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Norwich in Windsor County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Theta Chi Fraternity
 
Theta Chi Fraternity Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Paul Crumlish, June 18, 2010
1. Theta Chi Fraternity Marker
 
Inscription.
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 by
Frederick Norton Freeman
and Arthur Chase

 
Erected 1956 by Vermont Historic Sites Commission.
 
Location. 43° 42.752′ N, 72° 18.474′ W. Marker is in Norwich, Vermont, in Windsor County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 5) and Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Click for map. The marker is located at the southeast corner of the Norwich village green, next to the Main Street entrance to the Marion Cross Elementary School. Marker is in this post office area: Norwich VT 05055, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy (here, next to this marker); Alden Partridge (within shouting distance of this marker); First Public Grammar School (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Early Settlers & Allen R. Foley (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vermont (approx. 4.4 miles away); Disastrous Train Wreck (approx. 4.8 miles away); Elizabeth Mine (approx. 7.8 miles away); Morrill Homestead (approx. 11 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Norwich.
 
Wide view of the Theta Chi Fraternity Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Paul Crumlish, June 18, 2010
2. Wide view of the Theta Chi Fraternity Marker
 

 
Also see . . .  Theta Chi Fraternity: The History of Theta Chi Fraternity. (Submitted on June 22, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on June 22, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 510 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
 
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