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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Windsor County

 
Clickable Map of Windsor County, Vermont and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Windsor County, VT (180) Addison County, VT (128) Bennington County, VT (107) Orange County, VT (44) Rutland County, VT (135) Windham County, VT (87) Grafton County, NH (204) Sullivan County, NH (50)  WindsorCounty(180) Windsor County (180)  AddisonCounty(128) Addison County (128)  BenningtonCounty(107) Bennington County (107)  OrangeCounty(44) Orange County (44)  RutlandCounty(135) Rutland County (135)  WindhamCounty(87) Windham County (87)  GraftonCountyNew Hampshire(204) Grafton County (204)  SullivanCounty(50) Sullivan County (50)
Woodstock is the county seat for Windsor County
Adjacent to Windsor County, Vermont
Addison County (128)  ►
Bennington County (107)  ►
Orange County (44)  ►
Rutland County (135)  ►
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Grafton County, New Hampshire (204)  ►
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1 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Andover — Finnish Immigrants in Vermont —
On East Hill Road north of Wall Road, on the left when traveling north.
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
2 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Bethel — Eighteen Hundred And Froze To Death / United Church Of Bethel —
On Church Street (Vermont Route 12) at Lower Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
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
3 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Bridgewater — Bridgewater Veterans Memorial —
On Southgate Loop (U.S. 4) at North Bridgewater Road, on the right when traveling east on Southgate Loop.
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 Don’t Know The Pain You Went Through                   Lindsay Williams                   Bus . . . — — Map (db m23179) WM
4 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Bridgewater — Bridgewater World War I Monument —
On North Bridgewater Road (U.S. 4) at N. Bridgewater Road, on the right when traveling east on North Bridgewater Road.
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
5 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Cavendish — Cavendish — 1861-1865 — In Memory of Her Soldiers —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 131) west of Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
6 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Cavendish — Cavendish Remembers —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 131) west of Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
7 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Cavendish — Honor Roll — Town of Cavendish —
On Main Street (Route 131) west of Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
8 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Cavendish — House of Salmon Dutton —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 131) at High Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
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
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9 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Cavendish — In Honor —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 131) west of Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
10 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Cavendish — In Memory —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 131), on the right when traveling west.
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
11 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Cavendish — The Gage Accident — 1848 — Cavendish —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 131) at High Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
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
12 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Cavendish — Town of Cavendish Honor Roll — 1964 Vietnam War Veterans 1973 —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 131) west of Pleasant Street, on the left.
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
13 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Cavendish, Proctorsville — Town of Cavendish WW1 Honor Roll —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 131) at Depot Street, on the right on Main Street.
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
14 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester — Chester —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 11) at The Common, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
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
15 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester — Hugh Henry Family Homestead —
On Green Mountain Turnpike south of Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling south.
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
16 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester — This Tablet and the Clock in the Tower —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 11) at Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
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
17 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester, Chester Depot — Chester Academy / District No. 20 Central School —
On Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
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18 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester, Chester Depot — Chester Civil War Memorial —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 11) at School Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
[ 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
19 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester, Chester Depot — Chester Depot —
On Depot Street (Vermont Route 103), on the left when traveling north.
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
20 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester, Chester Depot — Chester Vietnam Conflict Monument —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 11) at School Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
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
21 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester, Chester Depot — Chester World War I and II and Korean Conflict Monument —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 11) at School Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
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
22 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester, Chester Depot — Merritt Austin Edson —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 11) at School Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
{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
23 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester, Chester Depot — North Chester —
On North Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
24 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Chester, Gassetts — Gramp's Memorial —
On Vermont Route 10 0.4 miles east of Clemons Road, on the right when traveling east.
My Memorial To All Relatives Friends Veterans May Freedom Be With You Gramp — — Map (db m264424) WM
25 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, Hartford Village — The Hartford Library —
On Maple Street (Vermont Route 14), on the right when traveling north.
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
26 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, Quechee — Quechee Gorge —
Near Woodstock Road (U.S. 4) just west of Deweys Mills Road, on the right when traveling west.
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
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27 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — B & M Engine 494 Restoration Project —
Near Railroad Row.
