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Legends & Lore - Manchester Vampire

 
 
Legends & Lore - Manchester Vampire Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jordan Romano
1. Legends & Lore - Manchester Vampire Marker
Inscription. Thought to be a vampire Rachel Burton was exhumed and burned around 1792 at Jacob Mead's Forge.
Her grave lies east of here.
 
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation | Vermont Folklore Center. (Marker Number 94.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
 
Location. 43° 10.621′ N, 73° 3.031′ W. Marker is in Manchester, Vermont, in Bennington County. It is in Manchester Center. Marker is on Cemetery Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 95 Cemetery Avenue, Manchester Center VT 05255, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ye Olde Tavern (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Manchester Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Southern Vermont Arts Center (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Soldiers' Monument (approx. 1˝ miles away); The Revolutionary War (approx. 1˝ miles away); Lincoln’s "Hildene" (approx. 2.8 miles away); First Marble Quarry (approx. 4.4 miles away); Birthplace of William Griffith Wilson (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.
 
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 Manchester Vampire | William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Submitted on August 2, 2022, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.)
 
 
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