Shoreham in Addison County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Colonel Ephraim Doolittle
In Honor of
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2025
1. Colonel Ephraim Doolittle Marker
The most active man in procuring Charter for Shoreham in 1761, and in effecting its early settlement; engaged upon Military Road in 1759; and an officer in French and Revolutionary Wars; who came with others from Worcester, Mass. and cleared the first ground in 1766.
He died in 1807 aged 86 yrs. and was buried upon his own land.
Erected by his Descendants and Townspeople.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.
Location. 43° 53.607′ N, 73° 18.961′ W. Memorial is in Shoreham, Vermont, in Addison County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Vermont Route 74) and School Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 362 Main Street, Shoreham VT 05770, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Levi Parsons Morton (within shouting distance of this marker); Levi P. Morton (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (about 800 feet away,
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Also see . . . Colonel Ephraim Doolittle in Find A Grave. (Submitted on August 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2025
2. Colonel Ephraim Doolittle Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2025
3. Colonel Ephraim Doolittle Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
