East Poultney in Rutland County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Horace Greeley - George Jones
Noted journalists served apprenticeship near here
Photographed by John Arsenault, October 29, 2012
1. Horace Greeley - George Jones Marker
At the original settlement in East Poultney, Horace Greeley, founder of the "New York Tribune", worked on the "Northern Spectator", 1826-1830. George Jones, co-founder of the "N.Y. Times", also came from here.
Erected 1949 by Vermont Historic Sites Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list.
Location. 43° 31.564′ N, 73° 12.33′ W. Marker is in East Poultney, Vermont, in Rutland County. It is at the intersection of E. Main Street (Vermont Route 140) and Hillside Road, on the right when traveling east on E. Main Street. In front of the East Poultney Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: On the Green, East Poultney VT 05741, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jeffrey Brace (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Oldest Union Church in America (approx. 0.2 miles away); Poultney Civil War Monument (approx. Ό mile away); The Old Stone Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); War Memorial
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Also see . . .
1. Horace Greeley - Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 8, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. George Jones founder of New York Times - Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 8, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by John Arsenault of Middletown Springs, Vermont. This page has been viewed 1,081 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on October 24, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. Photo 1. submitted on October 29, 2012, by John Arsenault of Middletown Springs, Vermont. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
