Between 1910 and 1940 a significant number of Finnish immigrants settled in Andover and surrounding towns. By the late 1920s more than 30 Finnish families lived in Andover, and East Hill Road became known as Finn Hill. Drawn to the area by . . . — — Map (db m208617) HM
Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death The year 1816 was known worldwide as "the cold year", "the famine year", and "the year without a summer". Vermonters called it "Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death", as snow fell on June 7 and frosts came . . . — — Map (db m156421) HM
Bridgewater Veterans Memorial
In Memory of the Veterans I Know Who You Are I Know Where You Were I Know What You Did But I Dont Know The Pain You Went Through Lindsay Williams Bus . . . — — Map (db m23179) WM
Honor Roll
Adams, Ernest J. Adams, Leon D. * Adams, Lester W. Adams, Royal L. Atwood, Harland Atwood, Leon A. Ayer, Melvin C. Baker, Harold Becker, Levi Biathrow, Phillip Bradley, Clifford Cady, Lynn Z. Cady, William S. . . . — — Map (db m23167) HM
North Side (Front):
Sharpshooters 1st Reg.
Morrill Bailey - F. A. Field
S. J. Williams
Sharpshooters 2nd Reg.
Corp. Geo. S. Miller Died
Chas. S. Bond - Allen P. Miller
S, Langworthy
Vermont . . . — — Map (db m281729) HM WM
Cavendish Remembers
1917 World War 1919
Army
Archacki Frank · Bailey Clyde H · Barber Clifford L · Battey Howell C · Booth Frederick F · Booth Raymond A · Brown George L · Cooper Lawrence J · Curtis H O Jr · Daniels William H · Dix . . . — — Map (db m282954) WM
Town Of Cavendish
Honor
Roll
1941 World War II 1945
Ahonen, Paul, Jr. · Antoniewicz, Arthur S. · Austin, Walter S. · Ayers, Raymond U. · Balch, James A. · Barber, Victor A. · Bardsley, Walter F. · Barrett, George · Baxendale, Imoge · . . . — — Map (db m283154) WM
On this lot stood the house of
Salmon Dutton, built by him about 1780+
In 1950 it was removed to be a
part of the Shelburne Museum at
Shelburne, Vermont.
The lot was given for the use of the
Duttonsville Common School District. — — Map (db m278613) HM
In Honor Of The Following Veterans
And Any Others Who Left From
Cavendish During Lebanon & Grenada
(August 24, 1982 - July 31, 1984) Panama
(December 20, 1989 - January 1990)
And Persian Gulf (August 2, 1990 Until
Congress Declares End) . . . — — Map (db m282961) WM
In memory of
the Revolutionary soldiers of
the Town of Cavendish.
Given by Mrs. Florence Haven.
Erected by
Cavendish Charter Daughters of the American Revolution — — Map (db m278623) WM
One of the most remarkable events in medical history occured about Ύ mile (1 km) from here.
On 13th September 1848, Phineas P. Gage, a railroad construction foreman from Lebanon (NH), suffered massive brain damage when a 3ft 7in (107 cm) . . . — — Map (db m44099) HM
Arthur A. Landry Jr. · Adams, Ronald · Ballantine, Richard · Bancroft Gerry · Bancroft Ralph · Blanchard Floyd · Blanchard Vernon, Jr. · Bidgood Ralph · Butler, Ronald, Sr · Cambell, James · Clingenpeel William · Couillard, Micheal · Davis, Albert · . . . — — Map (db m293645) WM
To Honor
Those Who Served In The World War
From
The Town Of Cavendish
1914 1918
Army
Archacki, Frank · Bailey, Clyde H. · Barber, Clifford L. · Battey, Howell C. · Booth, Frederick F. · Booth, Raymond A. · Brown, Ceorge L. · . . . — — Map (db m293680) WM
Our History
Our town dates back to 1754, when a group of men petitioned the Governor of New Hampshire for a charter for a town in the wilderness west of the Connecticut River. It was to be called Flamstead, but the ongoing French Indian War . . . — — Map (db m293592) HM
This homestead represents over two centuries of residency by the Hugh Henry family. The main house was built for Thomas Kimball c.1780 during the Federal architectural period with a Georgian plan. In 1803, Hugh Henry (1767-1847) of Acworth, N.H. . . . — — Map (db m183155) HM
This tablet and the clock in the tower are presented in 1918 by Gilbert Asa Davis. In memory of his father and mother, Asa and Mary [Hosmer] Davis. Who on confession of faith were received into the Cong'l Church in Chester, Vermont, on Feb. 1, . . . — — Map (db m300526) HM
Chester Academy
A Legislative Act created Chester Academy on October 30, 1814, and it opened March 13, 1815 on this site. A unique hexagonal cupola crowned the Federal-style brick building. Local families financed the school, with the Chester . . . — — Map (db m117222) HM
[ South Plaque ]
Roll of Honor to Those Who Sleep Where They Fell.
