On Tarbellville Road, 0.1 miles west of Belmont Road, on the right when traveling west.
Mechanicsville was a village center in the Town of Mount Holly, which was chartered in 1792. The village prospered with the growth of water-powered manufacturing, that included sawmills, gristmills, wheelwrights, furniture shops, and the A.P. Chase . . . — — Map (db m78153) HM
On Franklin STreet (U.S. 7) at Park Street (Vermont Route 73), on the right when traveling north on Franklin STreet.
Killed in Battle
Capt. Geo. B. Davenport, May 5, 1864
Capt. Chas. J. Ormsbee, May 5, 1864
Lieut. Hiram Bailey, June 3, 1864
Sergt. Ezra P. West, June 29, 1862
Corp. Chas. A. Ford, April 2, 1865
Hadley P. Ford, May 16, 1864
John . . . — — Map (db m136383) WM
On Grove Street (U.S. 7) 0.1 miles south of Arnold District Road, on the right when traveling south.
Established in 1915, the program served Vermonters with mental retardation and developmental disabilities continuously until 1993. Founded as the Brandon State School for Feebleminded Children, the name was changed to Brandon State School in 1929 . . . — — Map (db m76003) HM
On Forest Dale Road (Vermont Route 73) 0.4 miles east of North Street (Vermont Route 53), on the right when traveling west.
Ironworking began at Forest Dale in 1810 using local ore. By 1823 a blast furnace was producing pig iron and a variety of ornamental iron. The Green Mountain Iron Company acquired the facility in 1854 to produce parlor stoves. The furnace was . . . — — Map (db m78178) HM
On Grove Street (U.S. 7) at Champlain Street (Vermont Route 73), on the right when traveling south on Grove Street.
The little giant of national politics, born in Brandon in 1813, later moved to Middlebury to learn cabinet making. Returning to Brandon, he attended the Academy. Moving to Illinois in 1833, his career merged with the stream of American politics, . . . — — Map (db m76006) HM
On Grove Street (U.S. 7) at Pearl Street, on the left when traveling north on Grove Street.
(side 1)
Teacher Lawyer Orator Statesman
United States Senator from Illinois 1847 to 1861
Democratic candidate for President of United States
against Abraham Lincoln. Loyal supporter of Lincoln and
the Union in the early days . . . — — Map (db m136876) HM
On Main Street (Alternate U.S. 4) 0.1 miles east of Seminary Street, on the right when traveling west.
On this site Castleton State College, Vermonts first college and the eighteenth oldest in the nation, was first established as the Rutland County Grammar School, chartered by the General Assembly of the Republic of Vermont on October 15, 1787. The . . . — — Map (db m78184) HM
On E Hubbardton Avenue at Main Street (Vermont Route 4A), on the left when traveling south on E Hubbardton Avenue.
Conflict – Site of Fort Warren 1777 – 1779 Erected under the auspices of Ann Story Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1904 — — Map (db m105476) HM
On Alternate Vermont Route 4 at East Hubbardton Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 4Alternate .
Directly east is the elevation of Fort Warren, built in 1779 for defense of the northern frontier. The road from the north was route of American retreat before Burgoyne, protected by Col. Seth Warners rearguard action at the Battle of Hubbardton, . . . — — Map (db m78183) HM
On South Street, 0.2 miles south of Main Street (Alternate Vermont Route 4A), on the right when traveling south.
American portrait and landscape painter, James Hope excelled at capturing the beauty of mid-19th century Vermont. He is best known for his five large paintings of the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland done from sketches made while serving as . . . — — Map (db m95452) HM
On Main Street (Vermont Route 4A), on the right when traveling west.
Marking The Meeting Place of Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold on their Historic March to Fort Ticonderoga May 9, 1775 Dedicated 1941 Vermont Sesquicentennial — — Map (db m105475) HM
On Seminary Street, 0.1 miles south of Main Street (Alternate U.S. 4), on the left when traveling south.
