Early Landowners and First Known African American Poet
Abijah Prince (c. 1706-94) served in the French & Indian Wars, as a slave and freedman. In 1751, he achieved his freedom and registered as a taxpayer and proprietor for land ownership. . . . — — Map (db m196881) HM
Broad Brook Grange #151, established in 1874 as a
fraternal organization dedicated to the intellectual
advancement of farmers. first met in area homes and
the town hall. With growing membership. the Grange
required its own meeting hall, built . . . — — Map (db m314912) HM
Broad Brook House
built 1817
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m151918) HM
This land was settled by the Franklin family, who farmed it for over 150 years. Revolutionary War veteran Philip Franklin owned lot No. 199, which included this natural pond called Spicer Pond; it was later known as Franklin Pond. The lot was . . . — — Map (db m155519) HM
Boston-born Royall Tyler’s play, ‘The Contrast", was the first American drama to be performed in this country (1787) and his novel, ‘The Algerine Captive", presented the first Yankee types in our literature. He came to Guilford in 1791, and was . . . — — Map (db m94428) HM
On this former wilderness trail to Canada, the pioneers built old Fort Dummer in 1724 below Brattleboro, then the frontier’s most advanced outpost. Guilford, then the largest town in Vermont, was the scene of bitter strife between the “Yorkers” . . . — — Map (db m298067) HM
On this former wilderness trail to Canada, the pioneers built old Fort Dummer in 1724 below Brattleboro, then the frontiers most advanced outpost. Guilford, then the largest town in Vermont, was the scene of bitter strife between the "Yorkers" . . . — — Map (db m315385) HM
This monument depicting the Interstate highway system in Vermont is dedicated to the men and women who contributed to the planning, designing and building of this magnificent transportation network. As the most significant engineering accomplishment . . . — — Map (db m23111) HM
