Brattleboro (BRA-tuhl-buhr-o), town (1990 pop. 12,241), Windham co., SE Vt., on the Connecticut R.; 42°51'N 72°37'W. Once an artists’ colony, Brattleboro has become a sports center and resort town. Brattleboro Mus. and Art Center and several medical and psychiatric institutions are here. Printing, mfg. (books, furniture, wood prods., aircraft parts). Chartered 1753.
