The Dorothy Thompson Memorial Common was established in 2001 by the Barnard Silver Lake Association, a non-profit organization, in memory of the reowned journalist and one of Barnard's outstanding citizens in the years 1928-1962. The Common offers . . . — — Map (db m94488) 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
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) long, . . . — — Map (db m44099) 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) HM
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
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
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
Willian M. Aldrich
Robert C. Armstrong
William Ballard
Donald Bartlett, Jr.
A. Peter Batson
Maurice P. Beauchene
Juanita M. Benert
M. . . . — — Map (db m157574) 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
Bomber Crash on Hawks Mountain At 12:17 AM on June 15, 1947 a U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B–29 Superfortress bomber strayed off course and crashed on nearby Hawks Mountain during a severe storm. All twelve crewmembers perished. . . . — — Map (db m90100) HM
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
Side ACommemorate 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 m90099) 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
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 . . . — — Map (db m37198) 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
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
Born in Springfield, Vermont in 1890, daughter of Governor James Hartness and wife of U.S. Senator Ralph E. Flanders, Helen Hartness Flanders became an internationally recognized ballad collector and authority on folk music. Among her many . . . — — Map (db m85970) HM
Newly arrived in Springfield in 1889 to work at the Jones and Lamson Machine Company, James Hartness soon rose to President. A natural leader, he played a vital role in the creation of "Precision Valley". Internationally respected in the machine . . . — — Map (db m85925) HM
Stellafane Observatory
Has been Designated a
National Historic landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
In Commemorating the History of the
United States of America
1989
National Park Service
United States Department of . . . — — Map (db m75701) HM
In 1811 Consul Jarvis brought from Spain to his farm in Weathersfield Bow the prized Merino sheep, whose longer fiber revolutionized the woolen industry and stimulated sheep raising throughout the East. In the 1830s Merinos were the states . . . — — Map (db m65800) HM
Salmond Bridge was built by James F. Tasker c1880. This 54' multiple king post structure spanned the Black River near Stoughton Pond and was named after the Salmond family living near the bridge. It remained in this area until 1959, when it was . . . — — Map (db m73918) HM
This site marks the entrance to the west River C.C.C. Camp. This CCC was part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and targeted unemployed men 18–25 whose families were on relief. Nationally, over 2.5 million men were hired and paid $30 . . . — — Map (db m109185) HM
Presented to the Town of Weston by Harrison Meads In Memory of the Soldiers of Said Town Who Gave Their Lives in The War of the Rebellion, 1861 – 1865 George E. Meads, Berdans 1st Reg. Of Sharpshooters Co. F. Died Sept. 9, 1862 . . . — — Map (db m23223) HM
Honor Roll
Korean War 1950 – 1955
Donald E. Ballantine Albert G. Decell Eugene E. Decell Marvin C. Decell Norman L. Decell Edmund R. Gabert, Jr. Harold J. Hale Charles O. Hart Glenn W. Hart Gordon G. Hart Harry A. . . . — — Map (db m23165) WM
Marker Front:
The village of Weston is on the National Register of Historic Places. Settled in 1761, originally as the West Town of Andover. Weston was incorporated 1n 1799. The Farrar Mansur House, built c. 1795, served as a home, tavern . . . — — Map (db m23166) 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
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 m146397) 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 m79966) 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
Windsor, settled in 1764, became the political center of the Upper Connecticut River Valley. Here the Constitution of the “Free and Independent State of Vermont” was adopted at the tavern of Elijah West on July 8, 1777. This constitution . . . — — Map (db m65814) HM
Hiram Powers, one of the most famous nineteenth century sculptors, was born in 1805 in a farmhouse that stood on this hillside. Although he went west with his family at a young age, and took up residence in Florence, Italy, in 1837, Powers always . . . — — Map (db m32221) HM
A famous local hostelry. The White Cupboard Inn
flourished in this 1794 house from 1925 through the
1960s. At the instigation of three middle-aged guests,
plans were developed in the front dining room in January
of 1934 by the owners, Mr. and . . . — — Map (db m133900) HM
On this site the progenitor of the famous Morgan breed of horses was owned by Sheriff William Rice about 1800. Justin Morgan took his name from that of the singing schoolmaster who originally brought him to Vermont, but who lost possession of the . . . — — Map (db m149014) HM
Marker Front: Born September 19, 1859, in Mobile, Alabama, Marianne Gaillard married Edward Daniels Faulkner in 1885. Edward owned Johnson & Faulkner, a very successful and prosperous upholstery firm in New York City
The couple bought the . . . — — Map (db m64888) HM
Installed in the belfry of
this church and dedicated
to the glory of God in 1818,
it called to worship the
faithful in Jesus Christ
for 156 years. — — Map (db m133903) HM
In January, 1934, on this pasture hill of Clinton Gilberts farm an endless-rope tow, powered by a Model “T” Ford engine, hauled skiers uphill for the first time.
This ingenious contraption launched a new era in winter sports. — — Map (db m50866) HM
Stone Turnpike Marker
dated 1802
showing southern terminus
of the Royalton and
Woodstock Turnpike
which opened for traffic
in the spring of 1802 — — Map (db m133897) 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
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
[ East face ]
In Memory of the Boys of Woodstock and Vicinity Who Served in the Army And Navy of the Nation in the War of the Rebellion of 61 to 65.
[ South face ]
From Big Bethel to Appomattox. . . . — — Map (db m23169) HM
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