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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in the Northeast Kingdom Region

 
By Dennis Gilkenson, June 28, 2019
Wide View of Ben's Mill Marker
1 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Barnet — Ben's Mill —
On West Barnet Road, on the left.
This water-powered mill on the Stevens River was built in 1872 by Alexander Jack. It originally housed a patented woolen print and dye works. In 1893, James Judkins retooled it as a wagon and woodworking shop. Judkins’ Shop was later run by sons . . . — — Map (db m136055) HM
2 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Barnet — Henry Stevens / Henry Stevens, Jr. —
On U.S. 5, on the right when traveling north.
Henry Stevens Born in Barnet on December 13, 1791, and educated at Peacham Academy, Henry Stevens was at various times a farmer, innkeeper, mill owner, legislator, postmaster, temperance leader, stage line proprietor, and operator of the . . . — — Map (db m77691) HM
3 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Barnet — Moore Round Barn —
On Vermont Route 5, on the left when traveling south.
Local builder Fred “Silo” Quimby built this round barn, considered a great curiosity, in 1900 for farmer James R. Moore. Popularized by Midwest agricultural colleges in the 1890s, round barns were considered more economical to build and . . . — — Map (db m136060) HM
4 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Barnet — The Comerford Development at Fifteen Mile Falls —
On Interstate 91 at milepost 121.8, on the right when traveling north.
The Connecticut River, starting at the International Boundary, flows 380 miles to the Atlantic Ocean. In its course the river falls 1640 feet. In 1928, the New England Power Association started a two-year project to build one of the largest . . . — — Map (db m74467) HM
5 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Danville — Danville Civil War Memorial —
On Park Street.
In honor of the brave men of Danville who victoriously defended the Union during the War of the Rebellion 1861 - 1865 Commissioned Officers Colonel Addison W. Preston • Captain James M. Ayer • Captain Charles D. Brainerd • . . . — — Map (db m140332) WM
6 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Danville — Danville Veterans Memorial —
On Park Street.
. . . — — Map (db m140328) WM
7 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Danville — Greenbank's Hollow — A Forgotten Village —
On Greenbanks Hollow Road at Brook Road, on the right when traveling south on Greenbanks Hollow Road.
On this site, in 1849, Benjamin Greenbank converted an existing small mill into a 5-story woolen factory. As many as 45 people worked here to produce up to 700 yards of cloth a day. Greenbank's Hollow, as it became known, included a company store, . . . — — Map (db m61392) HM
8 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Danville — Thaddeus Stevens —
On Theodore Roosevelt Hwy (U.S. 2) at Peacham Road, on the right when traveling east on Theodore Roosevelt Hwy.
Born crippled and poor in Danville in 1792, Stevens was schooled by his mother, Sally Morrill Stevens, and at nearby Caledonia County Grammar School, graduating from Dartmouth College in 1814. He became a brilliant lawyer, committed to racial . . . — — Map (db m20664) HM
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9 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, East Burke — Mountain View Farm —
On Darling Hill Road at East Darling Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Darling Hill Road.
This farm was established in 1883 by Elmer A. Darling (1848-1931), a native of East Burke who became part owner/manager of the world famous Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City. After the hotel closed in 1908, Mr. Darling retired to the life of a . . . — — Map (db m75981) HM
10 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Groton — Town of Groton Civil War Memorial —
On Scott Highway (U.S. 302) at Mill Street, on the right when traveling west on Scott Highway.
In Memory Of The Brave Soldiers Of The Town Of Groton Who Served During The Civil War 1861 – 1865 Left Face: Groton's Roll Of Honor In The Civil War Vermont Infantry Co. Regt. Sergeant . . . — — Map (db m157719) WM
11 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Groton — William Scott — The Sleeping Sentinel —
On Scott Highway (U.S. 302) 1.2 miles west of Seyon Pond Road (County Route 24), on the left when traveling west.
In memory of William Scott the sleeping sentinel pardoned by Abraham Lincoln Sept. 9th, 1861. Born on this farm Apr. 9th, 1839. Enl. in Co. K, 3rd Vt. Vol. July 10th, 1861. Died of wounds at Lees Mills Apr. 16th, 1862. — — Map (db m155867) HM WM
12 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Hardwick — Camp Wapanacki —
On Hines Road, on the left when traveling south.
Dr. Merle Frampton established Camp Wapanacki here in 1938. It was the first camp in the country dedicated to children with blindness and visual impairments. Dr. Frampton and his wife, Iris, managed Wapanacki until 1942, when operations were . . . — — Map (db m136061) HM
13 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Lyndon, Lyndonville — Lyndon Veterans Memorial —
On Broad Street (U.S. 5) at Depot Street, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street.
