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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Orleans County, Vermont
Adjacent to Orleans County, Vermont
▶ Caledonia County (29) ▶ Essex County (15) ▶ Franklin County (20) ▶ Lamoille County (10)
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| | 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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
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In memory of
The Eighteen
Charter Members
of
Baxter Post No 51 G.A.R.
Ina L. Rocque
Dept. President W.R.C.
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In . . . — — Map (db m122865) HM WM |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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In 1892, a prominent citizen of Newport, Elisha Lane, commenced construction of the Lane Opera House. The opera house was a three-story brick building with a solid granite foundation and decorative granite window and door trim. The more expensive . . . — — Map (db m122633) HM |
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For both the original Native Americans and the earliest settlers, Lake Memphremagog was important for transportation and portage, but it also would develop an illustrious history as a tourist destination. Once fronted by the grand Memphremagog . . . — — Map (db m122683) HM |
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In honor of those
who served in
Vietnam — — Map (db m122794) WM |
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To Honor the Veterans of All Wars
They Gave Their Today for Our Tomorrow
☆ ☆ ☆
Let us remember our
brave men and women
who served the country they loved
May we devote our lives
to the building of
peace on earth . . . — — Map (db m122849) WM |
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