This old cellar and foundation mark
the spot where the Daniel Mack family
probably lived for many years after
the Solomon Mack farm was sold by
Daniel's father in 1811. Lydia Gates Mack,
the mother of Daniel and Lucy Mack
Smith, lived here . . . — — Map (db m261260) HM
Born in 1874, Jessie LaFountain attended Burlington Business College and worked as a government reporter at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester/Essex, Vermont. In 1898 she married Frederick H. Bigwood and shortly thereafter entered the office of V.A. . . . — — Map (db m73938) HM
Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born near here on December 23, 1805. A visitor's center and a 38˝ foot tall monument, considered the world's largest polished granite shaft, commemorates his life and is . . . — — Map (db m37198) HM
On June 28, 1825, General
Lafayette was received at
Smith's Hotel by the Town
Committee of Arrangements
on his way to Montpelier. — — Map (db m261255) HM
To terrorize the valley from Tunbridge to Royalton, nearly 300 Indians led by a British officer fell on these defenseless frontier settlements, killing 4, taking 26 prisoners, & reducing Royalton to ashes. The captives hauled back to Canada were . . . — — Map (db m58273) HM
The farmhouse on this site, dating from the late-18th century, was purchased by Irene and Robert Slater in 1934, along with a barn and 145 acres of land. During the Great Depression, like many Vermont farmers, the Slaters took in tourists to . . . — — Map (db m85971) HM
