Springfield in Windsor County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

William Jarvis

Consul to Lisbon was first to import Merino sheep to U.S.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 23, 2013

1. William Jarvis Marker

Inscription. In 1811 Consul Jarvis brought from Spain to his farm in Weathersfield Bow the prized Merino sheep, whose longer fiber revolutionized the woolen industry and stimulated sheep raising throughout the East. In the 1830’s Merinos were the state’s principal livestock.

Erected by Vermont Historic Sites Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Animals. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 43° 21.3′ N, 72° 24.4′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Vermont, in Windsor County. It is on Connecticut River Road (US 5) just south of Ferry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Springfield VT 05156, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Church (approx. 2.4 miles away in New Hampshire); Historic Handshake (approx. 2.8 miles away in New Hampshire); First Roman Catholic Church (approx. 3 miles away in New Hampshire); North Charlestown Village (approx. 3.6 miles away in New Hampshire); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 3.7 miles away in New Hampshire);

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Monadnock Mills Historic Timeline (approx. 3.7 miles away in New Hampshire); Civil War Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away in New Hampshire); The Claremont Freedom Garden (approx. 3.7 miles away in New Hampshire).

Also see . . . William Jarvis -Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 14, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 23, 2013

2. William Jarvis Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,391 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.