Born in Virginia in 1850, Henderson was employed as a servant by Henry Carpenter, adjutant in the Eighth Vermont Regiment in the Civil War. In 1865 he accompanied Carpenter to his home in Belvidere and began "to learn his letters." After study with . . . — — Map (db m74259) HM
Over ten percent of Vermont's population of 315,000 served in the War of the Rebellion from 1861 to 1865. To honor the 33,000 Union troops, the General Assembly designated VT Route 15 as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway in 1937. Only 18 . . . — — Map (db m305684) HM
This bridge was built in 1887 by George W. Holmes in order to access an important railroad junction and the surrounding village of Cambridge Junction. The Burr Arch structure has a clear span of 135 feet, making it one of the longest spans of its . . . — — Map (db m94319) HM
The 1900's Railway Heyday
The town continued to grow. By 1905 there were over a dozen dwellings new where you stand today. Many still exist, including the old school house, which has been converted into a home.
Roscoe Fuller ran the . . . — — Map (db m207875) HM
The area where you're standing now looked very different a few hundred years ago. This part of the rail trail was once a bustling train stop with a nearby train station and many more buildings and services that supported the railway. See how . . . — — Map (db m207876) HM
In grateful tribute to the men and women of the town of Cambridge who served in the armed forces of our country to preserve freedom.
Cambridge remembers the men who served in the World War 1917 - 1919
Killed in Action
Nelson R . . . — — Map (db m303765) WM
The town of Cambridge furnished three hundred and two soldiers. Post No. 10 had during its existence two hundred members.
In memory of Post No. 10, Dept. of VT. — — Map (db m207877) WM
This bridge, spanning the Lamoille River on the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County R. R., is the last railroad covered bridge still in regular use in Vermont and one of the very few left in the U.S. Built in 1908, it is the only remaining with . . . — — Map (db m36934) HM
Julian Scott, Vermont’s most renowned Civil War artist, was born in this Johnson house in 1846. At the start of the Civil War, when only 15, he enlisted as a fifer in the Third Vermont Regiment. Scott was awarded a Medal of Honor -- for rescuing . . . — — Map (db m77551) HM
Honor Roll
Erected by the Town of Johnson
In Grateful Remembrance of Her Citizens
Who Protected Their Country's Flag
During the Civil War. 1861 — 1865
James H. Adams • Levi B. Adams • Sumner A . Andrews • Frank B. Atwell • Marshall . . . — — Map (db m140633) WM
Honor Roll
Erected by the Town of Johnson
In Grateful Appreciation of the Services
Rendered by Her Citizens to Their Country
During The World War. 1917-1919
Wallace A. Atwell • ★Howard L. Bailey • Delbert T. Dubray • C. Gordon. . . . — — Map (db m140636) WM
from a series of three
Gordon Auchincloss
Stainless steel
Spiral Canopy, one in a series of arboreal-inspired sculptures designed to accentuate important Morrisville institutions, is composed of repeating tiers of stainless steel . . . — — Map (db m261402)
The Bijou Theatre has operated almost continuously on this site for more than 100 years. The original Bijou, constructed in 1910, was one of the earliest theaters in Vermont to show “talkies”. It was razed in 1937 and this building was . . . — — Map (db m261792) HM
Dewey K. Hickok (1824-1890) of Morrisville was an inventor and a dealer of patent rights. On July 19, 1887, he received a patent for his new invention, a washing machine. Mechanically creative, Hickok also patented a number of other inventions, . . . — — Map (db m261365) HM
The Elmore Block is a well-preserved, two-story clap-board commercial block with a rectangular false front and Italianate-style bracketed cornice. It also displays an unusual and locally distinctive architectural trait, decorative “ears” where . . . — — Map (db m261774) HM
The three buildings of the Ferris Block were built circa 1900, each a three-story flat-roofed commercial building. The Ferris building on the far right of the photo was rebuilt in 1949. The upper floors of each building were rental apartments. . . . — — Map (db m261356) HM
The Fleetwood/Peck Block is a commercial block built in the Greek Revival/Italianate style. Originally constructed as a three-story building, it was known as the Powers and Gleed Block, and later the Fleetwood Block. The Masonic Temple was on . . . — — Map (db m261399) HM
Dr. Horace H. Powers (1807-67) was one of Morristown's original doctors. During the Civil War, he traveled to Virginia to treat wounded Union soldiers. His son H. Henry Powers (1835-1913) became an attorney, served in both the Vermont House and . . . — — Map (db m261397) HM
The first building on this site was a church built in 1840. After it was consumed by fire in 1852, a second church was erected in 1865, and it remains largely unchanged to this date. In 1965, with waning church membership, the property was . . . — — Map (db m261370) HM
Morristown Centennial Library
1912
