1799 First worship service held in home of Timothy Hitman
1807 Congregational Society of Derby formed by settlers
1816 Members form Stanstead QC Congregational Church
1820 First Derby Congregational Church building erected
1823 Members . . . — — Map (db m208173) HM
On this site the Derby Literary and Theological Institute - a private boarding school - was founded by the Danville Baptist Association on one acre of land given by Lemuel Richmond and Benjamin Hinman. Colonel Chester Carpenter led a campaign for . . . — — Map (db m75586) HM
Presented June 2001
By The Derby Academy Alumni
Derby Academy Bell
Cast by George H. Holbrook in Midway Mass
in 1841. Moved from the old boarding house
about 1869, it hung in the Academy building until
the building was replaced by the . . . — — Map (db m198515) HM
In memory of the volunteers from Derby, who lost their lives in the Great Rebellion of 1861-5.
1861 Derby's tribute to her sons who fought in the Civil War 1865
+Spaulding, S.F., 1st Lt.• *Chase, G.W. 1st Lt.• *Hopkins, M. 2nd Lt.• . . . — — Map (db m221723) WM
Lieutenant Colonel:
Nelson, George E.
Captain:
Aldrich, Fred N.•
Corley, Richard T.•
Foster, Stephen M.
1st Lieutenant:
Foster, Austin T.•
Nelson, Asa B.•
Somers, Henry E.
2nd Lieutenant:
Powell, Wellman H. . . . — — Map (db m207871) WM
A captain in the American Revolution. Born in Southbury, Conn. and came to Vermont in 1790. On this lot overlooking Hinman Pond he built the first house in town in 1794. A log house, rough but solid, thatched with hemlock bark over plank floors. . . . — — Map (db m207861) HM
Willie Johnston was the youngest recipient of The Medal of Honor at the age of 13. In 1861, at age 11, he enlisted as a drummer boy for Company D of the 3rd Vermont Infantry. He was the only drummer in his division to come away with his drum during . . . — — Map (db m207862) HM