Dedicated To All Lyndon Area Men & Women Who Served Our Nation In Protection Of Our Freedom — — Map (db m140714) WM
14 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Lyndon, Lyndonville — Site of Lyndon's First Town Meeting — July 4, 1791 —
On Vail Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Founded in 1780, the Town of Lyndon was home to 59 residents at the time of the 1790 census. In June 1791 the inhabitants and freeholders were invited to the first town meeting, held here at the home of Daniel Reniff. On July 4, Elder Philemon . . . — — Map (db m177610) HM
15 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Lyndon Center — District 6 Schoolhouse — 1857-1900 —
Near Cemetery Circle west of Center Street, on the right when traveling west.
The children of Lyndon Center attended school in this wooden building for 43 years. It then served as a cemetery storage garage until its restoration by the Lyndon Historical Society during 2002-2004. Now it is home to an exhibit depicting life in a . . . — — Map (db m136692) HM
16 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Lyndon Center — Elizabeth Rowell Thompson —
On Institute Circle just north of College Road, on the left when traveling north.
Born in Lyndon, Vermont, in a log house, February 21, 1821. Daughter of Samuel Rowell, a farmer and Mary Atwood. Being one of twelve children and brought up under hardships and privations, Elizabeth had little schooling. At age nine she went out to . . . — — Map (db m152259) HM
17 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Lyndon Center — Lyndon Town House — 1809 —
Near Center Street at Cemetery Circle, on the left when traveling north.
Built by the Town of Lyndon in the summer of 1809 as a meeting house for the religious services of four congregations – Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, and Universalist – and for town meetings. The “Town House” was . . . — — Map (db m136690) HM
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18 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Lyndon Center, Lyndonville — Vail Campus —
On Center Street (Vermont Route 122) at College Road, on the right when traveling north on Center Street.
Dedicated to the memory of Theodore Newton Vail (1848–1920), president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, a most generous benefactor of Lyndon Institute and Vail Agricultural School – one who had faith in the young people . . . — — Map (db m87926) HM
19 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Lyndonville — Theodore N. Vail — Pioneer in Creating the Telephone Industry —
On College Road 1 mile Center Street ( Route 122), on the left when traveling south.
bought a farmhouse on this site in 1883. Continually enlarged by Vail, it became his permanent residence and office. Conferences held here culminated in the creation of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company with Vail its president, who . . . — — Map (db m75108) HM
20 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Passumpsic — Passumpsic Veterans Memorial —
On Bridge Street at U.S. 5, in the median on Bridge Street.
Dedicated to all Veterans of the armed forces of the United States of America WW II F. C. Converse That others may live ( reverse side ) WW II ★R. F. Kipp · P. E. Kipp · R. W. Irwin · E. G. Hall · I. A. Foran · . . . — — Map (db m157294) HM
21 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Peacham — Caledonia County Grammar School —
On Bayley-Hazen Road 0.1 miles south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
Caledonia County was set out from Orange County in 1792. Peacham chose to provide a County grammar school rather than a courthouse. The Caledonia County Grammar School (Peacham Academy) was chartered in 1795, the third County grammar school in . . . — — Map (db m77694) HM
22 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Ryegate — James Whitehill Stone House — 1808 —
On Peacham Road at Stonehouse Road, on the right when traveling south on Peacham Road.
In the style of a Scottish stone croft (farmhouse), this house was erected by James Whitehill, a prosperous farmer and one of a large number of immigrants from Inchinnan Parish, Scotland, who settled Ryegate under the sponsorship of the Scotch . . . — — Map (db m77692) HM
23 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, South Ryegate — War Memorial — Ryegate Remembers —
On the Scott Highway (U.S. 302) at Church Street, on the right when traveling west on the Scott Highway.
For God • For Country • For All Forever Honored • Forever Mourned — — Map (db m280848) WM
24 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — Northeastern Speedway —
On Vermont Route 18 just east of Slate Ledge Road.
Opened on July 18, 1959 as Vermont’s first organized auto racing track under the guidance of the Northeastern Racing Association, the State’s first motor sports sanctioning body. By instituting formal point and purse structures and focusing on . . . — — Map (db m65865) HM
25 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — Court House Grounds & Park —
On Main Street (U.S. 2) south of Eastern Avenue (U.S. 2), on the right when traveling north.
