missing in 1951 and became the notorious Pig Man. Sam is known to wear hollowed out pigs head over his and terrorizes the hills of Northfield.
Get your griddle on and meet the locals. You will find it on the bustling common center of Depot Square. Say hi to historic legends like Steve Fernandez and enjoy some corned beef hash and eggs over easy. Sit a spell and drink in small New England town awesomeness!
Do be careful in Northfield to abide by the speed limit. Lots of local police with nothing to do but make some money for the local town with your speeding ticket.
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