Rutland
"Vermont's First College"
Castleton, VT
On this site Castleton State College, Vermonts first college and the eighteenth oldest in the nation, was first established as the County...
Battle of Hubbardton -- Only Battlefield on Vermont Soil
Hubbardton, VT
Only Battlefield on Vermont Soil, July 7, 1777 Here, a successful rear-guard action by Col. Seth Warners Vermont, Mass.
Brandon Training School
Brandon, VT
Established in 1915, the program served Vermonters with mental retardation and developmental disabilities continuously until 1993.
Brigadier General Edward H. Ripley
Mendon, VT
Born in Rutland, Ripley enlisted in the 9th Vermont in 1862 and fought at Harper’s Ferry, Chaffin’s Farm and Second Fair Oaks.
Brown Bridge
Shrewsbury, VT
Built in 1880 and named after a Shrewsbury family, Brown Bridge is an exceptional illustration of 19th-century covered bridge...
Center Rutland Depot -- Constructed Circa 1912
Rutland, VT
The Center Rutland Depot is a classic example of an early 1900's rail station.
Edwin L. Drake -- 1819-1880 -- Founder of the Oil Industry
Castleton, VT
Drilling the first modern oil well in the United States on August 27, 1859, at Titusville, Pennsylvania, Drake struck oil at 69 feet and...
First Slate Quarry in Western Vermont
Fair Haven, VT
This area of Vermont is known for its high quality slate; the first quarry was opened on Scotch Hill in 1839 by Alonson Allen & Caleb...
Forest Dale Ironworks
Brandon, VT
Ironworking began at Forest Dale in 1810 using local ore, and by 1823 a blast furnace was producing pig iron and a variety of ornamental...
Fort Warren
Castleton, VT
Battle of Hubbardton Seven miles north directly east is the elevation of Fort Warren, built in 1779 for defense of the northern frontier.
George Schmitt -- 1892-1913
Rutland City, VT
George Schmitt of Rutland, along with his brother, Charles, built and flew the state's first glider near here in 1909.
Governor Israel Smith House
Rutland City, VT
The Governor Smith House was constructed in 1793 for Israel Smith (1759-1810), who was then serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Hammond Covered Bridge
Pittsford, VT
One of four covered bridges in the town of Pittsford, this 139 Town lattice truss bridge was built in 1842 by Asa Nourse.
Horace Greeley -- George Jones -- Noted journalists served apprenticeship near here
Poultney, VT
Noted journalists served Apprenticeship near here At the original settlement in East Poultney, Horace Greeley, founder of The New York...
Howe Scale Company / Howe Center
Rutland City, VT
In 1857, John Howe reorganized the Brandon Iron and Car Wheel Co. as the Howe Scale Company upon buying the 1856 scale patents of Frank...
Italian American Club of Rutland, Vermont
Rutland City, VT
On March 1, 1914, the Italian American Club of Rutland was founded as a mutual aid society by approximately forty southern Italian...
James Hope -- 1818-1892
Castleton, VT
American portrait and landscape painter, James Hope excelled at capturing the beauty of mid-19th century Vermont.
Jeffrey Brace -- 1742-1827 -- African, Revolutionary Veteran, Author, Abolitionist
Poultney, VT
Jeffrey Brace was born in West Africa with the name Boyrereau Brinch.
John Deere -- Birthplace
Rutland City, VT
John Deere was born February, 7th, 1804 the third son of William Rinold Deere and Sarah Yates Deere.
John Porter Bowman & Laurel Hall / Laurel Glen Mausoleum
Shrewsbury, VT
John Bowman was born in 1816 in his grandparents’ tavern at Pierce’s Corner, VT.
John Vincent
Mendon, VT
Near this location lived Captain John Vincent, a member of the Caughnawaga tribe.
Julia C. R. Dorr -- 1825-1913
Rutland City, VT
1825-1913 Julia Dorr, who lived in Rutland during childhood and from 1857 until her death, was one of Vermont's most famous and best...
