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 ( 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 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 Grove Street (U.S. 7) at Champlain Street ( 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 Forest Dale Road (Vermont Route 73) south of North Street ( Route 53), on the left when traveling south.
In Memory of
Thomas Davenport
1802-1851
The inventor of the electric motor
Near this spot stood the building where he developed his invention
This tablet is placed here by Allied Electrical Associations in America, in recognition of the . . . — — Map (db m246139) HM