Sewell Barker, Corp. Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Joseph W. Fletcher, Corp. Co. H. 10th Vt. Vols.
Azro B. Stiles, Corp. Co. K. 4th Vt. Vols.
Rensselaer H. . . . — — Map (db m23189) WM
The first public train arrived here on July 18, 1849, and in December, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad opened the first rail line across Vermont linking the Connecticut River valley at Bellows Falls and Lake Champlain at Burlington. The route . . . — — Map (db m101220) HM
Dedicated to the Men and Women Of Chester Who Served Their Country in the Vietnam Conflict Erected by the Citizens of Chester Dedicated May 27, 1974
[ Left Panel ]
Adams John Stanley
Amsden Clyde Emersom . . . — — Map (db m23243) WM
Valor Dedicated to the Men and Women of Chester who served their Country in World War I and II and in the Korean Conflict {South Face} Panel 1 Adams, Clinton A. Adams, Robert C. Albee, Harold M. Amsden, Edwin E. Amsden, . . . — — Map (db m23407) WM
{North Side} Was born in Rutland Vermont on April 25, 1897. Soon after his birth, the Edson family returned to their native Chester. In 1915 he graduated from Chester High School. While attending the University of Vermont, in 1915, he joined the . . . — — Map (db m121220) HM
Side 1 Known locally as the Stone Village, eleven adjacent buildings display similar distinctive masonry. The earliest house (second east of the church) was built c. 1834 for Dr. Ptolemy Edson. Seven more houses, the church, a school, and a . . . — — Map (db m138704) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
The
Hartford Library
Dedicated 1893 Rededicated 1993 — — Map (db m294652) HM
The Ottauquechee River forms the 165 foot deep, mile-long gorge. Cut through the hills at the end of the last Ice Age, the gorge was the only outlet for a large glacial lake. The original bridge spanning the gorge was built in 1875 as a railroad . . . — — Map (db m261959) HM
Boston & Maine Railroad No. 494 was built by the Manchester Locomotive Works in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1892 and served B&M hauling passenger cars and light freight. The engine was renumbered No. 905 in 1911. Near the end of its service, the . . . — — Map (db m224076) HM
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
Boston & Maine caboose # 104610 was built in 1921 by the Laconia Car Works in Laconia, NH. The caboose is a 30' center cupola design constructed of wood on a steel frame. The caboose was one in a series of fifty numbered 104600 to 104649. The 1046 . . . — — Map (db m224072) HM
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 m261960) HM
This Bridge is Dedicated to
Ralph W. Lehman, Town Manager
For his more than 30 years of
Guidance and Devoted Service to
The Town of Hartford
November 1991 — — Map (db m251105) HM
At 2:10 AM on February 5, 1887 the last car of The Montreal Express derailed causing three cars to fall from the bridge and crash on the ice of the White River 43 feet below. Embers from the coal stoves ignited the spilled oil of the lanterns and . . . — — Map (db m64891) HM
Amos Barnes of Boston, Massachusetts erected this neoGothic Revival building in memory of George W. Gates and his family. Mr. Gates, an engineer in charge of the construction of the local Western Union Telegraph Company system, and the supervisor . . . — — Map (db m224108) HM
Dedicated to those residents of Hartford, VT
who answered their country's call
World War I April 6, 1914 to November 11, 1918
Adams Ephriam L. Adams George R. Adams John Alexander Don J. Alexander William, Jr. Alger Earl C. . . . — — Map (db m262055) WM
1. Hotel Coolidge 1926. Originally built in 1849 on this site as the Junction House and reconstructed twice after being destroyed by fire.
2. Old Courthouse & Post Office 1934-35. Mail was transported from the railroad via a tunnel under the . . . — — Map (db m262168) HM
Intending to capitalize on 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 m261961) HM
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 m261962) HM
This Living Garden is Dedicated
In Memory of
Paul E. Bennett
Co-founder of Hartford Garden Friends
Established in 1991
The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth
One is nearer Gods heart in a garden
Than . . . — — Map (db m251103) HM
The Colonial Revival Building you see here is the fourth depot to occupy this spot. The first, built directly opposite the Junction House in 1849, was destroyed by fire in 1862. The second was consumed by flames in 1880, and the third was reduced . . . — — Map (db m262881) HM
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
"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
Marker Front: This Federal style house, built in 1786, has undergone little alteration and is one the finest houses from this period in Vermont. It was built by William Burtch, whose father came to Hartford, VT, from Stonington, CT about . . . — — Map (db m261958) HM
White River Junction, a natural transportation center, is where highways, rivers and railways converge. In 1759 the rapids at the confluence of the White and Conn. Rivers nearly brought death to Robert Rogers and 3 Rangers. Vermonts first train ran . . . — — Map (db m32193) HM
Welcome to Historic White River Junction, one of five villages which comprise the Town of Hartford, and an area considered by many as "The Gateway to Vermont".
