Shelburne in Chittenden County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

The Beach Complex

Making the Museum

Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 4, 2024

1. The Beach Complex Marker

Inscription. Begun in 1957, Beach Lodge was one of the final construction projects completed before Electra Webb's death in 1960. She celebrated the gift of paintings artifacts, and hunting trophies from her friends and hunting companions. William and Marie Beach, saying
...feel that there are so many of our school- children who will be given an opportunity to study the difference between the game of Alaska and North America. It's becoming extinct it's harder to find all the time and it's so expensive to mount that I may say that in all of America there are only a few museums where it can be seen
In a later promotional piece published by the Museum Beach Lodge was described as having been planned as a display building, not copied from any other building, set in an arboretum of trees indigenous to Vermont au bordered by a rock ledge of native red sandstone, in an area called the natural history section of the Museum

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.

Location. 44° 22.45′ N, 73° 14.008′ W. Marker

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is in Shelburne, Vermont, in Chittenden County. It is on Shelburne Museum Rd near Shelburne Museum Rd., on the right when traveling east. Shelburne museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shelburne VT 05482, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Champlain Valley

and in Greater Burlington.

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 walking distance of this marker: The Rail Car Grand Isle (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Rail Car Grand Isle (a few steps from this marker); Locomotive 220 (within shouting distance of this marker); Beach Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Locomotive 220 (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Beach Gallery (within shouting distance of this marker); Circus Building & Carousel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 4, 2024

2. The Beach Complex Marker

of all markers in Shelburne.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 4, 2024

3. The Beach Complex Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.