Burying Yard Point in Isle La Motte in Grand Isle County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Captain Remember Baker
Photographed by Tim Dusablon, September 1, 2024
1. Captain Remember Baker Marker
He was the first American killed in Canada in the War of the American Revolution
"His death made more noise in the country than the loss of a thousand men towards the end of the American War." Ira Allen
Sons of the American Revolution, through courtesy of the
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Il fut le premier Americain tue au Canada lors de la Guerre de L'Independance Americaine
"Sa mort causa plus d'emoi dans le pays que la perte de mille hommes vers la fin de la Guerre de L'Independance." Ira Allen
"Son of the American Revolution," succursale du Vermont
grace a la bienveillance de la Commission des Sites
et des Monuments Historiques du Canada
Erected by Vermont Society Sons of the American Revolution.
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Location. 44° 54.116′ N, 73° 19.223′ W. Marker is in Isle La Motte, Vermont, in Grand Isle County. It is in Burying Yard Point. It is on Main Street (Vermont Route 129) half a mile east of N Shore Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Isle La Motte VT 05463, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Champlain Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Isle La Motte (here, next to this marker); Col. Seth Warner and Capt. Remember Baker (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of French Fort Ste. Anne (approx. 1.4 miles away); A Place Of Pilgrimage (approx. 1.4 miles away); Samuel de Champlain Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sweet's Ferry (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gen Burgoyne (approx. 2.9 miles away in New York); Sept. 11, 1814 (approx. 3 miles away in New York). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Isle La Motte.
More about this marker. The monument was rededicated in August 2024. The plaque was initially installed on a stone monument on Remember Point, along the east shore of the Richelieu River in Noyan, Quebec, Canada. This is approximately 15 miles
Photographed by Tim Dusablon, September 1, 2024
2. Captain Remember Baker Marker
Also see . . . Remember Baker (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 7, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Tim Dusablon, September 1, 2024
3. Captain Remember Baker Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2024, by Tim Dusablon of Georgia, Vermont. This page has been viewed 699 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 1, 2024, by Tim Dusablon of Georgia, Vermont. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