Castleton Medical College was the first such college in Vermont. This structure, built in 1821, was originally located on Main Street west of the present town library. In 1864 a leading citizen presented the building to Harriet Haskell, Principal . . . — — Map (db m78198) HM
On Alternate U.S. 4 at Drake Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 4Alternate .
Drilling the first modern oil well in the United States on August 27, 1859 at Titusville, Penna., Drake struck oil at 69 feet and launched one of the worlds great industries. On a farm on Drake Road, near this spot, he lived as a boy and attended . . . — — Map (db m78199) HM
On North Road at Pencil Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on North Road.
In 1843, John Cain erected a slate pencil mill along Sucker Brook. Benjamin and James Adams bought the mill in 1853, and began mass-producing slate pencils as the Adams Manufacturing Co. Soon, after acquiring more land and business partners, the . . . — — Map (db m97291) HM
On West Street (Business U.S. 4) at Depot Lane, on the right when traveling east on West Street.
The Center Rutland Depot is a classic example of an early 1900's rail station. Built at the junction of the Delaware and Hudson and Rutland Railroads, the depot served the area's passenger and freight customers until the late 1950's. — — Map (db m77980) HM
On Business U.S. 4 at Simons Ave., on the right when traveling east on U.S. 4Business .
James Mead, Rutland's first settler, arrived at these falls on the Otter Creek in 1769. The next year he and his family were given shelter by members of the Caughnawaga tribe while they finished their log cabin. Mead built saw and grist mills on the . . . — — Map (db m77440) HM
The last of a dozen mills that dotted Mill River during the 18th & 19th century. Kingsley Grist Mill stands just upstream of the 1870 Town lattice truss covered bridge.
Kingsley's Mill, the only mill ever designed and built by nationally known . . . — — Map (db m74431) HM
On Vermont Route 103, 0.7 miles north of Freeman Brook Road, on the left when traveling north.
(side 1)
John Porter Bowman and Laurel Hall
John Bowman was born in 1816 in his grandparents tavern at Pierces Corner, VT. At 15 he began working in tanneries in Rutland and New York. In the 1840s he opened Tannery Crossing in . . . — — Map (db m199457) HM
On S. Main Street at Mt Tabor Avenue, on the right when traveling south on S. Main Street.
Mother, wife, writer, humanitarian, and civil rights activist, Pearl Buck was the first American woman to receive the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes for literature. A visionary, she worked to cross political and cultural barriers to further . . . — — Map (db m95455) HM
On E. Main Street (Vermont Route 140) at Hillside Road, on the right when traveling east on E. Main Street.
At the original settlement in East Poultney, Horace Greeley, founder of the "New York Tribune", worked on the "Northern Spectator", 1826-1830. George Jones, co-founder of the "N.Y.Times", also came from here. — — Map (db m78256) HM
On E. Main Street (Vermont Route 140), on the left when traveling east.
Jeffrey Brace was born in West Africa with the name Boyrereau Brinch. At sixteen he was captured by European slave traders, shipped to Barbados, sold to a ship's captain, and eventually arrived in New England. Some years later, while still enslaved, . . . — — Map (db m60663) HM
On Town Hill Road at Vermont Route 140, on the right when traveling east on Town Hill Road.
To our country's defenders of Poultney,VT. Erected in grateful memory of their heroic service by Mrs. Josephine L. Lewis in memory of her husband Col. Judson A. Lewis. — — Map (db m60775) HM
On Scotch Hill Road, 1 mile north of U.S. 4, on the right when traveling south.
This area of Vermont is known for its high quality slate; the first quarry was opened on Scotch Hill in 1839 by Alonson Allen & Caleb Ranney. Allen began the first manufacture of roofing slate in Vermont in 1848. By 1869 there were seventeen . . . — — Map (db m78200) HM
On Main Street (Alternate Vermont Route 22) at Alternate Vermont Route 4, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Matthew Lyon, Irish-born leading grantee, built grist, saw and paper mills here, 1783, and a forge above. He ran first store, inn, and newspaper. As Congressman from Vermont he was jailed under the Sedition Law and later elected from Kentucky and . . . — — Map (db m78211) HM
On North Park Place (Vermont Route 22A) at Washington Street (Vermont Route 22A), on the right when traveling west on North Park Place.
