This Howe truss Railroad Bridge is one of only two covered railroad bridges left in Vermont. It was built in 1897 on the 15.6 mile Addison Branch connecting the Rutland Railroad at Leicester Junction with the Delaware and Hudson at Ticonderoga, New . . . — — Map (db m85416) HM
When wealthy North Bennington resident Trenor Park purchased the Bennington-Rutland Railroad, he found that the railroad "barons" of the Troy and Boston Railroad refused him access to the New York lines. Rather than fight this monopoly, Park built a . . . — — Map (db m36902) HM
The North Bennington Railroad Station was constructed in 1880, replacing an earlier wood frame station located on the same site.
For over half a century, the depot served as the gateway to the village.
Beginning in the 1930’s, with the gradual . . . — — Map (db m116755) HM
A century ago, most of this area was rural, but people were beginning to build houses here. William Van Patten owned many acres of land locally, and he wanted a park in this new neighborhood. He got on his old horse, Mattie, and let her find easy . . . — — Map (db m89149) HM
If you were standing here 200 years ago, you'd be all wet. The natural shoreline ends about 500 feet behind you. Burlington's first dock was built here in 1810. Before that the waterfront consisted of raft logs tied to the shore. Cargo delivery was . . . — — Map (db m183081) HM
Grand Central Station in miniature! That’s how proud Burlingtonians described their new train station in 1915. Like other public buildings across the country, Union Station was built to show travelers how sophisticated, wealthy, and up-to-date . . . — — Map (db m186489) HM
If you travel a mile north along the bike path, you’ll find a lake crossing with stunning views: a 3.5-mile causeway connecting Colchester Point to Allen’s Point in South Hero, Vermont. While thousands of bicyclists and walkers use this marble . . . — — Map (db m201383) HM
There is Only One Essex Junction What's in a Name? This village was originally known as Hubbel's Falls after an early settler who built a mill in Essex on the Winooski River. During the autumn of 1849 the Vermont Central's owner, . . . — — Map (db m92207) HM
Named for Thomas Chittenden, first governor of Vermont and great-great grandfather of Frank Howe. Frank and his father Lucian rebuilt this mill in 1885 changing from grinding with millstones to the new gradual reduction roller process. Grain was . . . — — Map (db m97753) HM
For many years, this building served as the Shelburne village post office before it was moved to the Museum intact, on a specially designed railroad track running down Route 7. The ground floor re-creates a late 19th-century general store, post . . . — — Map (db m109124) HM
Locomotive 220 was the last coal-burning steam ten-wheeler used on the Central Vermont Railway. As a medium-sized engine it moved both freight and passenger trains and became known as the [sic] "The Locomotive of Presidents" for its use on special . . . — — Map (db m109152) HM
The Rail Locomotive No. 220, built in 1915 by the American Locomotive [C]ompany of Schenectady, New York, was the last coal-burning, steam ten-wheeler used on the Central Vermont Railway. As a medium-sized 4-6-0 engine (4 leading wheels, 6 driving . . . — — Map (db m109153) HM
Dr. William Seward Webb (1851-1926), president of the Rutland Railroad and the Wagner Palace Car Company, lived for part of the year in Shelburne, commuting to New York City in his own private car, the Ellesmere, which was similar to the . . . — — Map (db m109371) HM
Built in 1890 by Rutland Railroad President Dr. William Seward Webb (1851-1926), the Railroad Station was originally located near the center of Shelburne to serve passengers of the Central Vermont and Rutland Railroads. Designed by architect Robert . . . — — Map (db m109368) HM
The Rail Car Grand Isle (1899) was one of the last private cars built by the Wagner Palace Car Co. before Pullman took control of the company at the end of 1899. The car was used by Dr. William Seward Webb and the Rutland Railroad until 1914, when . . . — — Map (db m109379) HM
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
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
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
Pioneer Railroad Planner John A. Poor’s dream of an International Railway connecting Montreal, Canada with the Ice-free harbor of Portland, Maine became a reality on July 18, 1853, when the first through trains met at this great halfway point on . . . — — Map (db m75118) HM
Peter Bent Brigham
Philanthropist Peter Bent Brigham was born in Bakersfield on February 4, 1807. At the age of 17, he left to seek his fortune in Boston. With little formal schooling, he became a self-made millionaire, with success as a . . . — — Map (db m177612) HM
The Central Vermont Railroad was founded by John Smith with the first trains arriving in St. Albans in 1850. The original station was replaced in 1866-7 by this structure designed and built by William Howe. The shed was 88 feet wide and covered . . . — — Map (db m176673) HM
The 1900's Railway Heyday
The town continued to grow. By 1905 there were over a dozen dwellings new where you stand today. Many still exist, including the old school house, which has been converted into a home.
