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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
On College Road, 1 mile Center Street (Vermont 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
On Vermont Route 122 at Sutton Road, on the right when traveling north on State 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