On June 28, 1790, Jonathan Arnold donated the land now occupied by the courthouse and park to the "South Parish" of the Village of St. Johnsbury for use as a "Buryal Ground." By 1855 the burial ground had fallen into disrepair. Families . . . — — Map (db m116650) HM
26 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — Eugene “Geno” McDonough —
On Main Street near Eastern Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Line of Duty Death Eugene “Geno” McDonough December 6, 1943 – September 5, 1998 19 Years of Service On September 5th, 1998 Firefighter Eugene McDonough responded on Engine Company 3 to a mutual aid call for a multiple alarm warehouse fire at . . . — — Map (db m180782) HM
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27 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — First American Platform Scale
On Portland Street (U.S. 2) at Spaulding Road, on the right when traveling east on Portland Street. Reported permanently removed.
After experimenting with new types of farm equipment, plows, and stoves, Thaddeus Fairbanks invented the platform scale here in 1830. With his brothers Erastus and Joseph, he founded the company which still bears their name. Many St. Johnsbury . . . — — Map (db m74468) HM
28 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — First American Platform Scale —
On Western Avenue (U.S. 2) at Mount Vernon Street, on the right when traveling east on Western Avenue.
After experimenting with new types of farm equipment, plows and stoves, Thaddeus Fairbanks invented the platform scale here in 1830. With his brothers Erastus and Joseph, he founded the company which still bears their name. Many St. Johnsbury . . . — — Map (db m77603) HM
29 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — Green Mountain Supermarket —
On Railroad Street north of Eastern Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
On this site in 1852 the former Cottage Hotel opened for business owned by a Mr. Flint. Later, being part of the Calderwood Family holdings it was sold to Dominico and Maria Costa in 1920. —— By 1935 William T. Costa, Sr. and Joseph Caplan had . . . — — Map (db m180717) HM
30 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — Newell Hall —
On Main Street (U.S. 2) north of Western Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
. . . — — Map (db m180793) HM
31 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — Parrot Gun No. 107 —
On Main Street (U.S. 2) near Eastern Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Parrot Gun No. 126 Presented To Chamberlin Post No. 1 G.A.R. August 1899 By Sec. of Navy on request of Hon. W.W. Grout. This gun was in service during Civil War on U.S.S. Kanawha — — Map (db m180787) WM
32 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — Parrot Gun No. 126 —
On Main Street (U.S. 2) at Eastern Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Parrot Gun No. 126 Presented To Chamberlin Post No. 1 G.A.R. August 1899 By Sec. of Navy on request of Hon. W.W. Grout. This gun was in service during Civil War on U.S.S. Magnolia — — Map (db m180785) WM
33 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — Site of Camp Baxter —
On U.S. 5 at Interstate 91, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 5.
Site of Camp Baxter Third Vermont Regiment 1861 Erected by Citizens of St. Johnsbury July 16, 1911 — — Map (db m156536) HM
34 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — St Johnsbury Civil War Memorial —
On Main Street (U.S. 2) at Eastern Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
In Honor of The St. Johnsbury Volunteers Who Sacrificed Their Lives In Defence of The Union. Fredricksburgh. · Gettysburg. · Winchester. · Spotsylvania. · Wilderness. · Port Hudson. · Williamsburg. · Cold Harbor. · Petersburg. · Lees Mills. . . . — — Map (db m180784) WM
35 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — St Johnsbury World War I Memorial —
On Main Street (U.S. 2) at Eastern Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
To the Honor and Glory of the Men and Women of St. Johnsbury Who Served Their Country in the 1914   World War   1919 and in Memory of These Noble Dead Audette Albert A · Bartlett Lowell Arthur · Batchelder Raymond · Birch Arthur B · . . . — — Map (db m180789) HM
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36 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — St Johnsbury World War II Memorial —
On Main Street (U.S. 2) near Eastern Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This Memorial Erected In Grateful Memory of Those Who Died to Preserve Our Way of Life in World War II Graydon L. Adams · Glenn C. Badger · Stanley R. Bailey · Kenneth R. Bailey · William W. Balch · Arnold L. Bartlett · Donald R. Bean · . . . — — Map (db m180791) WM
37 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — St. Johnsbury Athenaeum —
On Main Street (U.S. 2) at Eastern Avenue (U.S. 2), on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
(National Register of Historic Places Plaque) St. Johnsbury Athenaeum Has been designated a National Historic Landmark This building possesses National Significance in commemorating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m116649) HM
38 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — St. Johnsbury Trade School —
On Western Avenue (U.S. 2) 0.3 miles west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Vermont's first and for many years only four year vocational school opened on Western Avenue on September 3, 1918. Needing skilled workers during World War I, Fairbanks, Morse & Co. started an all-day co-operative school where young men could learn . . . — — Map (db m77584) HM
39 ► Vermont, Caledonia County, Wheelock, Lyndonville — Wheelock — The Dartmouth College Land Grant —
On Vermont Route 122 at Sutton Road, on the right when traveling north on Vermont Route 122.
