istry , ▁training ▁at ▁Y ale ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Str at ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁before ▁dec amp ing ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁a ▁career ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁editor ship ▁of ▁The ▁E man cip ator .) ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Le av itt ▁family ▁of ▁He ath ▁and ▁Char lem ont ▁provided ▁stops ▁on ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁shelter ed ▁slaves ▁like ▁Bas il ▁Dor sey ▁who ▁were ▁fle eing ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁had ▁some ▁far ming ▁and ▁other ▁small ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁but ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁gone ▁now , ▁leaving ▁the ▁town ▁as ▁a ▁rural ▁area . ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁more ▁distinct ive ▁indust ries ▁was ▁a ▁st raw ▁hat ▁business , ▁where ▁pal m ▁fr onds ▁were ▁imported ▁from ▁the ▁Carol inas ▁to ▁be ▁w oven ▁by ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁during ▁their ▁free ▁time . ▁Each ▁year , ▁the ▁He ath ▁Agricult ural ▁Society ▁hosts ▁the ▁He ath ▁Fair , ▁a ▁small ▁agricult ur ally - f oc used ▁fair ▁held ▁two ▁week ends ▁before ▁Labor ▁Day . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 0 8 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁He ath ▁lies ▁along ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁border ▁between ▁Franklin ▁and ▁Wind ham ▁count ies . ▁ ▁He ath ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁Wh iting