Because a first town meeting was not held within the required five years, the charter was deemed null and void.

A village was built atop Newfane Hill, including the county buildings.

But because of winter travel difficulties, it was relocated to the flatland below in 1825, until 1882 called Fayetteville after the Marquis de Lafayette.

Farmers found good soil for cultivation on the intervales, and for grazing livestock on the uplands.

[8] As a result, Newfane became prosperous during the 19th century, when it built the Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian architecture that today makes it a tourist destination.

The West River in Newfane yielded the largest gold nugget ever found in New England, at 6.5oz.

In 2006, Newfane became one of the first American towns to pass a resolution endorsing the impeachment of President George W.

A sign for The Village Store at Newfane, Vermont, 1876, appears in an early scene.

Newfane served as the visual inspiration for Peter Spier's illustrated children's book of "The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night."