Kendrick Dam, Pond, Mill and Ice House
Pittsford, VT
A sawmill was built in 1798 by Pittsfords Woodruff family about 200 yards to the north on Sugar Hollow Brook, a Furnace Brook tributary.
Kingsley Grist Mill
Clarendon, VT
The last of a dozen mills that dotted Mill River during the 18th & 19th century, stands just upstream of the Town lattice truss covered...
Long Trail Lodge
Killington, VT
Long Trail Lodge was built on the south side of Sherburne Pass in 1923 as a gift to the Green Mountain Club by Mortimer Proctor, former...
Martin Henry Freeman -- 1826-1889
Rutland City, VT
Martin Freeman, born in Rutland, became the first black college president in the United States and was a member of the second East Parish...
Matthew Lyon -- Fair Haven's oldest mills built on falls by founder
Fair Haven, VT
Matthew Lyon, Irish-born leading grantee, built grist, saw and paper mills here, 1783, and a forge above.
Mead's Falls
Rutland, VT
James Mead, Rutlands first settler, arrived at these falls on the Otter Creek in 1769.
Mount Holly Railroad History
Mount Holly, VT
During construction of what became the Rutland Railroad, two important events occurred in Mount Holly.
Old State House
Rutland, VT
When Rutland became the shire town in 1784, the old gambrel-roofed tavern on this site served as Court House and State House for the...
Old Stone Shop
Wallingford, VT
Built in 1848, by Batcheller & Sons, MAKERS OF PITCHFORKS For many years after 1808, farm implements were manufactured here.
Otter Creek
Proctor, VT
Otter Creek was a passageway for Native Americans traveling across what is now Vermont from the Connecticut River to Lake Champlain.
Paul P. Harris 1868-1947: Founder of Rotary International
Wallingford, VT
In this brick building, constructed by his great-grandfather in 1818, Paul P. Harris attended school as a youth and received his...
Pearl S. Buck: June 26, 1892 - March 6, 1973
Danby, VT
Mother, wife, writer, humanitarian, and civil rights activist, Pearl Buck was the first American woman to receive the Pulitzer and Nobel...
Pittsford's Iron Industry
Pittsford, VT
In 1791, Israel Keith built an iron blast furnace two miles east of here, adjacent to what is now Furnace Brook.
Rural Otter Creek Valley Multiple Resource Area
Wallingford, VT
The Rural Otter Creek Valley Multiple Resource Area was Vermont’s first rural historic district, honoring the agricultural history of the...
Silas Lapham Griffith
Danby, VT
Silas Griffith of Danby opened his first of six general stores in 1858.
Slate Pencil Manufacturing
Castleton, VT
In 1843, John Cain erected a slate pencil mill along Sucker Brook.
Stephen A. Douglas -- Opponent of Abraham Lincoln
Brandon, VT
The little giant of national politics, born in Brandon in 1813, moved to Middlebury to learn cabinetmaking.
Stone Church / Stone Valley Arts
Poultney, VT
One of the first Methodist churches erected in Vermont, the Old Stone Church was built ca.
The 'Old Chapel', Castleton Medical College, 1818-1862
Castleton, VT
Castleton Medical College was the first such college in Vermont.
The Vermont Sanatorium
Pittsford, VT
The Colonial revival building, designed by Scopes & Feustmann of Saranac Lake, Ny, was constructed and endowed by Redfield Proctor and...
Vermont Marble Company -- The Largest Marble Company in the World
Proctor, VT
The earliest marble was quarried by the Humphrey brothers in 1836.
Village of Mechanicsville -- Founded in Early 1800's
Mount Holly, VT
Mechanicsville was a village center in the Town of Mount Holly, which was chartered in 1792.
Village of Pittsford Mills / Nichols Montgomery Powers
Pittsford, VT
This area of Pittsford was originally known as Pittsford Mills.