101 ► Vermont, Washington County, Montpelier — Railroad Turntable, circa 1907 —

This railroad turntable, constructed in 1907, is a physical reminder of the once thriving granite industry and supportive railroad infrastructure along the Montpelier Riverfront. Also known as a “gallows turntable” due to its shape, this turntable . . . — — Map (db m188108) HM

102 ► Vermont, Washington County, Montpelier — Winooski River From Bailey’s Grain Tower, 1929 —

This panorama of the Montpelier riverfront portrays the Winooski River at its zenith of industrial and railroad activity. The river is high, which suggests that Main Street dam was providing power to nearby mills and factories. Ample trackage . . . — — Map (db m222104) HM

103 ► Vermont, Windham County, Bellows Falls — Bellows Falls —

The Village of Bellows Falls, within the Town of Rockingham, has served as a river and overland crossroad for commerce and travel by foot, stagecoach, riverboat, train, truck and automobile. With wood, brick, iron, steel, and stone, . . . — — Map (db m65789) HM

104 ► Vermont, Windham County, Bellows Falls — Waypoint Center —

The Bellows Falls Waypoint Center stands in an old railyard which once served the Boston and Maine Railroad. Once the railroads came through, in 1849, the area was built up with many storage buildings used by local businesses for receiving . . . — — Map (db m65787) HM

105 ► Vermont, Windham County, Brattleboro — 1 — Brattleboro / Molly Stark Byway —

Brattleboro Rich History, Thriving Culture Chartered in 1753, Brattleboro is one of Vermont's largest towns. Known as the site of Vermont's first Anglo-Saxon settlement (Fort Drummer, 1724), this town holds a commanding position on the . . . — — Map (db m230515) HM

106 ► Vermont, Windham County, Brattleboro — Estey Organ Company —

Here, in Brattleboro, was located the world’s largest manufacturer of reed organs. For more than a century, reed and pipe organs made in Brattleboro were sold to homes and churches around the world. The unusual slate-sided factory complex on . . . — — Map (db m23113) HM

107 ► Vermont, Windham County, Grafton — Grafton Inn — Interpretative Center —

"... settled around on the floor … when we all got calmed down and on our stools ... Father would tell us stories of things that went on ...” Daisy Turner, speaking of her father Alec Alec Turner was a masterful . . . — — Map (db m179126) HM

108 ► Vermont, Windham County, Guilford — Broad Brook House — 475 Calvin Coolidge Memorial Highway —

Broad Brook House built 1817 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m151918) HM

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109 ► Vermont, Windham County, Rockingham, Bellows Falls — Hotel Windham / Andrews Inn —

Hotel Windham A hotel has occupied this site on the Square since 1817. Destroyed by fires, the hotel was rebuilt on four occasions. It was first christened the Hotel Windham in 1902. Offering lodging and entertainment, the hotel was . . . — — Map (db m152201) HM

110 ► Vermont, Windham County, Vernon — George's Mill —

Second building constructed by Eli N. George 1985 This millstone erected in memory of Eli N. George 1992. — — Map (db m230510) HM

111 ► Vermont, Windham County, Vernon — George's Mill —

Original mill reconstructed by Nicholas George 1974 This millstone erected in memory of Nicholas George 1992 — — Map (db m230511) HM

112 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth — Vermont Gold Rush —

In 1826 gold nuggets were first discovered in Newfane and Somerset, Vt. In 1851, ‘49er Matthew Kennedy discovered gold in Buffalo Brook at Plymouth. By 1855, a “gold rush” was underway here and in Bridgewater, Vt. Prospectors staked . . . — — Map (db m78161) HM

113 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Springfield — James Hartness & Precision Valley Inventors —

Newly arrived in Springfield in 1889 to work at the Jones and Lamson Machine Company, James Hartness soon rose to President. A natural leader, he played a vital role in the creation of "Precision Valley". Internationally respected in the machine . . . — — Map (db m85925) HM

114 ► Vermont, Windsor County, White River Junction — Bank Building — Circa. 1892 — National Register —

Constructed as the National Bank of White River Junction. The frieze of this Richardson Romanesque style corner building is punctuated by a line of recessed bull's eyes. A small wooden structure, erected by the bank on the adjacent Gates Street lot . . . — — Map (db m224163) HM

115 ► Vermont, Windsor County, White River Junction — Cross-Abbott / Vermont Salvage — Circa 1895 — National Register —

The Cross-Abbott Company, which dealt exclusively in groceries, was one of the village's thirteen thriving wholesale businesses in 1903. Founded by Charles A. Cross and Charles C. Abbott in 1894, the firm was housed in this Italianate Revival . . . — — Map (db m224169) HM

116 ► Vermont, Windsor County, White River Junction — Hotel Coolidge — 1926 — National Register —

Intending to capitalize ort the success of the Vermont Central Railroad in 1849, Colonel Samuel Nutt purchased the Enfield, New Hampshire Grafton House Hotel, and had the clapboard structure moved here. Once erected on this side of the Connecticut . . . — — Map (db m224120) HM

117 ► Vermont, Windsor County, White River Junction — Old Telephone Company — Circa 1922 —

The first New England Telephone Company office in the area opened in the Junction House block during the fall of 1894. The exchange not only provided local service to its twenty-five subscribers but proudly offered its patrons direct access to . . . — — Map (db m223973) HM

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118 ► Vermont, Windsor County, White River Junction — Smith & Company/Catamount Brewery — 1885 —

This building was erected by Joseph Mace in 1885 as a grist mill. Mr. Mace's business, and that of his successors, Tilden and Glover, failed. The two story brick building remained vacant for over five years before catching the eye of the Chicago . . . — — Map (db m224114) HM

119 ► Vermont, Windsor County, White River Junction — Smith Block — 1871 —

"Dartmouth Chocolates and "Hanover Crackers” were made in the building which once stood on this site. Erected by George W. Smith to house his family business in 1871, portions of it were severely damaged by fire in 1884. Smith rebuilt the bakery . . . — — Map (db m224109) HM

120 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Windsor — American Precision Museum / Mill Brook & Waterpower — Windsor Vermont —

American Precision Museum In 1846 a United States Army order for 10,000 rifles transformed a small gun shop on the north bank of Mill Brook into a leader in the field of precision manufacturing. The Robbins & Lawrence Company built this . . . — — Map (db m180356) HM

121 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Windsor — Edwin A. Battison —

Edwin A. Battison Born in Windsor, Vermont Curator of Mechanical Engineering Smithsonian Institution Founder, First Director and Trustee of the American Precision Museum His lifelong interest, scholarship and dedication made possible . . . — — Map (db m180334) HM

122 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Windsor — International Mechanical Engineering Heritage Collection —

The American Precision Museum Windsor, Vermont The museum contains the largest collection of historically significant machine tools in the nation, tracing their evolutionary development from the earliest period. Metal-cutting machine tools bring . . . — — Map (db m180355) HM

123 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Windsor — Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop —

Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or . . . — — Map (db m180330) HM

124 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Windsor — Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop —

Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop has been designated a National Historic Landmark This Site Possesses National Significance In Commemorating the History of the United States of America 1966 National Park Service . . . — — Map (db m180332) HM

125 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Windsor — Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop — 1848 Windsor, Vermont — International Mechanical Engineering Heritage Site —

Where interchangeable manufacturing became a reality In fulfilling a contract for 25,000 U.S. Army rifles (Model 1841) and a like quantity for the British government, Robbins & Lawrence was the first to achieve interchangeability of parts on a . . . — — Map (db m180352) HM

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