Ralph Kehoe
1928 -1989
Athlete, War Hero,
Coach and Teacher
First Four Letter UVM Athlete
1973 UVM Hall of Fame
Korean War Silver and Bronze [S]tars, Purple Heart
1954 – 58 FHHS coach and teacher
1956 – 57 state and . . . — — Map (db m109317) HM WM
On Main Street (Vermont Route 22A) at North Park Place, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Dedicated to those
who have served
their country
in time of need
“. . . and they shall beat their swords
into plowshares, and their spears into
pruninghooks: nation shall not lift
up sword against nation, neither shall
they . . . — — Map (db m109316) WM
On Main Street (Vermont Route 22A) at North Park Place, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Honor Roll
Ebenezer Bull William P. Cain Michele Fumarola
George N. Greene William H. Griffith Charles E. Ingalls
Harold S. Metcalf Carl W. Mooney Gordon W. Preston
Harley R. Streeter Emil Trombley Joseph Vinci George . . . — — Map (db m109315) WM
On Hathaway Road, on the right when traveling north.
Ruth Stone (1915-2011) purchased this property in 1956, and for the next 55 years it provided inspiration for her writing and a haven for the many students and colleagues she welcomed. She published her first book of poetry in 1959, the same year . . . — — Map (db m135842) HM
On Monument Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Here on July 7, 1777 a successful rearguard action by Colonel Seth Warners Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire troops ended British pursuit under Generals Frazer and Reldesel. Thus, General St. Claires American army, retreating from Fort . . . — — Map (db m74470) HM
On July 5 and 6, 1777, American forces withdrew from Mount Independence and
Fort Ticonderoga as the British pursued. They traveled over the military road built in the fall of 1776 to connect Mount Independence with sites on the
Connecticut . . . — — Map (db m201705) HM
Near Monument Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Directly in front of you stands the majestic Mount Zion. From its summit the whole battlefield can be seen and it may have served as a lookout for Tory and Indian scouts who were surveying the area for the British shortly before the battle. The . . . — — Map (db m11408) HM
Near Monument Hill Road, 0.1 miles north of St. John Road.
After the British attacked Monument Hill, the Americans withdrew to
a position behind a log fence on the east side of the Castleton Road.
As the battle continued, American Colonel
Seth Warner, his men, and others near the
Castleton Road . . . — — Map (db m201955) HM
Near Monument Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Directly ahead, through the gap in the hills, ran the Military Road which connected the American garrison at Mount Independence on Lake Champlain with sites on the Connecticut River. American forces used this road as their escape route during . . . — — Map (db m202032) HM
On Monument Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Most of the battle waged back and forth in this field until the Americans were finally forced across the Castleton Road to the east. They took up a position there behind a log and stone fence. After some heavy fighting, Colonel Hales 2nd New . . . — — Map (db m202036) HM
Near Monument Hill Road, 0.1 miles north of St. John Road.
The Americans took up
a position behind the
high log and stone fence
across the Castleton
Road to the east, being
forced there by the
British. After heavy
fighting, remnants of
the 2nd New Hampshire
Regiment moved back
across the road, . . . — — Map (db m201993) HM
On Monument Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
The only battle fought in Vermont during the Revolution Right side of Monument: This monument erected by citizens of Hubbardton and vicinity July 7, 1859 Back of Monument: Hubbardton Battle fought on this ground July 7, 1777 Bottom of . . . — — Map (db m9230) WM
Near Monument Hill Road, 0.1 miles north of St. John Road.
Welcome to the
Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site
STARTING HERE, follow the path to your right to the top of Monument Hill. A series of signs identify battle landmarks and explain the battle action that unfolded here. Enjoy . . . — — Map (db m201688) HM
Near Monument Hill Road, 0.1 miles north of St. John Road.
