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

Fort Frederick

Photographed by PaulwC3, December 26, 2014

1. Fort Frederick Plaque

Inscription. Near this site in 1773 the first settlers Ira Allen and his uncle Remember Baker built of hewed timbers the block house called Fort Frederick as a protection from Indians and Yorkers

It had 32 port holes and in it were held the meetings of the Proprietors of Burlington between June 6, 1774 and May 1, 1775 Ira Allen being clerk

Later Allen’s house, with a large garden stood a few roads northeast of here and in it was held the first session of County Court, November, 1785

Below the falls, Allen built the schooner “Liberty”

Erected 1914 by Vermont Society Sons of the American Revolution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1783.

Location. 44° 29.38′ N, 73° 11.183′ W. Marker is in Winooski, Vermont, in Chittenden County. It is on Colchester Avenue (U.S. 2) north of Riverside Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The plaque is located at the north end of the Winooski Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski VT 05404, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Native Americans and Winooski (about 700

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Burial Place of General Ethan Allen (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hood's Crossing / Frank Niquette Development (approx. 0.4 miles away); Centennial Field (approx. 0.6 miles away); Athletic Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mary Martha Fletcher (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Memory of John Lonergan (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pate-King House / Guidebooks for Black Americans (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winooski.

Also see . . . The Burlington Free Press and Times: Tablet dedicated at Winooski Bridge. (Submitted on December 27, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Wide view of the Fort Frederick Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, December 26, 2014

2. Wide view of the Fort Frederick Plaque

Site of Fort Frederick image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, December 26, 2014

3. Site of Fort Frederick

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,099 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.