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Historical Markers in Fairlee

 
Clickable Map of Orange 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 Orange County, VT (45) Addison County, VT (128) Caledonia County, VT (39) Washington County, VT (70) Windsor County, VT (180) Grafton County, NH (206)  OrangeCounty(45) Orange County (45)  AddisonCounty(128) Addison County (128)  CaledoniaCounty(39) Caledonia County (39)  WashingtonCounty(70) Washington County (70)  WindsorCounty(180) Windsor County (180)  GraftonCountyNew Hampshire(206) Grafton County (206)
Chelsea is the county seat for Orange County
Fairlee is in Orange County
Orange County (45)  ►
ADJACENT TO ORANGE COUNTY
Addison County (128)  ►
Caledonia County (39)  ►
Washington County (70)  ►
Windsor County (180)  ►
Grafton County, New Hampshire (206)  ►
 
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1 ► Vermont, Orange County, Fairlee, Thetford Center — Camp Farnsworth — Outdoor Camp for Girls —
In 1909 Charles “Chelebe” and Charlotte “Madama” Farnsworth established Camp Hanoum for young women to experience the outdoors, gain confidence, skills, and strength in rural Vermont. Meaning “gracious lady,” . . . — — Map (db m141188) HM
2 ► Vermont, Orange County, Fairlee — Nathaniel Niles — 1741 – 1828 —
Revolutionary War patriot and author of the popular ode "The American Hero," written in celebration of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Nathaniel Niles was an original settler of Fairlee, then founder of West Fairlee, and first minister of this church. He . . . — — Map (db m65091) HM
3 ► Vermont, Orange County, Fairlee — Samuel Morey — Pioneer Inventor of Steam and Gas Engines lived here —
Samuel Morey, resident of Orford and later Fairlee, successfully operated a steamboat on the Conn. River in 1793. Making over 4000 experiments, this early scientist patented an internal combustion engine in 1826 to anticipate the age of the motor . . . — — Map (db m32118) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026