Roscoe Fuller ran the . . . — — Map (db m207875) HM
The area where you're standing now looked very different a few hundred years ago. This part of the rail trail was once a bustling train stop with a nearby train station and many more buildings and services that supported the railway. See how . . . — — Map (db m207876) HM
Built c. 1872 by the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad, a division of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, this depot served as an important stop linking Portland, Maine and the Great Lakes for nearly a century. The original portion of the . . . — — Map (db m97752) HM
This bridge, spanning the Lamoille River on the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County R. R., is the last railroad covered bridge still in regular use in Vermont and one of the very few left in the U.S. Built in 1908, it is the only remaining with . . . — — Map (db m36934) HM
Albert F. Colburn commissioned George P. Loveland & Co to construct this high-style Queen Anne house in 1891 on land subdivided from the estate of Deacon Oliver Hardy. Colburn was the proprietor and treasurer of Wait's River Paper Company, . . . — — Map (db m107642) HM
The City of Newport's development was dramatically altered by the arrival of the railroad in the mid-nineteenth century. From the south, in 1863, the Connecticut and Passumpsic Railroad arrived in Newport. In 1873, a second line, the Missisquoi . . . — — Map (db m122671) HM
In 1892, a prominent citizen of Newport, Elisha Lane, commenced construction of the Lane Opera House. The opera house was a three-story brick building with a solid granite foundation and decorative granite window and door trim. The more expensive . . . — — Map (db m122633) HM
The Center Rutland Depot is a classic example of an early 1900's rail station. Built at the junction of the Delaware and Hudson and Rutland Railroads, the depot served the area's passenger and freight customers until the late 1950's. — — Map (db m77980) HM
During construction of what became the Rutland Railroad, two important events occurred in Mount Holly. In 1848, a construction crew discovered the tusk and tooth of a woolly mammoth in the nearby wetland. These are on display in the Community . . . — — Map (db m104493) HM
In 2006 the Rutland arts community came together for the first community art project in the
City. Here is one of the examples of the project.
WHY TRAINS?
When you think of Rutland's history... you think railroad. The arts community . . . — — Map (db m229909) HM
West Pawlett was originally known as “Mark's Corners.“ Possibly named after Ira Marks ran a starch factory on Indian River in 1843. This intersection was the center of activity in the town of Pawlet during the second half of the 19th . . . — — Map (db m160046) HM
The vast destruction caused by the 1927 flood is considered by many to be the greatest natural disaster ever to befall the state. Montpelier was particularly hard hit. Flood waters rose over 8 feet in the Montpelier and Wells River yard. Rebuilding . . . — — Map (db m221982) HM
The Winooski River and other waterways were paths through the wilderness for Native Americans and early explorers. The banks along these waterways became natural settlement sites, and the falls provided water power for early industry. In 1805, . . . — — Map (db m222223) HM
This railroad turntable, constructed in 1907, is a physical reminder of the once thriving granite industry and supportive railroad infrastructure along the Montpelier Riverfront. Also known as a “gallows turntable” due to its shape, this turntable . . . — — Map (db m188108) HM
The Montpelier and Wells River engine No. 6, the Arthur Tandy, was first known as the Tramp after it arrived second hand on November 17, 1890. The locomotive ran in suburban service from 1890 to 1913. The little engine met a sad end . . . — — Map (db m223832) HM
This panorama of the Montpelier riverfront portrays the Winooski River at its zenith of industrial and railroad activity. The river is high, which suggests that Main Street dam was providing power to nearby mills and factories. Ample trackage . . . — — Map (db m222104) HM
The Bellows Falls Waypoint Center stands in an old railyard which once served the Boston and Maine Railroad. Once the railroads came through, in 1849, the area was built up with many storage buildings used by local businesses for receiving . . . — — Map (db m65787) HM
Brattleboro
Rich History, Thriving Culture
Chartered in 1753, Brattleboro is one of Vermont's largest towns. Known as the site of Vermont's first Anglo-Saxon settlement (Fort Drummer, 1724), this town holds a commanding position on the . . . — — Map (db m230515) HM
The Newfane Railroad Station stands 100 yards east on Cemetery Hill Road. The Station includes the depot and water tank house, both of which were built in 1880 for the Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad, intended to run from Brattleboro, VT, to . . . — — Map (db m109182) HM
Hotel Windham
A hotel has occupied this site on the Square since 1817. Destroyed by fires, the hotel was rebuilt on four occasions. It was first christened the Hotel Windham in 1902.
Offering lodging and entertainment, the hotel was . . . — — Map (db m152201) HM
Developed by Julius O. Frost (1839-1913) enterprising landowner, farm and grain merchant, the 8-acre summer amusement area opened in 1895. A Lincoln Cabin replica, pavilion, gazebos and novel trolley-wire ride were set within scenic grounds. . . . — — Map (db m230508) HM
One of the most remarkable events in medical history occured about ¾ mile (1 km) from here.
On 13th September 1848, Phineas P. Gage, a railroad construction foreman from Lebanon (NH), suffered massive brain damage when a 3ft 7in (107 cm) long, . . . — — Map (db m44099) HM
The first public train arrived here on July 18, 1849, and in December, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad opened the first rail line across Vermont linking the Connecticut River valley at Bellows Falls and Lake Champlain at Burlington. The route . . . — — Map (db m101220) HM
Boston & Maine caboose # 104610 was built in 1921 by the Laconia Car Works in Laconia, NH. The caboose is a 30' center cupola design constructed of wood on a steel frame. The caboose was one in a series of fifty numbered 104600 to 104649. The 1046 . . . — — Map (db m224072) HM
Boston & Maine Railroad No. 494 was built by the Manchester Locomotive Works in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1892 and served B&M hauling passenger cars and light freight. The engine was renumbered No. 905 in 1911. Near the end of its service, the . . . — — Map (db m224076) HM
At 2:10 AM on February 5, 1887 the last car of The Montreal Express derailed causing three cars to fall from the bridge and crash on the ice of the White River 43 feet below. Embers from the coal stoves ignited the spilled oil of the lanterns and . . . — — Map (db m64891) HM
The Ottauquechee River forms the 165 foot deep, mile-long gorge. Cut through the hills at the end of the last Ice Age, the gorge was the only outlet for a large glacial lake. The original bridge spanning the gorge was built in 1875 as a railroad . . . — — Map (db m146397) HM