When Eleazer Wheelock founded Dartmouth in 1769, he sought land grants to support the new college. In 1785 the Vermont legislature chartered and named a town of 23,000 acres for Wheelock. In the early 1800's substantial support for financially . . . — — Map (db m87807) HM
40 ► Vermont, Essex County, Beecher Falls — Supreme Court of the United States Boundary Commission — 1934 —
Near River Road (U.S. 3) 1.3 miles north of West Road, on the left when traveling north.
Northeast corner of Vermont is a point at low water mark on the West side of the Connecticut River in Lat. 45 00’ 49.20” Long. 71 27’ 57.48” N 89 40’ E. 314 feet from center of this marker. — — Map (db m288421) HM
41 ► Vermont, Essex County, Brighton — Charles F. Maw — (1883-1970) —
On East Brighton Road (Vermont Route 105) at Cross Street ( Route 114), on the left when traveling west on East Brighton Road.
The town of Brighton, VT., dedicates this plaque to the memory of one of its prominent public officials, Charles F. Maw, who was born in Nettleham, Lincolnshire, England in 1883. With only an 8th grade education, Charles F. Maw emigrated to . . . — — Map (db m221718) HM
42 ► Vermont, Essex County, Brighton, Island Pond — "Great Halfway Point" —
On East Brighton Road (Vermont Route 105) at Cross Street ( Route 114), on the left when traveling west on East Brighton Road.
In Recognition of Generations of Railroaders from Island Pond Montreal 149mi.   Portland 147mi. "Great Halfway Point" on the Atlantic & St. Lawrence/ St. Lawrence & Atlantic RRS. Grand Trunk Railway of Canada Canadian . . . — — Map (db m221720) HM
43 ► Vermont, Essex County, Brighton, Island Pond — First International Railway in North America —
On East Brighton Road at Cross Street, on the left when traveling east on East Brighton Road.
1366 feet west of this marker on railway right of way the Atlantic St. Lawrence RY from Portland, Maine was linked to the St. Lawrence & Atlanta RY from Montreal, Quebec in July of 1853. This linking formed the first International Railway in . . . — — Map (db m198518) HM
44 ► Vermont, Essex County, Canaan — Canaan Civil War Memorial —
On Vermont Route 114 at Route 102, on the right when traveling east on Vermont Route 114.
1861 Civil War 1865 Canaan, Vermont 3rd Vermont Volunteers Francis Baker, Chauncey Barnett, Hiram Bowen, Samuel Cable, Thomas Colby, Charles M Elliott, Thomas Farrow, George Gamsby, James Gamsby, William H. Gault, David . . . — — Map (db m140268) WM
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45 ► Vermont, Essex County, Canaan — Canaan Vermont War Memorials —
On Vermont Route 115 near Route 102, on the right when traveling east.
Canaan Remembers 1917 - World War-1919 Canaan Honor Rolls 1950 - Korean War -1954 Jean C. Lanctot, Albert Leonard denoted as having died in service 1965 - Vietnam Conflicit - 1973 1941 - World War II - 1945 no . . . — — Map (db m140467) WM
46 ► Vermont, Essex County, Concord — 1st Normal School — Pioneer in Teacher Training —
On Main Street at Shadow Lake Road on Main Street.
The first recognized school for the purpose of training teachers was conducted near here by the Rev. Samuel Read Hall, 1823-25. Practice teaching was employed, with lectures on Schoolkeeping, which became in 1829, the first professional book for . . . — — Map (db m74469) HM
47 ► Vermont, Essex County, Concord — Concord War Memorial —
On Main Street (U.S. 2) at High Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated to those who served our nation to protect and preserve our freedom Concord Vermont 2010 — — Map (db m157449) WM
48 ► Vermont, Essex County, East Concord — George Lansing Fox — One of the 4 Dorchester Chaplains —
On Oregon Road 3 miles south of West Lunenberg Road (U.S. 2), on the left when traveling south.
Called from his Gilman parish to serve as a Chaplain in World War II, First Lieutenant Fox died when the Dorchester was torpedoed in the North Atlantic. Giving his life jacket to a soldier, he perished with three other chaplains, in one of the most . . . — — Map (db m77604) HM
49 ► Vermont, Essex County, Ferdinand, Island Pond — Stewart Holbrook — 1893-1964 —
On Vermont Route 105 at McConnell Pond Road, on the right when traveling west on Vermont Route 105.
