Brattleboro in Windham County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Primary Peace Corps Training Site

Photographed By Dennis Gilkenson, November 9, 2021

1. Primary Peace Corps Training Site Marker

Inscription.
In 1961 President Kennedy launched the Peace Corps, declaring: “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” Principal architect and first director, Sargent Shriver contracted The Experiment in International Living (founded 1932) in Vermont to design and deliver trainings for volunteers. Trainings began at The Experiment’s Putney campus and moved here in 1962 to the Sandanona estate (built 1903). It served as the primary training center for the Peace Corps and later became the School for International Training when trainings moved in-country in 1977.

The Peace Corps and The Experiment remain powerful examples of America’s commitment to international peace, intercultural understanding, and improving lives.

Erected 2020 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Peace. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 42° 53.439′ N, 72° 34.013′ W. Marker is in Brattleboro, Vermont, in Windham County. Marker is at the intersection of Dickinson Road and Fleisher Lane, on the left when traveling north on Dickinson Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brattleboro VT 05301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies. Naulahka (approx. ¾ mile away); Brattleboro Civil War Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away); Brattleboro Veterans Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away); Memorial Tree (approx. 2.3 miles away); The First Building of the Centre Congregational Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Centre Congregational Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Brattleboro / Molly Stark Byway (approx. 2.7 miles away); West Brattleboro / Molly Stark Byway (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brattleboro.

Also see . . .
1. The Peace Corps. (Submitted on November 19, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Peace Corps (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 19, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed By Dennis Gilkenson, November 9, 2021

2. Primary Peace Corps Training Site Marker

Sandanona Estate Training Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dennis Gilkenson, November 9, 2021

3. Sandanona Estate Training Center

Now the School for International Training Boyce House, World Learning Inc.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2021, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2021, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.