Middletown Springs in Rutland County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
A. W. Gray & Sons
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2023
1. A. W. Gray & Sons Marker
For over 50 years the shop, under the management of A.W. and his sons, Leonidas and Albert Y., employed some 60 workers to produce treadmills, threshers, wood saws, ensilage cutters and gasoline engines that were sold all over the world.
In 1868 A. W. Gray rediscovered Middletown's mineral spring which had been lost after the flood of 1811, inspiring a change in the town's name to Middletown Springs in 1885. The Grays bottled and sold the waters, helped finance construction of the Montvert Hotel resort in 1871, and built their own fashionable homes nearby.
Erected 1998 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.
Location. 43° 28.941′ N, 73° 7.092′ W. Marker is in Middletown Springs, Vermont, in Rutland County. Marker is at the intersection of South Street (Vermont Route 133) and Montvert Road, on the left when traveling south on South Street. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Middletown Springs War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas Morgan House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Birthplace of Oliver Cowdery (approx. 3.7 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Ira Town Hall c.1800 (approx. 4.6 miles away); Poultney Civil War Monument (approx. 5.2 miles away); Site of Oldest Union Church in America (approx. 5.2 miles away); Horace Greeley - George Jones (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown Springs.
Additional commentary.
1. Thresher
We just pulled an AW Gray Thresher out of our barn in Vermont. The barn is about to fall in and we didn't want it to destroy the Thresher if it did. We suspect it has been in the barn no less than 50 years. We have been trying to find a place to donate it but the few historical societies we contacted have no interest in it. If someone could provide us with information on a non-profit organization that would love it, we would welcome the information. We have pictures of it and it is in amazing condition for being used in the early to mid 1940's.
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Photographed By John Arsenault, October 29, 2012
2. A. W. Gray & Sons
— Submitted July 31, 2023, by Diana Davis of Palm Harbor, Florida.
Additional keywords. Horse power Farm equipment
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2023
3. A. W. Gray & Sons Marker
Postcard by Richter, Salem,NY
4. A. W. Gray & Sons Horsepower Factory
Middletown Springs, Vermont
Photographed By Dennis Gilkenson, May 10, 2017
5. Leonidas Gray House
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by John Arsenault of Middletown Springs, Vermont. This page has been viewed 761 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on October 29, 2012, by John Arsenault of Middletown Springs, Vermont. 3. submitted on August 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on November 2, 2012, by John Arsenault of Middletown Springs, Vermont. 5. submitted on May 11, 2017, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