Although the Town was chartered in 1761, White River Junction did not begin to . . . — — Map (db m262056) HM
A gift to the town from
Ernest N. Martin
1874 - 1965
in memory of four generations
of his family to live in Hartland
Martin Memorial Library
opened on July 8, 1961
during Hartland's bicentennial
celebration to serve as a . . . — — Map (db m230036) HM
Born in Ludlow in 1828 and educated at Black River Academy, Abby Maria Hemenway was the editor of the Vermont Historical Gazetteer, a five volume compilation of local history, published between 1860 and 1891. For thirty years, Hemenway . . . — — Map (db m78155) HM
Scenic Route 100 Byway (scenicroute100byway.com)
Running along the eastern edge of the Green Moutnains, the Scenic Route 100 Byway is located in south-central Vermont. This 146 mile section has a wide range of . . . — — Map (db m304094) HM
Erected in honor of the men and women of Ludlow, Vermont who have served their Country
All gave some....some gave all.
Freedom is not free — — Map (db m102422) WM
A native of Norwich, Vermont, Alden Partridge was a pioneer in American military education. Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1815 to 1817, he returned here in 1819 to found the American Literary, Scientific and Military . . . — — Map (db m32159) HM
This tablet marks the site of the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy. Founded by Captain Alden Partridge in 1819 and incorporated as the Norwich University by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont in 1834. Following a . . . — — Map (db m44863) HM
On June 17, 1785, the Vermont General Assembly enacted a law which designated “the place for keeping a County Grammar School in and for Windsor County, shall be at the house commonly known by the name the Red Schoolhouse in Norwich,” . . . — — Map (db m32189) HM
Norwich Honor Roll
In honor of those who have
defended our nation since 1975
Sherry A. Amadon
Terry S. Amadon
Wendy F. Bagley
Andrew P. Batson
Ann A. Brechbuhl
Christian W. Brechbuhl
Hans C. Brechbuhl . . . — — Map (db m157572) WM
1961 Vietnam War Veterans 1975
Stephen F. Ackley
Gordon O. Aldrich
William M. Aldrich
Robert C. Armstrong
William Ballard
Donald Bartlett, Jr.
A. Peter Batson
Maurice P. Beauchene
Juanita M. Benert
M. . . . — — Map (db m231313) WM
Near this spot stood the Old South Barracks of Norwich University where, at 9:00 pm on April 10, 1856 Theta Chi Fraternity was founded by Frederick Norton Freeman and Arthur Chase — — Map (db m32162) HM
On a site
two hundred feet north east
of this monument in the
Old South Barracks of
Norwich University,
Frederick Norton Freeman 57
and
Arthur Chase 56
founded
Theta Chi Fraternity
at 9 P.M.
April 10, 1856 — — Map (db m157304) HM
Marker Front: Forged by the determination and skills of early settlers, Norwichs legacy survives in its Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival buildings. With commercial, residential, and public buildings clustered near its green, Norwich . . . — — Map (db m80013) HM
Town of Norwich Vermont Armed Forces In Time of War 1776 — 1947
1776
Amos Ames · Parke Avery · Elijah Baldwin · Jonathan Ball · Joseph Ball · Gershom Bartlett Jr. · Jonathan Bartlett · Joseph Bartlett · Elihu Baxter · Nathaniel Boardman · . . . — — Map (db m158708) WM
Achsa Sprague was born and lived in Plymouth Notch, teaching in the stone school by age 12. At 20, she contracted a mysterious disease and spent seven years bedridden, waking one day miraculously cured. Attributing recovery to angelic powers, she . . . — — Map (db m103339) HM
This flagpole, which stood for 30 years on the east wing of the State House in Boston, is presented to the Town of Plymouth by the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and dedicated to the memory of Capt. John . . . — — Map (db m105580) HM
In memory of World War Veterans of Plymouth, Vermont 1914 – 1918 * Walter Hugh Goodrich * Sheridan Garfield Goodrich Vern Linwood Hall Walter Charles Hall James Ora Massey Zeb Samuel Goodrich Domenico Avitabile Ferris William Ayer John Joseph . . . — — Map (db m105586) WM
This lakeside meadow was a 1777 campground for Rindge NH troops en route to Mount Independence and Fort Ticonderoga to fight Burgoyne's invading British army. The 1776 Crown Point Road linking Fort No. 4 on the Connecticut River to Lake Champlain . . . — — Map (db m78159) HM
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
Born July 4, 1872 in a house back of store, Calvin Coolidge from 4 years of age lived in the homestead across the road, now owned by the State of Vermont. Here on Aug. 3, 1923 he was inaugurated President and he spent many vacations. In the Notch . . . — — Map (db m74473) HM
Calvin Coolidge Homestead has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark.