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
28 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Bank Building — Circa. 1892 — National Register —
On Gates Street at South Main Street on Gates Street.
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
29 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Boston & Maine — Caboose #104610 —
Near Railroad Row.
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
30 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Cross-Abbott / Vermont Salvage — Circa 1895 — National Register —
On Gates Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Gates Street.
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
31 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Dedicated to Ralph W. Lehman —
On Bridge Street at Maple Street, on the left when traveling south on Bridge Street.
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
32 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Disastrous Train Wreck —
On Vermont Route 14 0.5 miles north of Runnals Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
33 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Gates Library — 1907 — National Register —
On North Main Street at Currier Avenue, on the left when traveling west on North Main Street.
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
34 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Hartford High School Memorial Flagpole —
Near Hebard Avenue just west of Hanover Street, on the left when traveling north.
This flagpole is dedicated to the students of Hartford who, in serving their country, paid the supreme sacrifice — — Map (db m294912) WM
35 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Hartford Veterans Monument —
On Bridge Street at Maple Street, on the left when traveling south on Bridge Street.
Dedicated to All Veterans of the Town of Hartford Who Have Served Their Country In All Wars — — Map (db m251102) WM
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36 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Hartford, VT World War Honor Roll —
On Railroad Row at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north on Railroad Row.
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
37 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Historic Walking Tour Sites —
On Bridge Street at Railroad Row, on the left when traveling south on Bridge Street.
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
38 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Hotel Coolidge — 1926 — National Register —
On South Main Street at Gates Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
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
39 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Jeffrey Scott Holmes —
On Hanover Street west of Hartford Avenue (U.S. 5), on the right when traveling west.
Always remember our fallen hero Marine Lance CPL Jeffery Scott Holmes July 28, 1984 Nov. 25, 2004 In loving memory, Class of 2003 — — Map (db m295460) WM
40 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Old Telephone Company — Circa 1922 —
On Gates Street at Currier Street, on the right when traveling west on Gates Street.
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
41 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Paul E. Bennett —
On Bridge Street at Maple Street, on the left when traveling south on Bridge Street.
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 God’s heart in a garden Than . . . — — Map (db m251103) HM
42 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Railroad Station — 1987 - National Register —
Near South Main Street east of Gates Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
43 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Smith & Company/Catamount Brewery — 1885 —
On South Main Street 0.1 miles south of Gates Street, on the left when traveling south.
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
44 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Smith Block — 1871 —
On North Main Street at Currier Avenue, on the right when traveling west on North Main Street.
"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
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45 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Soldiers' Monument —
Near Maple Street 0.1 miles west of Credit Court, on the right when traveling west.
To the soldiers of the Town of Hartford and Abraham Lincoln Post — — Map (db m294900) WM
46 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Theron Boyd House —
On Hillside Road (Local Highway 6) west of Quechee Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
47 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Town of Hartford Veterans Memorial —
On Railroad Row at Joe Reed Drive, on the right when traveling west on Railroad Row.
In honor of those who have and those who will leave our community to serve this country. You will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m224080) WM
48 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Vermont — Gateway to Green Mt. State —
On North Main Street 0.1 miles east of Taft Ave (U.S. 5), on the right when traveling east.
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. Vermont’s first train ran . . . — — Map (db m32193) HM
49 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, White River Junction — Walking Tour — Historic White River Junction —
On Bridge Street at Railroad Row, on the left when traveling south on Bridge Street.
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
50 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartford, Wilder — Wilder War Memorial —
On Norwich Avenue at Fern Street, on the left when traveling north on Norwich Avenue.
Lest We Forget In memory of those residents of Wilder who served their country in the armed forces during time of war. — — Map (db m295467) WM
51 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartland — Martin Memorial Building —
On Vermont Route 12 west of U.S. 5, on the right when traveling west.
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
52 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Hartland — War Memorial —
On Quechee Road (Vermont Route 12) at Quechee Road, on the right when traveling west on Quechee Road.
In honor of the men and women who served this community in all wars — — Map (db m230038) WM
53 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Ludlow — Abby Maria Hemenway —
On High Street 0.2 miles west of Main Street ( Route 103), on the right when traveling east.
