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
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
Marker Front: Was chartered by New Hampshire Royal Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761. It was named the Shire Town of Windsor County in 1786 and quickly became a prosperous manufacturing and commercial center. The town has been home to George . . . — — Map (db m32195) HM
The Taftsville Covered Bridge is a rare example of early vernacular wooden truss covered bridges in the United States. All evidence indicates the builder, a longtime Taftsville resident named Solomon Emmons III, used no existing patented bridge . . . — — Map (db m79953) HM
History of the Burial Ground
Located on a small piece of ground that was once part of the land owned by Pierce Downer, the founder of Downers Grove, is the Downer Cemetery. This place is said to be the spot where Downer camped the first night . . . — — Map (db m271843) HM
The Barlow Trail branch of the Oregon Trail formally ended at the Phillip Foster Farm near Eagle Creek. From that point immigrants fanned out, taking several routes to Oregon City and beyond. One route passed this spot on the way up Gronlund Road to . . . — — Map (db m114235) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