Stewart Holbrook was a logger, a nationally recognized author, and self-taught historian whose topics included Ethan Allen, railroads, and the timber industry. Holbrook, believed to have coined the term “tree farm,” was renowned for . . . — — Map (db m104491) HM
50 ► Vermont, Essex County, Granby, North Concord — Rogers' Rangers Cemetery — 1759 —
On Porrell Road 0.7 miles north of Granby Road, on the left when traveling north.
This stone cairn marks the graves of two Rogers' Rangers who died during the French and Indian War. Their gruesome deaths were recorded in the diary of Lieutenant George Campbell: "(Sergeant) Lewis had told me that his party had shot a Moose near a . . . — — Map (db m75587) HM
51 ► Vermont, Essex County, Guildhall — Essex County Court House —
On Courthouse Drive just west of State Route 102, on the right when traveling west.
Erected 1850 Guildhall First settlement in Northeastern Vermont — 1764 — — Map (db m151898) HM
52 ► Vermont, Essex County, Guildhall — Historic Guildhall, Vermont — (Pronounced Gilhall) —
On Vermont Route 102 at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east on Vermont Route 102.
Only Town in the World so Named Chartered 1761 • Settled 1764 Capt. Peter Powers discovered Guildhall Falls in 1754 Frontier during French & Indian War Col. Ward Bailey built first blockhouse First wing dam built on Connecticut River Seat of . . . — — Map (db m151899) HM
53 ► Vermont, Essex County, Guildhall — Honor Roll —
On State Highway 102 at Bridge Street Fork (Guildhall Road), on the right when traveling north on State Highway 102.
Dedicated to our youth of Guildhall and Maidstone who served their country 1917       World War I       1919 Allen, Ray L. • Beattie, John G. • Blackburn, William J. • Canfield, Frank M. • Currier, Amos C. • Currier, Nathan B. . . . — — Map (db m236292) WM
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54 ► Vermont, Essex County, Guildhall — The Benton Cottage — National Register of Historic Places — Built 1915 —
On Vermont Route 102 just south of Courthouse Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This property been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior The Benton Cottage Built 1915 — — Map (db m151900) HM
55 ► Vermont, Essex County, Guildhall, Lancaster — Vermont — Major cross-state route —
On U.S. 2 at Route 102, in the median on U.S. 2.
U.S. 2 is the major highway between the Atlantic and Lake Champlain. It leads through St. Johnsbury, the maple sugar center, down the Winooski River to Montpelier, through the tallest mountains at Bolton Gorge to Lake Champlain at Burlington, . . . — — Map (db m77605) HM
56 ► Vermont, Essex County, Island Pond — Island Pond —
On East Brighton Road (Vermont Route 105) at Railroad Street ( Route 114), on the right when traveling east on East Brighton Road.
Pioneer Railroad Planner John A. Poor’s dream of an International Railway connecting Montreal, Canada with the Ice-free harbor of Portland, Maine became a reality on July 18, 1853, when the first through trains met at this great halfway point on . . . — — Map (db m75118) HM
57 ► Vermont, Essex County, Lunenburg, East Concord — Lunenburg Veterans Memorial —
On U.S. 2 east of Park Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to the men and women who served our country Lest We Forget names were not transcribed — — Map (db m140446) WM
58 ► Vermont, Essex County, Lunenburg, East Concord — Vermont — Major Cross-State Route —
On Lancaster Road (U.S. 2) 1.4 miles west of Route 102, on the left when traveling west.
U.S.2 is the major highway between the Atlantic and Lake Champlain. It leads through St. Johnsbury, the maple sugar center, down the Winooski River to Montpelier, through the tallest mountains at Bolton Gorge to Lake Champlain at Burlington, . . . — — Map (db m155739) HM
59 ► Vermont, Essex County, Lunenburgh, East Concord — Lunenburgh Civil War Memorial —
On West Main Street (U.S. 2) at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
In memory of our comrades in the Rebellion 1861 to 1865 Captains John S. Clark Elben J. Hartshorn Lieuts. Geo. P. French Nathan C. Cheney George W. Hill Sergeants Marshall W. Wright Solo L. Simonds Levi H. . . . — — Map (db m140149) WM
60 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Barton — Henry M. Leland — Designer of Cadillac and Lincoln Automobiles —
On Church Street (Vermont Route 16) 0.1 miles south of Main Street (U.S. 5), on the right when traveling south.
Born in Barton on February 16, 1843 to a hard working farm family, Henry Leland carried into his life the strength and quality of his family’s work ethic adding to it his gift and love for precision. By 1890, Leland was in Detroit where he had . . . — — Map (db m75107) HM
61 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Barton — Veterans Memorial —
On Church Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street.