American Colonel
Ebenezer Francis, his
11th Massachusetts
Regiment, and selected
units from other
regiments encamped
along this hilltop the
night of July 6. Colonel
Seth Warner and his
Green Mountain Boys
made camp to the left,
down the . . . — — Map (db m201746) HM
Near Monument Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Colonel Ebenezer Francis and his 11th Continental Regiment from Massachusetts encamped along this hilltop on the night of July 6th. To the left, down the hill toward the Selleck cabin, were Seth Warner and his Green Mountain Boys; to the right was . . . — — Map (db m202031) HM
On Seth Warner Memorial Highway (Vermont Route 30) 0.2 miles south of Hortonia Road, on the left when traveling north.
Vermont is a state of bumpy back roads that lead to wonderful discoveries. Sometimes, a perfect swimming hole, other times a field of rare wildflowers. Hubbardton is such a discovery, a small rural town with a lot of heart and many beautiful . . . — — Map (db m201668) HM
On Monument Hill Road at St John Road, on the left when traveling north on Monument Hill Road. Reported permanently removed.
John and Sarah Selleck built their cabin near the Castleton Road when they moved to Hubbardton from Connecticut in 1775. Like many other families, they had come here to farm and raise their families away from the crowding and turmoil in the coastal . . . — — Map (db m202034) HM
On Monument Hill Road at St. John Road, on the left when traveling north on Monument Hill Road.
In 1775 John and Sarah
Selleck, who moved
to Hubbardton from
Connecticut, built their
cabin here near the
Castleton Road. They
wanted a farm to raise
their family away from
the crowded coastal
area. In the fall of 1776,
the newly built . . . — — Map (db m201992) HM
Near Monument Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The only battle fought on Vermont soil during the American Revolution took place on these fields. Viewed as a rear guard action, this battle was important because it slowed the progress of the British and German pursuers long enough for the . . . — — Map (db m202033) HM
On Route 133 at W Road, on the left when traveling north on Route 133.
A meetinghouse or town hall has existed on this site since about 1800. The land was donated to the town of Ira in 1797 by Thomas and Benoni Collins for the purpose of constructing a meetinghouse and school. Thomas Collins purchased the land after it . . . — — Map (db m150440) HM
On Killington Road, 1.2 miles south of U.S. 4, on the right when traveling south.
Southward appears the summit of Mt. Killington, once called Pisgah, on which Rev. Samuel Peters claimed he christened the wilderness with the name "Verd-mont" in 1763. Most historians give credit to Dr. Thomas Youngs letter "to the inhabitants of . . . — — Map (db m78175) HM
On U.S. 4 at Esquiline Parkway, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 4.
Born in Rutland, Ripley enlisted in the 9th Vermont in 1862 and fought at Harpers Ferry, Chaffins Farm and Second Fair Oaks. As brigade commander of the Army of the James, the general led the first Union troops into the Confederate capitol of . . . — — Map (db m103338) HM
On U.S. 4 at Old Turnpike Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 4.
Near this location lived "Captain John" Vincent, a member of the Caughnawaga tribe. An admirer of General George Washington, Captain John became a firm friend of the Colonies. He accompanied Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery to guide American . . . — — Map (db m78176) HM
On South Street (Vermont Route 133) at Montvert Road, on the left when traveling south on South Street.
Near this site Albert W. Gray manufactured his horse power treadmills, which he invented and patented in 1844 and 1856. He also invented a corn sheller, patented in 1836, and a machine for making wrought iron nails.
For over 50 years the shop, . . . — — Map (db m60664) HM
On East Street (Vermont Route 140) at North Street (Vermont Route 133), on the right when traveling west on East Street.
Plaque on Front of Monument:Middletown's Roll of Honor 1861 - 1865 1st VT Reg't.– Whitmore, Sylvanus L.
