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Historical Markers in Brighton

 
Clickable Map of Essex County, Vermont and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Essex County, VT (20) Caledonia County, VT (39) Orleans County, VT (45) Coos County, NH (85) Grafton County, NH (206)  EssexCounty(20) Essex County (20)  CaledoniaCounty(39) Caledonia County (39)  OrleansCounty(45) Orleans County (45)  CoosCountyNew Hampshire(85) Coos County (85)  GraftonCounty(206) Grafton County (206)
Guildhall is the county seat for Essex County
Brighton is in Essex County
Essex County (20)  ►
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Caledonia County (39)  ►
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Coaticook, Québec (2)  ►
 
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1 ► Vermont, Essex County, Brighton — Charles F. Maw — (1883-1970) —
On East Brighton Road (Vermont Route 105) at Cross Street ( Route 114), on the left when traveling west on East Brighton Road.
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
2 ► Vermont, Essex County, Brighton, Island Pond — First International Railway in North America —
On East Brighton Road at Cross Street, on the left when traveling east on East Brighton Road.
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
3 ► Vermont, Essex County, Brighton, Island Pond — "Great Halfway Point" —
On East Brighton Road (Vermont Route 105) at Cross Street ( Route 114), on the left when traveling west on East Brighton Road.
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
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026