Proudly we salute our veterans & pledge eternal gratitude for their sacrifices & gallant preservation of freedom for all. [Armed Services Emblems] Dedicated May 30, 1989 — — Map (db m122627) HM
62 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Brownington, Orleans — Alexander Twilight and Natural History —
On Old Stone House Road east of Hinman Settler Road, on the left when traveling east.
Alexander Lucius Twilight taught here in Brownington at the Orleans County Grammar school for 20 years of his career. He was an open minded and forward thinking educator, beloved by his students. Mr. Twilight emphasized the study of the natural . . . — — Map (db m221756) HM
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63 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Brownington, Orleans — Brownington Congregational Church and Cemetery —
Near Hinman Settler Road at Old Stone House Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Brownington Congregational Church was completed in 1841. For eighteen years prior to that the congregation met on the second floor of the Orleans County Grammar School. In 1899, William Barstow Strong, a Brownington native and former student at . . . — — Map (db m221726) HM
64 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Brownington, Orleans — Brownington Historic Village —
On Hinman Settler Road at Old Stone House Road, on the left when traveling north on Hinman Settler Road.
The Brownington Village Historic District was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1973. The district consists of seven buildings within the Old Stone House Museum complex as well as the Brownington . . . — — Map (db m221753) HM
65 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Brownington, Orleans — Old Stone House — Historical Society Museum —
On Hinman Settler Road at Old Stone House Road, on the right when traveling north on Hinman Settler Road.
In 1836, Rev. Alexander Twilight, the schoolmaster of the Orleans County Grammar School, on a main stage route to Canada, built this structure, Athenian Hall, as a dormitory for his pupils. It now holds the interesting collection of the County . . . — — Map (db m85871) HM
66 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Brownington, Orleans — Orleans County Grammar School and Prospect Hill Observatory —
On Hinman Settler Road north of Old Stone House Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Orleans County Grammar School was built at the foot of Prospect Hill in 1823 by William Baxter, a prominent citizen of Brownington. He asked that worship services for the Congregational Church be held on the second floor until a permanent . . . — — Map (db m221755) HM
67 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Coventry — Coventry Civil War Monument —
On Main Street at Covered Bridge Road, in the median on Main Street.
North Face Names of the soldiers from the Town of Coventry, Vermont who served in the Civil War of 1861-1865. Co. A 2d VT Inf. Vol. Abby, Daniel Co. B 3d VT Inf. Vol. Allen, Levi C. Bartlett, Enoch K. . . . — — Map (db m155240) WM
68 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Coventry — Coventry Remembers —
On Main Street at Covered Bridge Road on Main Street.
1917 World War 1919 Coventry Remembers Robert Bickford • Carroll W. Brooks • Walter E. Cleveland • George P. Corrow • Will E. Corrow • Quincy W. Goss • Lewis S. Kahlstrom • Clyde W. Kiern • Wallace W. Kiern • Raymond E. Kneeland • Richard C. . . . — — Map (db m155697) WM
69 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Craftsbury, Craftsbury Common — Sterling College — Founded 1958 —
On Sterling Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Sterling College was among the first colleges and universities in the United States to offer a liberal arts curriculum focused on the environment. It was founded here in Craftsbury Common in 1958 as a boys’ preparatory school known as Sterling . . . — — Map (db m136063) HM
70 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Congregational Society of Derby —
On U.S. 5, on the right when traveling south.
1799 First worship service held in home of Timothy Hitman 1807 Congregational Society of Derby formed by settlers 1816 Members form Stanstead QC Congregational Church 1820 First Derby Congregational Church building erected 1823 Members . . . — — Map (db m208173) HM
71 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Dedicated to all veterans of the Afghanistan War —
On U.S. 5, on the left when traveling south.
Dedicated to all veterans of the Afghanistan War — — Map (db m207863) WM
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72 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Dedicated to all Veterans of the Desert Storm War —
Near U.S. 5.
Dedicated to all Veterans of the Desert Storm War — — Map (db m207866) WM
73 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Dedicated to all Veterans of the Iraq War —
Near U.S. 5.
Dedicated to all Veterans of the Iraq War — — Map (db m207865) WM
74 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Dedicated to all Veterans of the Korean War —
Near U.S. 5.
Dedicated to all Veterans of the Korean War — — Map (db m207868) WM
75 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Dedicated to all Veterans of the Vietnam War —
Near U.S. 5.
Dedicated to all Veterans of the Vietnam War — — Map (db m207867) WM
76 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Dedicated to all Veterans of World War II —
Near U.S. 5.
