Barre in Washington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Barre & Chelsea #14
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025
1. Barre & Chelsea #14 Marker
This locomotive is preserved as a memorial to the
men and machines who built and worked the railroads
of the Barre area during the last century.
1875 - 1975
Given by Mr. Samuel M. Pinsly
Sited by the Barre Area Bicentennial Committee
1975
Erected 1975 by Barre Area Bicentennial Committee and Samuel M. Pinsly.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
Location. 44° 12.732′ N, 72° 31.304′ W. Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 302) and Jones Brothers Way, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Marker and locomotive are on the Vermont Granite Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Jones Brothers Way, Barre VT 05641, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Green Mountains. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jones Brothers Granite Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); Italian-American Monument (approx. one mile away); Dente Park (approx. one mile away); 1918 Spanish Flu Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Socialist Labor Party Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Boy Scout Troop in America (approx. 1.3 miles away); D. M. Miles Building (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barre.
Also see . . . Barre & Chelsea Railroad Company. (Submitted on August 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025
2. Barre & Chelsea #14 and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025
3. Barre & Chelsea #14
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025
4. Barre & Chelsea #14 and Flatbed with Granite
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
