From Historical Rutland: an illustrated history of Rutland, Vermont, from the granting of the charter in 1761 to 1911 by Rev. F. E. Davison, Rutland, Vt.: P.H. Brehmer, 1911, page 56:
Grand and Picturesque Scenery
Rutland, from a scenic standpoint, stands at the head of the list in the catalogue of attractive locaations in Vermont, the Switzerland of America. It is emphatically beautiful for situation. Nestling as it does in an amphitheatre of mountains–Killington, 4241 feet high, the second loftiest summit in the Green [57] Mountain range, Pica and Shrewsbury on the east and north, and the Taconic range, Herrick and Birdseye on the western edge of the city’s mountain cradle–the ever-changing lights and shadows, the spring and autumn foliage, the matchless sunrises and glorious sunsets. furnish a never-ending charm to the citizen, the invalid, the tourist or the chance visitor.