Dedicated to all Veterans of World War II — — Map (db m207869) WM
77 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Derby Academy — 1840-1967 — The Oldest Incorporated School in Orleans County —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 105) 0.3 miles south of U.S. 5, on the right when traveling north.
On this site the Derby Literary and Theological Institute - a private boarding school - was founded by the Danville Baptist Association on one acre of land given by Lemuel Richmond and Benjamin Hinman. Colonel Chester Carpenter led a campaign for . . . — — Map (db m75586) HM
78 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Derby Academy Bell —
On Main Street (Vermont Route 105) at Junior High Drive, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Presented June 2001 By The Derby Academy Alumni Derby Academy Bell Cast by George H. Holbrook in Midway Mass in 1841. Moved from the old boarding house about 1869, it hung in the Academy building until the building was replaced by the . . . — — Map (db m198515) HM
79 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Derby Civil War Memorial —
On Derby Line Road (U.S. 5) at Palin Farm Road, on the left when traveling south on Derby Line Road.
In memory of the volunteers from Derby, who lost their lives in the Great Rebellion of 1861-5. 1861 Derby's tribute to her sons who fought in the Civil War 1865 +Spaulding, S.F., 1st Lt.• *Chase, G.W. 1st Lt.• *Hopkins, M. 2nd Lt.• . . . — — Map (db m221723) WM
80 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — In Honor of Those who Answered Their Country's Call in the World War — 1917 - 1918 —
Near U.S. 5.
Lieutenant Colonel: Nelson, George E. Captain: Aldrich, Fred N.• Corley, Richard T.• Foster, Stephen M. 1st Lieutenant: Foster, Austin T.• Nelson, Asa B.• Somers, Henry E. 2nd Lieutenant: Powell, Wellman H. . . . — — Map (db m207871) WM
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81 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — In Memory of Honorable Timothy Hinman —
On U.S. 5, on the right when traveling south.
A captain in the American Revolution. Born in Southbury, Conn. and came to Vermont in 1790. On this lot overlooking Hinman Pond he built the first house in town in 1794. A log house, rough but solid, thatched with hemlock bark over plank floors. . . . — — Map (db m207861) HM
82 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Willie Johnston —
On U.S. 5, on the left when traveling south.
Willie Johnston was the youngest recipient of The Medal of Honor at the age of 13. In 1861, at age 11, he enlisted as a drummer boy for Company D of the 3rd Vermont Infantry. He was the only drummer in his division to come away with his drum during . . . — — Map (db m207862) HM
83 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Line — In Memory of Derby Veterans —
On Baxter Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
In memory of the men and women of the town of Derby who served their country in all wars — — Map (db m221697) WM
84 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby Line — Haskell Free Library and Opera House —
On Caswell Avenue at Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Caswell Avenue.
This structure is doubly unusual: it not only straddles the Canada-United States boundary but also contains the rare combination of a library and a theatre. Built between 1901 and 1904 as the gift of the Haskell family of Vermont, it testifies to . . . — — Map (db m75167) HM
85 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Derby Line — Vermont — Orleans County Route —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) 0.1 miles north of Baxter Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Derby Line demonstrates the goodwill between Canada & the United States with its International Rotary Club, and Haskell Library and Opera House built astride the boundary line. Southward in Orleans County lie two of New England’s most beautiful . . . — — Map (db m75259) HM
86 ► Vermont, Orleans County, East Charleston — Clyde River —
On 10 Mile Square Road at Route 105, on the left when traveling east on 10 Mile Square Road.
The Clyde River and its wetlands are one or the most diverse ecosystems in the Northeast. The bog sedge-dominated landscape is classified as an intermediate fen, a globally rare natural community. The Clyde River was a major Native American . . . — — Map (db m221722) HM
87 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Glover — Runaway Pond —
On Dry Pond Road (Vermont Route 16) 1.9 miles north of Quarry Road, on the right when traveling north.
On this site, on June 6, 1810 settlers dug an outlet to the north from what was then known as Long Pond. The retaining bank collapsed, causing all water from the 1.5-mile long pond to be discharged toward Barton River, and on to Lake Memphremagog, . . . — — Map (db m75120) HM
88 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Greensboro — Hinman Settler Road —
On Center Road at Lake Shore Road, on the left when traveling north on Center Road.
Hinman Settler Road begins here at Greensboro’s Four Corners, passes through Glover, Barton, Brownington, and ends at the Quebec border in Derby. The road was named after Timothy Hinman, born 1761 in Woodbury, CT. Hinman, one of many Revolutionary . . . — — Map (db m199458) HM
89 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — 2 — Early 19th Century Newport / Newport au dèbut du 19e siècle —
Near Main Street.
