Robert Frost Marker

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Near Ripton in Addison County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Robert Frost
1874 - 1963

Robert Frost Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Kevin Craft, circa 2007

1. Robert Frost Marker

Inscription. A distinguished American poet by recognition and a Vermonter by preference, Robert Frost was Poet Laureate of Vermont and for many years "First Citizen" of the Town of Ripton. He was long associated with the Middlebury College School of English and its Writers' Conference.

"Breathes there a bard who isn't moved When he finds his verse is understood And not entirely disapproved By his Country and his Neighbourhood?"
Robert Frost, 1961

Erected 1964 by Vermont Board of Historic Sites.

Location. 43° 57.48′ N, 73° 0.419′ W. Marker is near Ripton, Vermont, in Addison County. Marker is on VT Route 125 (Vermont Route 125) 0.1 miles west of Frost Road, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ripton VT 05766, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. John Deere (approx. 8.9 miles away).

More about this marker. The marker is located in a parking/rest area off the main road.

Also see . . . Biography of Robert Frost. (Submitted on October 28, 2010.)

By Kevin Craft, circa 2007

2. Robert Frost Marker

Wikipedia, circa 1910

3. Robert Frost

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 22, 2010, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 415 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2010, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 3. submitted on October 28, 2010. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.