2nd VT Reg't.– Bateman, John S.Cole, ObadiahPerham, MerrittPerry, Andrew J.
7th VT Reg't.– Buxton, . . . — — Map (db m60814) WM
On Vermont Route 103, on the right when traveling west.
During construction of what became the Rutland Railroad, two important events occurred in Mount Holly. In 1848, a construction crew discovered the tusk and tooth of a woolly mammoth in the nearby wetland. These are on display in the Community . . . — — Map (db m104493) HM
On Pawlet/Rupert Mtn Rd (Vermont Route 30) at School Street (County Route 38), on the right when traveling south on Pawlet/Rupert Mtn Rd.
dedicated by the citizens of Pawlet
to those of their number who offered their lives
in the Great War of Nations 1914- 1918
(four names)
they gave the last full measure of devotion
(sixty three names)
(one nurse)
(two Student Army Training . . . — — Map (db m134476) WM
On School Street, on the right when traveling east.
Pawlet Town Hall was built cooperatively by the town and local merchant Marcellus Wheeler, to be the seat of town government and to provide commercial space. Prominent features of this Victorian-era building are the Italianate-style cupola, . . . — — Map (db m136965) HM
On Vermont Route 100 at Village Green, on the right when traveling north on State Route 100.
1781 – Pittsfield, Vermont -1981
Dedicated To All Who Served Our Country
World War I
Annis, Mabelle L.
Forsha, Edmund R.
Gomo, Elmer C.
Gomo, Frank
Grandy, William C.
Holland, Thomas H.
Kantor, . . . — — Map (db m157061) WM
Erected in 1780
Stood on this ground
Caleb Houghton
Born Bolton Ms. 1760
Member of Capt. Saffords Co.
Maj. Allen's Detach.
Stationed at this fort
was killed by an Indian
half a mile south
July 15, 1780.
His remains were moved . . . — — Map (db m136551) HM
On Kendall Hill Road, 0.7 miles west of Franklin Street (U.S. 7), on the right when traveling west.
One of four covered bridges in the town of Pittsford, this 139 Town lattice truss bridge was built in 1842 by Asa Nourse. During the 1927 flood the bridge floated off its abutments and ended up in a field over a mile down stream. During the winter . . . — — Map (db m61393) HM
On Plains Road, 1 mile east of U.S. 7, on the left when traveling east.
A sawmill was built in 1798 by Pittsford's Woodruff family about 275 feet to the north on Sugar Hollow Brook, a Furnace Brook tributary. The mill was replaced and a dam built c.1870 by the Norse family. An ice house was added, with ice cut from the . . . — — Map (db m97284) HM
On Vermont Route 7, on the right when traveling north.
Side 1 In 1791, Israel Keith built an iron blast furnace two miles east of here, adjacent to what is now Furnace Brook. Materials for the smelting process included iron ore, manganese, and charcoal from Chittenden, with limestone flux from . . . — — Map (db m103340) HM
On Academy Road at Furnace Road, on the right when traveling north on Academy Road.
The Colonial revival building, designed by Scopes & Feustmann of Saranac Lake, NY, was constructed and endowed by Redfield Proctor and his family as a private pay institution for the treatment of Tuberculosis. Completed in 1907, the center building . . . — — Map (db m76008) HM
On Main Street at East Street (Vermont Route 3), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Otter Creek was a passageway for Native Americans traveling across what is now Vermont from the Connecticut River to Lake Champlain. They called the falls here “The Great Falls” which at 123 are the highest in Vermont. John Sutherland, . . . — — Map (db m77971) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to those who served our country in time of conflict
We cherish their sacrifice loyalty and honor
A list of 20 names follows from World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Operation Iraqi Freedom — — Map (db m106413) WM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The earliest marble was quarried by the Humphrey brothers in 1836. They were followed by successive marble companies. In 1870 Redfield Proctor took over in receivership and brought the Vermont Marble Company to world prominence. Building contracts . . . — — Map (db m77969) HM
On West Street (Business U.S. 4) at Cottage Street, on the right when traveling west on West Street.
