Bread Loaf in Weybridge in Addison County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

The U.S. Government Morgan Horse Farm

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 12, 2014

1. The U.S. Government Morgan Horse Farm Marker

Inscription.
The U.S. Government established a Morgan horse breeding program in 1905 at the University of Vermont to study and refine the Morgan horse as a superior cavalry mount. That program moved here in 1907 when Joseph Battell donated this farm to the U.S. Government and the U.S. Government Morgan Horse Farm was created. In 1951 the University of Vermont assumed ownership. Joseph Battell, a devoted Morgan horse breeder, researched the history of the breed and published Vol. I of the first American Morgan Horse Register in 1894. Some of Battell's Morgans were used as breeding stock by the U.S. Government Morgan Horse Farm. The Battell and U.S. Government Morgan horse bloodline is perpetuated by the UVM Morgan Horse Farm's breeding program.

Erected 2007 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

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 1905.

Location. 44° 2.531′ N, 73° 10.986′ W. Marker is in Weybridge, Vermont, in Addison County. It is in Bread Loaf. It can be reached from Battell Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 74 Battell Drive, Middlebury VT 05753, 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 in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chipman Hill (approx. 1½ miles away); Silas Wright (approx. 1½ miles away); Proud Craftsmen from Many Lands (approx. 2 miles away); Middlebury Falls (approx. 2 miles away); Otter Creek Industrial Revolution (approx. 2 miles away); Middlebury Marble Town (approx. 2 miles away); Spanning the Falls (approx. 2 miles away); Into the Earth (approx. 2 miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia - Morgan Horse. (Submitted on October 14, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 12, 2014

2. The U.S. Government Morgan Horse Farm Marker

Bronze statue of a Morgan horse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 12, 2014

3. Bronze statue of a Morgan horse

Inscription reads:
1921
Given by
The Morgan Horse Club
to the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
in memory of
JUSTIN MORGAN
who died in
1821

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,035 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.