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. 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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Civil Rights • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.

Location. 44° 24.682′ N, 72° 8.417′ W. Marker is in Danville, Vermont, in Caledonia County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley,

in the Green Mountains,

and in the Northeast Kingdom.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Danville Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Danville Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Greenbank's Hollow (approx. 2½ miles away); First American Platform Scale (approx. 5.6 miles away); St. Johnsbury Trade School (approx. 5.7 miles away); Site of Camp Baxter (approx. 5.8 miles away); St. Johnsbury Athenaeum (approx. 5.9 miles away); Eugene “Geno” McDonough (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

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 2,282 times since then and 35 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.