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
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54 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Ludlow — Events & Things To Do —
Near Pond Street (Vermont Route 100/103) north of Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north.
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55 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Ludlow — G.A.R. Memorial — 🎖️ —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 103) at High Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
In honor of their service to uphold the Constitution, maintain the Union and secure the benefits of liberty for all — — Map (db m304128) WM
56 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Ludlow — Okemo Valley Information —
On Pond Street (Vermont Route 100/103) north of Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north.
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Description: This . . . — — Map (db m304091) HM
57 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Ludlow — Veterans Memmorial —
On Gleascott Avenue north of Main Street ( Route 103), on the right when traveling north.
"All gave some - Some gave all" Dedicated to the memory of all who proudly served and protected their country — — Map (db m304125) WM
58 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Ludlow — Veterans Memorial —
On Gleascott Avenue at High Street, on the right when traveling north on Gleascott Avenue.
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
59 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Ludlow — Veterans Memorial — 🦅 —
On Gleascott Avenue north of Main Street ( Route 103), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to those who served our country in time of conflict — — Map (db m304126) WM
60 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — Alden Partridge — (1784-1854) —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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
61 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy — 1819-1994 —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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
62 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — First Public Grammar School — Located on this site —
On Church Street (U.S. 5) at Main Street (U.S. 5), on the left when traveling east on Church Street.
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
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63 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — Norwich Honor Roll —
On Church Street (U.S. 5) at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
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
64 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — Norwich Vietnam War Memorial —
On Church Street (U.S. 5) at Main Street, on the right on Church Street.
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
65 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — Theta Chi Fraternity —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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
66 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — Theta Chi Fraternity —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) south of Church Street (U.S. 5), on the right when traveling north.
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
67 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — Town of Norwich —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) at Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Marker Front: Forged by the determination and skills of early settlers, Norwich’s 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
68 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — Town of Norwich War Memorial —
On Church Street (U.S. 5) at Main Street (U.S. 5), on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
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
69 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich, Hanover — Early Settlers & Allen R. Foley —
Near Trescott Road (Alternate Vermont Route 10) at River Road.
. . . — — Map (db m32191) HM
70 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth — Achsa W. Sprague (1827-1862) — Spiritualist and Reformer —
On Messer Hill Road, on the left when traveling west.
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
71 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth — Capt. John Coolidge Flagpole —
On Messer Hill Road, on the right when traveling west.
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
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72 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth — Plymouth WW1 Memorial —
On Coolidge Memorial Road at Messer Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Coolidge Memorial Road.
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
73 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth — Revolutionary War Campground on the Crown Point Road —
On Scout Camp Road 0.5 miles north of Kingdom Road, on the right when traveling south.
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
74 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth — Vermont Gold Rush —
On Scout Camp Road 0.6 miles north of Kingdom Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
75 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth — World War II Veterans Honor Roll — Town of Plymouth, Vermont —
On Town Office Road south of Route 100, on the right when traveling south.
Billings, Alexander • Ayer, Earl • Baldwin, Norman • ⭐ Blanchard, Everett • Blanchard, Byron • Caporale, James • Caporale, Jack • Colby, John • Coolidge, Henry • Coolidge, Warren • Davis, Robert • ⭐ . . . — — Map (db m304081) WM
76 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth, Plymouth Notch — Calvin Coolidge — 1872 - 1933 —
On Vermont Route 100A.
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
77 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth, Plymouth Notch — Calvin Coolidge Homestead —
On Calvin Coolidge Memorial Road.
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
78 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Pomfret, South Pomfret — Abbott Memorial Library — Built 1905 —
On Library Street at Stage Road, on the right when traveling south on Library Street.
This property has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m261251) HM
79 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Pomfret, South Pomfret — The Fisk Trophy Race of 1937 — Longest Running Alpine Ski Race Held at One Location in the United States —
Near Gully Road.
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
80 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Reading — Indian Stones —
On Vermont Route 106 north of Knapp Brook Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
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81 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Rochester — Rochester Soldier's Monument —
On South Main Street (Vermont Route 100) at Bethel Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
(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
82 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Royalton, South Royalton — Burning of Royalton —
On Vermont Route 14 at Bridge Street, on the left when traveling west on Vermont Route 14.
