Historical Markers and War Memorials in Brattleboro, Vermont
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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
(Front): This Monument Commemorates The Loyalty and Patriotism Of the Men of Brattleboro, Who Fought for Liberty and the Union In the Great Rebellion of 1861 – 1865 Enlisted 385. Died in Service 31. Erected by a Grateful . . . — — Map (db m23114) HM
Dedicated In Loving Memory of the Men and Women of Brattleboro Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War — — Map (db m23116) WM
Here, in Brattleboro, was located the world’s largest manufacturer of reed organs. For more than a century, reed and pipe organs made in Brattleboro were sold to homes and churches around the world. The unusual slate-sided factory complex on . . . — — Map (db m23113) HM
Fort Dummer was established in 1724 by Lt Governor William Dummer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The wooden fort was a northern outpost along the Connecticut River and one of the first permanent European settlements in what would become Vermont. . . . — — Map (db m159865) HM WM
Glenwood Ladies’ Seminary opened in September 1860, with Hiram Orcutt as founder and principal. It was among the 19th-century examples of private secondary boarding schools for females in Vermont. The course of study included Composition, Logic, . . . — — Map (db m150443) HM
After marriage to the American, Caroline Balestier, and after visiting her home, famed British writer built isolated “Naulahka”. Here he wrote the “Jungle Books” and other stories, and two daughters were born. In 1896 the . . . — — Map (db m23573) HM
In 1961 President Kennedy launched the Peace Corps, declaring: “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” Principal architect and first director, Sargent Shriver contracted The Experiment in International . . . — — Map (db m185952) HM
Brattleboro at War (center panel) In May 1861, a month after the Confederate assault on Fort Sumter in South Carolina, the State of Vermont established a camp in the town of Brattleboro. The barracks and other buildings were used to . . . — — Map (db m136427) HM
Ten thousand two hundred volunteers in the 4th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Vermont Regiments and the 1st Vermont Light Battery encamped and were mustered into the Union service, before departing for the field.
Upon . . . — — Map (db m151917) HM WM
At 140 years old, Creamery Bridge is a local treasure both for its history and aesthetics. Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department is tasked with stewarding the structure and the site (a ask greatly supported by volunteers as well!). Since . . . — — Map (db m230513) HM
At 140 years old, Creamery Bridge is a local treasure both for its history and aesthetics. Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department is tasked with stewarding the structure and the site (a ask greatly supported by volunteers as well!). Since . . . — — Map (db m230514) HM
American writer Mary Wilkins Freeman was born in 1852 in Randolph, Massachusetts. Her family moved to Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1867. Studying for one year at the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, Freeman would complete her formal education at Glenwood . . . — — Map (db m150990) HM
West Brattleboro
A Vibrant Vermont Community
The Molly Stark Byway winds through the heart of the village of West Brattleboro, past the small cluster of well-preserved 19th-century buildings around a small triangular green located about . . . — — Map (db m194272) HM
