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22 historical markers in Vermont

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.

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