Commemorating the burning of Royalton by Indians October 16, 1780 — — Map (db m155884) HM
83 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Royalton, South Royalton — Jessie LaFountain Bigwood — First Woman Admitted To Vermont Bar —
On Chelsea Street (Vermont Route 110) 0.2 miles south of Route 14, on the right when traveling south.
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
84 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Royalton, South Royalton — Joseph Smith Monument — Mormon Prophet's Birthplace —
On Dairy Hill Road (Vermont Route 14) at Dairy Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Dairy Hill Road.
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
85 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Royalton, South Royalton — 17 — Lafayette's Tour — Mapping the Farewell Tour — The Lafayette Trail —
On Royalton Common Road at Bridge Street, on the left when traveling south on Royalton Common Road.
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
86 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Royalton, South Royalton — Stone Turnpike Marker — 1802 —
On Bridge Street at Route 14, on the right when traveling east on Bridge Street.
Showing northern terminus of the Royalton and Woodstock Turnpike which opened for traffic in the spring of 1802 — — Map (db m155821) HM
87 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Royalton, South Royalton — The Daniel G. Mack Home —
Near LDS Lane 0.4 miles east of Dairy Hill Road.
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
88 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Royalton, South Royalton — The Royalton Raid — October 16, 1780 —
On Vermont Route 14 at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east on Vermont Route 14.
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
89 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Royalton, South Royalton — Wagon Wheels Farm — Tourists Accommodated, 1937-1942 —
On Vermont Route 110 1 mile north of Route 14, on the right when traveling north.
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
90 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Sharon, South Royalton — Carlton Clark Memorial Bridge —
On Vermont 14 at River Road, on the right when traveling north on Vermont 14.
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
91 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Sharon, South Royalton — Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial —
On LDS Lane 0.4 miles east of Dairy Hill Road when traveling east.
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
92 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Sharon, South Royalton — Solomon Mack Home —
Near LDS Lane 0.4 miles east of Dairy Hill Road.
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
93 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Sharon, South Royalton — The Old Stone Bridge —
Near LDS Lane 0.4 miles east of Dairy Hill Road.
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
94 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Sharon, South Royalton — The Old Turnpike Road —
Near LDS Lane 0.4 miles east of Dairy Hill Road.
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
95 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Springfield — "Our Fathers" Memorial Tree —
On River Street (Vermont Route 106) 0.6 miles north of Chester Road ( Route 11), on the right when traveling north.
Memorial Tree Dedicated To "Our Fathers" by the Department of Vermont Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861   1865 — — Map (db m261503) WM
96 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Springfield — Civil War Soldiers Memorial —
On River Street (Route 106) 0.6 miles north of Chester Road ( Route 11), on the right when traveling north.
1861 Memorial 1865 To Our Union Soldiers Erected By Jarvis W.R.C. 1901 — — Map (db m260810) WM
97 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Springfield — Civil War Veterans Memorial —
On River Street (Vermont Route 106) 0.6 miles north of Chester Road (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north.
☆ To Our Fathers ☆ Daughters Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War 1861-1865 ☆ Erected 1940 — — Map (db m260808) WM
98 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Springfield — Eureka Schoolhouse & Baltimore Covered Bridge —
On Vermont Route 11 just east of Perley Gordon Road, on the left when traveling east.
The Eureka Schoolhouse, constructed between 1785 and 1790, is Vermont’s 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
99 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Springfield — Grand Army Memorial Tree —
Near River Street (Vermont Route 106) 0.6 miles north of Chester Road ( Route 11), on the right when traveling north.
Memorial Tree Planted In Honor Of The Grand Army Of The Republic By Its Auxiliary The National Woman's Relief Corps — — Map (db m261504) WM
100 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Springfield — Knights of Columbus Memorial —
On River Street (Vermont Route 106) at Chester Road ( Route 11), on the right when traveling north on River Street.
In Memoriam Knights of Columbus Sullivan Council 2628 — — Map (db m261952) WM

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