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

"Snowflake" Bentley

Jericho's world famous snowflake authority

Photographed by Kevin Craft, 2013

1. "Snowflake" Bentley Marker

Inscription. For fifty years Wilson A. Bentley, a farmer and self taught scientist, developed his technique of photomicrography to reveal to the world the grandeur and mystery of the snowflake — its universal hexagonal shape and its infinite number of lovely designs.

Erected 2003 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list.

Location. 44° 28.174′ N, 72° 58.38′ W. Marker is in Jericho, Vermont, in Chittenden County. It is in Jericho Center. It is at the intersection of Brown's Trace Road and Jericho Center Circle, on the right when traveling north on Brown's Trace Road. Marker is located on the town green in Jericho. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jericho VT 05465, 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

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in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Vermont Republic.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chittenden Mills (approx. 2.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); District No. 5 Schoolhouse (approx. 4.7 miles away); First Statewide Vermont Veterans Day Observance (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Round Church / Richmond, Vermont (approx. 5 miles away); The Citizens of Richmond (approx. 5 miles away); The Round Church (approx. 5 miles away); Richmond's Fallen Son (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Snowflake Bentley. (Submitted on June 11, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)

Wideview of "Snowflake" Bentley Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, 2013

2. Wideview of "Snowflake" Bentley Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,354 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.