Ann Story was a pioneer and Rutland settler, a widowed mother of five, and a Revolutionary War spy and hero.
After moving to Salisbury, she supported the Green Mountain Boys, providing food, advice and information.
Fearless in the face of . . . — — Map (db m136573) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling south.
George Schmitt of Rutland, along with his brother, Charles, built and flew the state's first glider near here in 1909. Schmitt learned to fly in the company of Curtis, Wright and Baldwin. He was the second person to fly in Vermont. Schmitt set . . . — — Map (db m78002) HM
On West Street (Business U.S. 4) at Forest Street, on the right when traveling west on West Street.
Governor Israel Smith was buried at the West Street
Cemetery. Smith served in the state legislature
and as a delegate to the Vermont Constitutional
Convention, which ratified the US Constitution.
When Vermont became a state in 1791, he . . . — — Map (db m141495) HM
On West Street (U.S. 4) at Forest Street, on the right when traveling west on West Street.
Historic West Street Cemetery was first used in 1810, with the interment of Governor Israel Smith. This city cemetery replaced the North Main Street Cemetery, which dated to the 1780s. With the establishment of the Evergreen Cemetery in 1861, West . . . — — Map (db m133952) HM
On Grove Street at Williams Street on Grove Street.
On March 1, 1914, the Italian American Club of Rutland was founded as a mutual aid society by approximately forty southern Italian immigrants. Their mission included teaching local Italian immigrants English and assisting them to become American . . . — — Map (db m95448) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 4) at West Street (Business U.S. 4), on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
John Deere was born February, 7th, 1804 the third son of William Rinold Deere and Sarah Yates Deere. It is presumed that Sarah gave birth to John at home; over William Deeres Rutland tailor shop located on the east side of Main St. across from the . . . — — Map (db m77993) HM
On Court Street, 0.1 miles north of Center Street, on the right when traveling north.
Julia Dorr, who lived in Rutland during childhood and from 1857 until her death, was one of Vermont's most famous and best loved poets. She published hundreds of popular poems, sonnets, and prose works, which reflect a keen sense of observation and . . . — — Map (db m78001) HM
On S Main Street (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling south.
The Korean War left an enormous legacy that has changed the very course of the world. The struggle not only saved the southern half of the Korean peninsula from Communist rule, but also set it on the road toward Democracy. * * * * * * * * * * This . . . — — Map (db m105754) WM
On S Main Street (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling south.
who was awarded the Medal of Honor Colonel Merritt A. Edson for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty as Commanding Officer of the First Marine Raider Battalion, with the First Parachute Battalion . . . — — Map (db m105751) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 7) 0.1 miles north of Woodstock Avenue (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling north.
Martin Freeman, born in Rutland, became the first black college president in the United States and was a member of the second East Parish Congregational Church which stood on this site. He was prepared by Pastor William Mitchell for Middlebury . . . — — Map (db m77981) HM
Near West Street (Business U.S. 4) at Court Square.
Approximately four rods from the west wall of this armory stood the "OLD STATE HOUSE" demolished in 1912, in which Vermont legislative sessions were held at intervals from 1784 to 1804 inclusive, county court from 1784 to 1793 and in 1791 the first . . . — — Map (db m77992) HM
On West Street (Business U.S. 4) at North Main Street (U.S. 7), on the right when traveling west on West Street.
When Rutland became the Shiretown in 1784, the old gambrel-roofed Tavern on this site served as Court House and State House for the Legislatures of 1784 and 1786 and the first session of the U.S. District Court of 1791. Nearby stood a whipping . . . — — Map (db m109335) HM
On West Street (U.S. 4) at Forrest, on the right when traveling west on West Street.
This monument is dedicated to
the memory of
the Veterans who served
in the following wars
Revolutionary War
(16 names)
War of 1812
(5 names)
Mexican War
(1 name)
Civil War
(19 names) — — Map (db m133953) WM
On S Main Street (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling south.
