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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Champlainat Burlington, . . . — — Map (db m155739) HM
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