In 1910, the Town Of Morristown purchased this site, known as the Kelsey property, with the intention of building a library. The building received funding from industrialist Andrew Carnegie on March 18, . . . — — Map (db m261380) HM
Built c. 1872 by the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad, a division of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, this depot served as an important stop linking Portland, Maine and the Great Lakes for nearly a century. The original portion of the . . . — — Map (db m97752) HM
The Munson Block is a three-story, flat-roofed, commercial building constructed in 1904 for Harlan P. Munson to house his general store, which also sold feed and hardware in addition to dry goods. Besides the Munson General Store, over the . . . — — Map (db m261754) HM
In 1816, Jedediah Safford deeded three-quarters of an acre of land on Main Street to David P. Noyes, who built the Village's first general store in 1835. Noyes continued to own and operate the store until 1866, when he sold it to George J. . . . — — Map (db m261759) HM
This exceptional brick federal home was built for Jedediah Safford, son of Morrisville's first resident, John Safford. In 1947, the Village of Morrisville, with funding from the Alexander H. Copley Trust, bought the house for use as a community . . . — — Map (db m155274) HM
Puffer United Methodist Church's history in Morristown goes back over 200 years. The Society first formed in Morristown Corners and moved to its present site in 1874, when a small chapel was constructed. The chapel was moved to the back of the . . . — — Map (db m261398) HM
Before the Civil War, most public education in Vermont was in one-room schools. Any Morristown student wishing to attend high school had to go to Johnson, Bakersfield or a distant boarding school. In 1847, the village of Morrisville purchased a . . . — — Map (db m261794) HM
David P. Noyes built this grand example of Greek Revival architecture in 1835. Later, the house became the home and office of one of the village's first doctors, Dr. Calcagni. The most outstanding feature of the house is its granite-framed doorway. . . . — — Map (db m261760) HM
The Tegu Theatre opened to great fanfare and operated as a theater from 1937 to 1957. When it closed the building was converted into a grocery store. The building became the town offices via lease in 2005 and it was purchased for the same . . . — — Map (db m261787) HM
Governor George W. Hendee, the only governor of Vermont from Morrisville, had this house built in 1878. Mr. Hendee went on to represent Vermont in the Unites States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1879.
This house is a 2½-story, . . . — — Map (db m261388) HM
The Soldier's Monument & War Memorial
In June 1910, the town voted to erect a Soldier's Monument in Academy Park. Made of Barre granite, the base is 10 feet square, 24 feet high and surmounted by a twelve-foot bronze statue of a color . . . — — Map (db m261372) HM
The Union Savings Bank and Trust Company opened for business in July of 1891. By June 1892, the business had grown into this building at 20 Lower Main Street. Union Bank has expanded over the years into the rebuilt Green Mountain Block on the . . . — — Map (db m261403) HM
The Congregational Church is the oldest church organization in Morristown, dating back to 1807. The building is the most architecturally significant church in Morrisville today. The original construction, a wood frame structure based on the . . . — — Map (db m261396) HM
Dr. George Woodward, a homeopathic physician and surgeon, erected this 2½-story Italianate-style commercial block in 1880. The façade's distinctive form, with its large arched roofline, gives it an unusual character. The upstairs was . . . — — Map (db m261781) HM
At this site on Jan. 9, 1983 Vermont Route 108 was officially dedicated as the 10th Mountain Division World War II Memorial Highway. Men of the United States ski troops trained in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, served in the Aleutian Islands and . . . — — Map (db m291696) HM
Howe Truss Bridges
Gold Brook Covered Bridge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974, was built in 1844 by John W. Smith. It is an excellent example of a Howe truss bridge, patented by William Howe of Massachusetts in . . . — — Map (db m261353) HM
The southern gateway to Mount Mansfield and Smugglers Notch is via Route 100, once a plank road, the bed for Mt. Mansfield Electric Rail Road, and one of the earliest concrete roads. From the village of Stowe, Route 108 meanders past the base of . . . — — Map (db m85568) HM
Mount Mansfield Natural Area has been designated a National Natural Landmark This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the Nation’s natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of man’s environment. 1980 . . . — — Map (db m160995) HM
Reverend Brown was the first African American Methodist minister in Vermont. He was born in Newport, RI and became a Methodist minister in Kingsbury, NY in 1833. He made a living by building stone walls; many of which are still standing today. . . . — — Map (db m77582) HM