A Tribute to the Men and Women of Rutland who served in the World War In Memoriam Berta Barrett Thomas Bashaw Nicholas Belifore Henry T. Bolduc Harold Brown Benjamin Carter Frederic P. Clement, Jr. Grant H. Cutler John Dougherty . . . — — Map (db m105756) WM
On Upper Cold River Road, 0.1 miles east of Cold River Road, on the left when traveling east.
Built in 1880 and named after a Shrewsbury family, Brown Bridge is an exceptional illustration of 19th-century covered bridge construction and an outstanding example of a Town lattice truss, one of the most significant American timber truss types. . . . — — Map (db m97286) HM
On S. Main Street (U.S. 7) 0.1 miles south of Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
For many years after 1808, farm implements were manufactured here. Lyman Batcheller & his sons bought the forge in 1835, and their forks became famous throughout the U.S. and Europe. In 1902 they merged with the firm making True Temper products, . . . — — Map (db m95453) HM
On U.S. 7, 0.1 miles south of Waldo Lane when traveling south.
The Rural Otter Creek Valley Multiple Resource Area was Vermonts first rural historic district, honoring the agricultural history of the fertile valley south of Wallingford. Extending south on Route 7 for 3½ miles, the thematic study area . . . — — Map (db m118926) HM
On N. Main Street (U.S. 7) 0.1 miles north of School Street (Vermont Route 140), on the right when traveling north.
In this brick building, constructed by his great-grandfather in 1818, Paul P. Harris attended school as a youth and received his elementary education. Many years later, Mr. Harris expressed the conviction that it was during his boyhood in . . . — — Map (db m95454) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 7) at Mill Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
To honor the memory
and sacrifices of all
those veterans who
served their country
and defended liberty.
This Memorial is dedicated to
honor the men and women of
our military services who
courageously served our country
and to recognize . . . — — Map (db m136761) WM
On Lamb Hill Road, 0.5 miles east of Saw Mill Hill Road, on the left when traveling east.
Oliver Cowdery, born here on 3 October 1806, was the principal scribe for the translation of the Book of Mormon and was one of three special witnesses to its divinity. He assisted the prophet Joseph Smith in organizing The Church of Jesus Christ of . . . — — Map (db m108750) HM
On Vermont Route 153 at Warren Switch Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 153.
By the mid-1800s, Pawlet had 10 one-room schoolhouses. The Braintree School
was built in 1852 replacing a prior wooden structure that had burned. It is
located in a small settlement known as Braintree, which was named for New
Braintree, . . . — — Map (db m138754) HM
On Wells Street (County Route 29) at Egg Street (County Route 33), in the median on Wells Street.
dedicated by the citizens of Pawlet
to those of their number who offered their lives
in the Great War of Nations 1914- 1918
(four names)
they gave the last full measure of devotion
(sixty three names)
(one nurse)
(two Student Army Training . . . — — Map (db m134520) WM
On Egg Street at County Route 29, on the left when traveling west on Egg Street.
West Pawlett was originally known as “Mark's Corners.“ Possibly named after Ira Marks ran a starch factory on Indian River in 1843. This intersection was the center of activity in the town of Pawlet during the second half of the 19th . . . — — Map (db m160046) HM
On Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling north.
Lemuel Haynes, born in West Hartford, CT, in 1753, was the son of mixed race parents. Indentured at the age of 5 months to a devout churchman, Haynes was an ardent student of the Bible. In 1785, he became the first ordained African American . . . — — Map (db m133927) HM
On Marble Street at West Main Street (Vermont Route 4A), in the median on Marble Street.
Roll of Honor
Town of West Rutland
WW II Memorial
“The Greatest Generation”
(star)
we honor those Americans who took up the struggle
during the second World War and made the
sacrifices to perpetuate the gift our
forefathers . . . — — Map (db m134830) WM
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