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Annette Parmelee
Enosburg, VT
Annette Watson Parmelee, born in 1865 in Washington, Vermont, taught school and began a nursing career before her 1889 marriage to lawyer...
Birthplace of Larry Gardner
Enosburgh, VT
Larry Gardner was born in the house at 14 School Street on May 13, 1886.
Boyrereau Brinch / The Blind African Slave
Georgia, VT
Born in 1742 in West Africa, Boyrereau Brinch was sold into slavery at age 16.
Brigham Academy & Peter Bent Brigham
Bakersfield, VT
Philanthropist Peter Bent Brigham was born in Bakersfield on February 4, 1807.
Camp Holbrook
St. Albans Town, VT
This site, the former Henry Seymour farm, became a Civil War camp named in honor of Vermonts second Civil War Governor, Frederick Holbrook.
Chester A. Arthur -- 21st President of the United States
Fairfield, VT
Research indicates Chester Alan Arthur was born in Fairfield, Vermont, on October 5, 1829.
Chester A. Arthur -- Birthplace of 21st President
Fairfield, VT
Although the exact location is debated, Chester A. Arthur was born onOct.
Colonel Elisha Sheldon -- 1741-1805
Sheldon, VT
In 1776, at the request of General Washington, Elisha Sheldon was commissioned by Congress to raise a regiment of cavalry.
Comstock Covered Bridge
Montgomery, VT
Built in 1883, Comstock Covered Bridge is an illustration of the Town lattice truss, one of the most significant American timber truss...
Consuelo Northrop Bailey: 1st Female Lieutenant Governor
Fairfield, VT
Born in Fairfield in 1899 at her family farm, Consuelo Northrop attended grade school in Sheldon and high school in St. Albans.
Fenian Raids -- Attempted Canadian Invasion North of Here -- 1866 and 1870
Sheldon, VT
Attempted Canadian Invasion North of Here, 1866 and 1870 After Civil War, two attempts of Irish patriots to invade Canada and set up a...
Fuller Covered Bridge
Montgomery, VT
Completed originally in 1890, Fuller Covered Bridge was the last of the many covered bridges constructed by Savanard and Sheldon Jewett...
Hectorville Covered Bridge
Montgomery, VT
The Hectorville Covered Bridge, dismantled and placed in storage in 2002, was one of four bridges built in 1883 by Savanard and Sheldon...
Highgate Falls Lenticular Truss Bridge
Highgate, VT
Built in 1887 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co., this structure is one of the few surviving examples of a bridge type popular in the 1880s...
Leonard A. Lord
Swanton, VT
First Vermonter killed in action during World War I Born in 1897 in Saint-Sebastien, Quebec, Leonard Lord spent his childhood in...
Longley Covered Bridge
Montgomery, VT
Constructed in 1863, Longley Covered Bridge is the oldest known extant covered bridge built by Sheldon and Savanard Jewett of Montgomery.
Mazipskoik (Missisquoi) Native Village and Jesuit Mission
Swanton, VT
The Abenaki village of Mazipskoik (transliterated as Missisquoi) was a focal point of the northern Lake Champlain region from the ancient...
Saxe's Mills
Highgate, VT
Here in 1786 John Saxe, (Johannes Sachse) a Loyalist from Rhinebeck, N.Y, built the area's first gristmill.
Sheldon, Vermont -- Site of Civil War Action -- October 19, 1864
Sheldon, VT
On their retreat back to Canada from the attack on St. Albans, the 22 man Confederate detachment rode into Sheldon near dark.
St. Albans Raid
St. Albans City, VT
The Civil War entered Vermont, Oct. 19, 1864, when 22 Confederates spread terror from the north, robbed 3 banks and shot up the town.
Union Church / Pratt Hall
Montgomery, VT
The Episcopal Union Church was the first religious edifice built in Montgomery.
West Enosburg United Methodist Church
Enosburg, VT
In 1825 Reverend Isaac Hall and 15 parishioners founded Enosburgh’s first Methodist Church.