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Alden Partridge -- (1784-1854)
Norwich, VT
A native of Norwich, Vermont, Alden Partridge was a pioneer in American military education.
Bomber Crash on Hawks Mountain
Weathersfield, VT
At 12:17 a.m. on June 15, 1947, a U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers strayed off course and crashed on nearby Hawks...
Calvin Coolidge -- 1872-1933
Plymouth, VT
Born July 4, 1872, in a house back of store, Calvin Coolidge from 4 years of age lived in the Homestead across the road, now owned by the...
Chester Academy / District No. 20 and Central School
Chester, VT
A Legislative Act created Chester Academy on October 30, 1814, and it opened March 13, 1815 on this site.
Chester Depot
Chester, VT
The first public train arrived here on July 18, 1849, and in December, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad opened the first rail line...
Civilian Conservation Corps -- West River Forest Camp -- 1933-1940
Weston, VT
This site marks the entrance to the West River C.C.C. Camp.
Constitution House
Windsor, VT
Windsor, settled in 1764, became the political center for the Upper Connecticut Valley River.
Dinah
Windsor, VT
Dinah was taken to Windsor in 1783, identified only as a Negro woman slave about thirty years of age, valued at £40.
Disastrous Train Wreck
Hartford, VT
At 2:10 AM on February 5, 1887 the last car of The Montreal Express derailed causing three cars to fall from the bridge and crash on the...
Dorothy Thompson Memorial Common
Barnard, VT
The Dorothy Thompson Memorial Common was established in 2001 by the Barnard Silver Lake Association, a non-profit organization, in memory...
Early Settlers & Allen R. Foley
Norwich, VT
Site of a log hut where the Hutchinson and Messenger Families were the first to winter in Norwich in 1765.
Eureka Schoolhouse and Baltimore Covered Bridge
Springfield, VT
The Eureka Schoolhouse, constructed between 1785 and 1790, is Vermont's oldest one-room school and one of the few surviving 18th century...
Finnish Immigrants in Vermont
Andover, VT
Between 1910 and 1940 a significant number of Finnish immigrants settled in Andover and surrounding towns.
First Public Grammar School -- Located on this site
Norwich, VT
Located on this site.
Green Mountain Perkins Academy
Woodstock (South Woodstock), VT
The Academy was chartered, with backing from the Universalist Church, as the Green Mountain Liberal Institute in 1848.
Helen Hartness Flanders -- Ballad Collector, Poet, Scholar, Musician
Springfield, VT
Born in Springfield, Vermont in 1890, daughter of Governor James Hartness and wife of U.S. Senator Ralph E. Flanders, Helen Hartness...
Hiram Powers
Woodstock, VT
Hiram Powers, one of the most famous nineteenth century sculptors, was born in 1805 in a farmhouse that stood on this hillside.
Hugh Henry Family Homestead
Chester, VT
This homestead represents over two centuries of residency by the Hugh Henry family.
Indian Stones
Reading, VT
Commemorate events in early history of Vermont.
James Hartness & Precision Valley Inventors
Springfield, VT
Newly arrived in Springfield in 1889 to work at the Jones and Lamson Machine Company, James Hartness soon rose to President.
Jessie La Fountain Bigwood -- First Woman Admitted to the Vermont Bar
Royalton, VT
Born in 1874, Jessie LaFountain attended Burlington Business College and worked as a government reporter at Fort Ethan Allen in...
Joseph Smith Monument -- Mormon Prophet's Birthplace
Royalton, VT
Mormon Prophets Birthplace Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born near here on December 23,...
Marianne Gaillard Faulkner
Woodstock, VT
Born on September 19, 1859, in Mobile, Alabama, Marianne Gaillard married Edward Daniels Faulkner in 1885.
North Chester
Chester, VT
Known locally as the Stone Village, eleven adjacent buildings display similar distinctive masonry.
Revolutionary War Campground on the Crown Point Road
Plymouth, VT
This lakeside meadow was a 1777 campground for Rindge NH troops en route to Mount Independence and Fort Ticonderoga to fight Burgoyne's...
Taftsville Covered Bridge
Woodstock, VT
The Taftsville Covered Bridge is a rare example of early vernacular wooden truss covered bridges in the United States.
The Fisk Trophy Race of 1937
South Pomfret, VT
Longest Running Alpine Ski Race Held at One Location in the United States On February 7, 1937, Woodstock Ski Runners first held its...
The Royalton Raid -- October 16, 1780
Royalton, VT
October 16, 1780 To terrorize the valley from Tunbridge to Royalton, nearly 300 Indians led by a British officer fell on these...
Theron Boyd House
Quechee, VT
This Federal style house, built in 1786, has undergone little alteration and is one the finest houses from this period in Vermont.
Theta Chi Fraternity
Norwich, VT
Near this spot stood the Old South Barracks of Norwich University where, at 9:00 pm on April 10, 1856, Theta Chi Fraternity was founded...
Vermont -- Gateway to Green Mt. State
Hartford, VT
White River Junction, a natural transportation center, is where highways, rivers and railways converge.
Vermont Gold Rush
Plymouth, VT
In 1826 gold nuggets were first discovered in Newfane and Somerset, Vt.
Wagon Wheels Farm -- Tourists Accommodated, 1937-1942
Royalton (South Royalton), VT
The farmhouse on this site, dating from the late-18th century, was purchased by Irene and Robert Slater in 1934, along with a barn and...
William Jarvis -- Consul to Lisbon was first to import Merino sheep to U.S.
Weathersfield, VT
Consul to Lisbon. First to Import Merino Sheep to U.S. In 1811, Consul Jarvis brought from Spain to his farm in Weathersfield Bow the...
Woodstock
Woodstock, VT
Was chartered by New Hampshire Royal Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761.
Woodstock, Vermont -- Site of the First Ski Tow in the United States
Woodstock, VT
In January, 1934, on this pasture hill of Clinton Gilbert's farm, an endless-rope tow, powered by a Model T Ford engine, hauled skiers...