{Front side} In 2007, archaeologists completed investigations discovering a pre-Contact village occupied sometime between A.D. 1400-1600. Evidence of longhouses, and cooking and food processing, provide clues about the villagers' lives. . . . — — Map (db m74725) HM
These islands were first seen by a European in 1609, when Samuel de Champlain explored the Lake which bears his name and claimed them for the King of France. Ceded in 1763 to Britain, they became part of the Royal Colony of New York. After 1776, . . . — — Map (db m75482) HM
The peaceful international border here owes some of
its location to the War of 1812 and Vermonter
William Czar Bradley.
The War of 1812 between the United States and
Great Britain officially ended with the Treaty of
Ghent, signed December 24, . . . — — Map (db m140028) HM
The Schoolhouse was built in 1814 and also is known
as the "Block Schoolhouse.” It was constructed of
foot-thick, squared-off logs, which can be viewed
through a stove air vent on the outside south wall.
Timbers were laid like a log cabin with . . . — — Map (db m195823) HM
This pioneer log cabin was one of the first buildings constructed in this area. Built from cedar logs by Jedediah Hyde, Jr., an engineer and veteran of the Revolutionary War, it was the home of the Hyde family for over 150 years. The cabin has one . . . — — Map (db m75485) HM
(English, left to right)
Riding through the bucolic Lake Champlain Islands most people might not believe
that Grand Isle County has a vibrant arts scene. Painters, photographers, musicians, crafters, and many other types of artists call . . . — — Map (db m196087) HM
The Hyde Log Cabin
built in 1783 by Jedediah Hyde, Jun.,
a Revolutionary soldier and surveyor of
these islands, this oldest original log
cabin now standing in Vermont, was acquired
by the state, restored and opened in 1956
by
The . . . — — Map (db m195824) HM
Many centuries before Samuel de Champlain's July 1609 landfall, Isle La Mottte had been a meeting place for the lake's neighboring native peoples. The Wonbanakiak on the eastern shore called the land Bitawbagw, or "the waters between," while the . . . — — Map (db m49374) HM
In honor of
the first white men
who fortified this island in 1666.
In memory of
the sacrifice and valor of
Col. Seth Warner
and
Capt. Remember Baker
eminent Green Mountain Boys
and Patriots.
and
To commemorate the . . . — — Map (db m255682) HM
Created in the Vermont Pavilion during the Universal and International Exposition of 1967 at Montreal, Canada. Presented to the Town of Isle La Motte by the State of Vermont. Dedicated on July 7, 1968. — — Map (db m74722) HM
On this shore was the site of Fort Ste. Anne built in 1666 by Capt. Pierre La Motte for defense against the Mohawks. The Jesuits celebrated the first Mass and erected the first Chapel. Though not permanent, this was Vermont's first white . . . — — Map (db m74721) HM
From here, "The Chazy Landing Ferry," completed the major automobile route across northern Lake Champlain from Isle La Motte, VT, to Chazy Landing, NY, before the Rouses Point-Alburgh bridge was built. In 1905 Will Sweet designed, built, owned, and . . . — — Map (db m74718) HM
On this site on September 6, 1901, Vice President Teddy Roosevelt was a guest at the home of Lieut. Gov. Nelson Fisk to be the main speaker at the annual meeting of the Vermont Fish and Game League. Here Roosevelt learned that President McKinley . . . — — Map (db m74729) HM
Captain Remember Baker
Vermont Pioneer and a leader of the Green Mountain Boys was killed near this spot by Indians while on a scouting expedition, in August, 1775.
He was the first American killed in Canada in the War of the American . . . — — Map (db m255677) HM
Isle La Motte
1665
1791 1927
This is Isle la Motte, "the island three leagues long" where Samuel de Champlain says he landed and hunted and camped July 2nd and 3rd, 1609.
It was settled in 1665 by the French who built Fort "St. Ann" . . . — — Map (db m255680) HM WM
Built in 1824, the Grand Isle County Courthouse was the second county courthouse erected in Vermont. Its location in North Hero reflected the prosperity and stability of the shire town, and the monumental stone edifice embodied the ideals of a . . . — — Map (db m153339) HM
Here Ethan Allen's cousin, Ebenezer, made the first settlement on South Hero. From his tavern, Ethan, one of the "heroes" for whom the islands were named, started homeward across the ice to Burlington, Feb. 11, 1789. Stricken en route, the Green . . . — — Map (db m86595) HM