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1933 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m62155) HM
On February 7, 1937, Woodstock Ski Runners first held its annual individual slalom race at this location at Suicide Six on the trail now known as The Face. That year, Elizabeth Fisk, a Ski Runners parent whose daughters Margaretta and Ursula . . . — — Map (db m201074) HM
Commemorate event in early history of Vermont. Captured by Abnakis for ransom at Fort No. 4, Johnson family, Miriam Willard, Peter Labaree, and Ebenezer Farnsworth camped here 30 August 1754 enroute to Montrιal. The next day a . . . — — Map (db m298331) HM
(front/west face)
Rochester,
to her fallen soldiers.
1861 1865
(north face)
George Allen. Charles J. Bisbee. Willard J. Bisbee. Alfred M. Richardson. Nelson J. Thresher. Charles F. Van . . . — — Map (db m275031) WM
Born in 1874, Jessie LaFountain attended Burlington Business College and worked as a government reporter at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester/Essex, Vermont. In 1898 she married Frederick H. Bigwood and shortly thereafter entered the office of V.A. . . . — — Map (db m73938) HM
Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born near here on December 23, 1805. A visitor's center and a 38½ foot tall monument, considered the world's largest polished granite shaft, commemorates his life and is . . . — — Map (db m37198) HM
On June 28, 1825, General
Lafayette was received at
Smith's Hotel by the Town
Committee of Arrangements
on his way to Montpelier. — — Map (db m261255) HM
This old cellar and foundation mark
the spot where the Daniel Mack family
probably lived for many years after
the Solomon Mack farm was sold by
Daniel's father in 1811. Lydia Gates Mack,
the mother of Daniel and Lucy Mack
Smith, lived here . . . — — Map (db m261260) HM
To terrorize the valley from Tunbridge to Royalton, nearly 300 Indians led by a British officer fell on these defenseless frontier settlements, killing 4, taking 26 prisoners, & reducing Royalton to ashes. The captives hauled back to Canada were . . . — — Map (db m58273) HM
The farmhouse on this site, dating from the late-18th century, was purchased by Irene and Robert Slater in 1934, along with a barn and 145 acres of land. During the Great Depression, like many Vermont farmers, the Slaters took in tourists to . . . — — Map (db m85971) HM
Dedicated to the memory of
Sgt. Carlton Alan Clark
August 24, 1983 August 6, 2006
2nd Brigade Troop Battalion 2nd Brigade Combat Team
101st Airborne Division Air Assault US Army
Sgt. Clark was killed in action on August 6, 2006 in . . . — — Map (db m198717) WM
Testimony of Joseph Smith.
In the spring of the year of our Lord 1820, the Father and
the Son appeared to him in a glorious vision, called him by
name and instructed him.
Thereafter heavenly angels visited him and revealed . . . — — Map (db m261262) HM
The Solomon Mack farm, 100 acres, was
purchased by him in 1804. An extra house
on it was rented to his son-in-law,
Joseph Smith, Sr. This old cellar is all
that remains of the Solomon Mack home.
Near by may be seen foundations for the
out . . . — — Map (db m261257) HM
This bridge is typical of the early
small bridges in New England. It is
made entirely of stones and was here
before 1804, when the Solomon Mack
family purchased the farm. The old
turnpike which was the main highway
through this country crossed . . . — — Map (db m261259) HM
The turnpike which was the main
highway through this part of the
country when the Macks lived here
passed by the Mack home at this spot
across the stream from the front
yard of the Mack residence. Remnants
of the old walls that were . . . — — Map (db m261258) HM
The Eureka Schoolhouse, constructed between 1785 and 1790, is Vermonts oldest one-room school and one of the few surviving 18th century public buildings in the state. It was originally located in the “Eureka Four Corners,” northeast of . . . — — Map (db m74965) HM