Newport was first organized as a town on October 25, 1781, though its charter was not issued until October 30, 1802, when it was granted to Nathan Fish and George Duncan under the name Duncansboro. It was not until November 16, 1816 when a small . . . — — Map (db m122741) HM
90 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — 9 — Early 20th Century, Newport / Newport au début du 20e siècle —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) at Field Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Newport had reached its pinnacle of success at the dawn of the 20th century, when three of Newport's most impressive civic buildings were constructed[;] the Goodrich Memorial Library, the Orleans County Courthouse and the Federal Building. These . . . — — Map (db m122745) HM
91 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — First Reparative Probation Case in the United States — La Première cas de Probation Réparatrice aux États-Unis —
On Main Street at Bayview Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
First Reparative Probation Case in the United States In February 1995 the first documented reparative probation case in the U.S. was adjudicated at the Orleans County Courthouse in Newport. Reparative probation applies restorative justice to . . . — — Map (db m151265) HM
92 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — Grand Army of the Republic Memorial —
On Gardner Park Road east of Causeway Street (U.S. 5), on the right when traveling east.
In memory of the Eighteen Charter Members of Baxter Post No 51 G.A.R. Ina L. Rocque, Dept. President W.R.C. In memory of Our Fathers Vermont Dep't. D. of U.V. of the Civil War In memory of Sarah . . . — — Map (db m122865) HM WM
93 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — 7 — Hebard Building Site History / Histoire du site de l'Édifice Hebard — Newport Walking Tour —
On Seymour Lane at Main Street ( Route 105), on the right when traveling north on Seymour Lane.
The Emery A. Hebard State Office Building, located on Lane Avenue and Main Street, was constructed on the site of some of Newport's earliest establishments. The east end of Main Street, the first street built in Newport, was home to many of the . . . — — Map (db m261801) HM
94 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — History of Hydropower on the Lower Clyde River —
On Crawford Farm Road south of Clyde Street, on the left when traveling south.
When Calvin Arnold of Randolph, Vermont, arrived in the Vermont-Quebec border region in about 1800, it was a vast land of big forests, big lakes, and free running streams. Native Americans, many of them Abenaki, called it their home. They hunted, . . . — — Map (db m198876) HM
95 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — 10 — Newport's Fire Fighters / Les Pompiers de Newport —
On Field Avenue north of Seymour Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The Memphremagog Hose Company, organized in 1885, was the first fire station of the Newport Village Fire Department. Two separate fire departments, the Memphremagog Hose Company (which included the former Batesville Company) and the West Derby . . . — — Map (db m122834) HM
96 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — 5 — Newport's Hotels and Tourism / Les Hotels de Newport et le Tourisme —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) west of Railroad Square, on the right when traveling west.
The grand Memphremagog House, c. 1838-1907, the core of which was one of the original buildings constructed on Main Street, dominated the hotel business in Newport, though a few other smaller hotels were also built downtown, near the railroad . . . — — Map (db m122666) HM
97 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — 8 — Newport's Splendid Years / Les Belles Années de Newport — Newport Walking Tour —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) at Central Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
From the mid-1800's until around 1930, Newport experienced what can only be called its “Splendid Years”. Profitable businesses, a bustling Main Street and a continuing tourist industry all pointed towards continued growth. The streets were newly-lit . . . — — Map (db m261803) HM
98 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — Northern Forest Canoe Trail — Northeast Kingdom —
Near Main Street.
[Front] For thousands of years, the waterways of the Northeast Kingdom provided the best travel routes across the rugged landscape. Lake Memphremagog is a hub which connects the northeast's major waterways: Lake Champlain to the west, the St. . . . — — Map (db m122629) HM
99 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — Pomerleau Park — Welcome - Bienvenue —
On Main Street (U.S. 5) west of Railroad Square, on the right when traveling west.
This property is a heartfelt gift from Antonio Pomerleau and Family. A native son of Newport, Tony wishes to ensure an enjoyable space for present and future generations. — — Map (db m122680) HM
100 ► Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — 4 — The Arrival of the Railroad / L'Arrivée du Chemin de Fer —
On Causeway Street (U.S. 5) near Main Street (U.S. 5), on the right when traveling south.
The City of Newport's development was dramatically altered by the arrival of the railroad in the mid-nineteenth century. From the south, in 1863, the Connecticut and Passumpsic Railroad arrived in Newport. In 1873, a second line, the Missisquoi . . . — — Map (db m122671) HM

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