Near Fairlee in Orange County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Nathaniel Niles

1741 – 1828

Photographed by PaulwC3, April 27, 2013

1. Nathaniel Niles Marker

Inscription. Revolutionary War patriot and author of the popular ode "The American Hero," written in celebration of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Nathaniel Niles was an original settler of Fairlee, then founder of West Fairlee, and first minister of this church. He came to Fairlee soon after the Revolution from Norwich, Connecticut, where he was active in politics, manufacturing and religion. During a public career that spanned three decades in Vermont, Niles served on the state Supreme Court, as Speaker of the state House of Representatives, as a trustee of Dartmouth College, and as one of Vermont's first two Congressmen. A staunch Jeffersonian Democrat, he led his party in Vermont and also published frequent articles on religious topics.

Erected 2007 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list.

Location. 43° 56.579′ N, 72° 13.535′ W. Marker is near Fairlee, Vermont, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of Middlebrook Road and Bear Notch

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Road, on the left when traveling north on Middlebrook Road. The marker is located at West Fairlee Center Congregational Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2406 Middlebrook Road, Fairlee VT 05045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Green Mountains.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Post Mills Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Peabody Library (approx. 4.3 miles away); Samuel Morey (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge (approx. 4.9 miles away in New Hampshire); The Ridge (approx. 5.1 miles away in New Hampshire); Orford World War Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away in New Hampshire); Bradford (approx. 5.9 miles away); Rear Admiral Charles Edgar Clark U.S.N. (approx. 6 miles away).

Wide view of the Nathaniel Niles marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, April 27, 2013

2. Wide view of the Nathaniel Niles marker

The grave of Nathaniel Niles in the West Fairlee Center Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, April 27, 2013

3. The grave of Nathaniel Niles in the West Fairlee Center Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,121 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.