Danville in Caledonia County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Thaddeus Stevens
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 4, 2009
1. Thaddeus Stevens Marker
Inscription.
Thaddeus Stevens. . Born crippled and poor in Danville in 1792, Stevens was schooled by his mother, Sally Morrill Stevens, and at nearby Caledonia County Grammar School, graduating from Dartmouth College in 1814. He became a brilliant lawyer, committed to racial equality. As an abolitionist Congressman from his adopted state of Pennsylvania and as Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, he worked to finance the Civil War. He is recognized as the father of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and architect of the Reconstruction of the South. He was both renown and reviled for his eloquent call for the abolition of slavery.
Born crippled and poor in Danville in 1792, Stevens was schooled by his mother, Sally Morrill Stevens, and at nearby Caledonia County Grammar School, graduating from Dartmouth College in 1814. He became a brilliant lawyer, committed to racial equality. As an abolitionist Congressman from his adopted state of Pennsylvania and as Chair of the House Ways & Means Committee, he worked to finance the Civil War. He is recognized as the father of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and architect of the Reconstruction of the South. He was both renown and reviled for his eloquent call for the abolition of slavery.
Erected 2006 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Location. 44° 24.682′ N, 72° 8.417′ W. Marker is in Danville, Vermont, in Caledonia County. Marker is at the intersection of Theodore Roosevelt Hwy (U.S. 2) and Peacham Road, on the right when traveling east on Theodore Roosevelt Hwy. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Danville VT 05828, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Also see . . . Thaddeus Stevens. (Submitted on July 9, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 4, 2009
2. Thaddeus Stevens Marker
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3. Congressman Thaddeus Stevens
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,888 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
