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Howard William Plant memorial

 
 
Howard William Plant memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 19, 2014
1. Howard William Plant memorial Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory
of
HOWARD WILLIAM PLANT
Born July 25, 1900
Enlisted in U.S. Navy June 8, 1916
Wireless operator
U.S. Destroyer Jacob Jones
Torpedoed at sea December 6, 1917
First Burlington boy to die
in the World War

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 44° 28.84′ N, 73° 13.16′ W. Memorial is in Burlington, Vermont, in Chittenden County. It is in Old North End. It is on Battery Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in the SE corner of Battery Park near Battery Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Burlington VT 05401, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Battery (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); William Wells (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Burlington / Le Cantonnement des Troupes ΰ Burlington (about 300 feet away); Mayor Francis Cain (about 400 feet away); 2nd Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment (about 400 feet away); Champlain Glass Company (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.
 
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no longer nearby.
Chief Grey Lock (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).
 
Howard William Plant memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 19, 2014
2. Howard William Plant memorial Marker
(in Battery Park)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 16, 2026