Shoreham in Addison County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Levi P. Morton

Statesman and Banker lived early years in Vermont

Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, June 24, 2016

1. Levi P. Morton Marker

Inscription.
Levi Parsons Morton, son of a minister, was born on this site, May 16, 1824, and for 8 years lived in Shoreham. He became a New York City banker, Member of Congress, Minister to France, Vice-President under President Harrison, and Governor of New York.

Erected 1949 by Vermont Historic Sites Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #23 Benjamin Harrison, and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 16, 1824.

Location. 43° 53.574′ N, 73° 18.966′ W. Marker is in Shoreham, Vermont, in Addison County. It is on School Road 0.1 miles south of Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shoreham VT 05770, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Colonel Ephraim Doolittle (within shouting distance of this marker); Levi Parsons Morton (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ethan Allen with Eighty-Three Green Mountain Boys

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(approx. 3 miles away); Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge (approx. 3.8 miles away); Larrabee’s Point (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shoreham.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Levi P. Morton - United States Senate. (Submitted on June 28, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Wideview of Levi P. Morton marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, June 24, 2016

2. Wideview of Levi P. Morton marker

(relocated to School Road green)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2016, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. This page has been viewed 854 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2016, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.