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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Vergennes, Vermont

 
Clickable Map of Addison County, Vermont and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Addison County, VT (72) Chittenden County, VT (140) Orange County, VT (39) Rutland County, VT (124) Washington County, VT (34) Windsor County, VT (109) Essex County, NY (214) Washington County, NY (169)  AddisonCounty(72) Addison County (72)  ChittendenCounty(140) Chittenden County (140)  OrangeCounty(39) Orange County (39)  RutlandCounty(124) Rutland County (124)  WashingtonCounty(34) Washington County (34)  WindsorCounty(109) Windsor County (109)  EssexCountyNew York(214) Essex County (214)  WashingtonCounty(169) Washington County (169)
Middlebury is the county seat for Addison County
Vergennes is in Addison County
      Addison County (72)  
ADJACENT TO ADDISON COUNTY
      Chittenden County (140)  
      Orange County (39)  
      Rutland County (124)  
      Washington County (34)  
      Windsor County (109)  
      Essex County, New York (214)  
      Washington County, New York (169)  
 
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1 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — Commerce at the Crossroads
Intersection of Rivers and Roads Imagine traveling hundreds of miles in an ox-drawn wagon along muddy, rock-strewn, deeply rutted roads through the wilderness. In search of new homesteads, early settlers followed the same routes you took to . . . Map (db m89157) HM
2 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — Commodore Thomas MacdonoughBorn December 1783 — Died November 1825 —
Victorious commander of the American Fleet in the naval battle of Plattsburg September 11, 1814 A Gallant Officer An Exemplary Citizen A National Hero Memorial erected to commemorate the building by Commodore Macdonough of . . . Map (db m109195) HM
3 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — Early Life Along Otter Creek in Vergennes
The Wilderness Shhh. Imagine Otter Creek 300 years ago when it was pristine wilderness. The river teems with fish, herons, ducks and other waterfowl. Deer and moose tracks dot the river's edge. Downed trees, trampled shrubs, and mounds of . . . Map (db m89155) HM
4 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — Macdonough Shipyard
Below the Otter Creek Falls was the site of Thomas Macdonough's shipyard, where the U.S.S. Saratoga was built in 40 days and other ships launched that defeated the British at the Battle of Plattsburgh, 1814.Map (db m75977) HM WM
5 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — Site of Naval Shipyard
Site of Naval- shipyard 1804-1812 Erected 1938 Map (db m118291) HM
6 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — Stephen Bates Vermont’s Earliest Known Black Sheriff and Chief of Police
Stephen Bates (1842-1907) was born enslaved on the Shirley Plantation in Virginia. He escaped in 1862 and after the Civil War came north to Vergennes with U.S. Congressman Frederick E. Woodbridge. Bates was first elected Sheriff in 1879 and served . . . Map (db m195671) HM
7 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — The Bixby Memorial Free Library
. . . Map (db m109199) HM
8 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — The Vergennes Pump House"People of Vergennes at the mercy of the flames" — -H.C. Johnson, Editor, Vergennes Vermonter, October 18, 1867 —
In Need of Water Fire was the scourge of downtowns all across America in the nineteenth century. Buildings were destroyed by fire time and time again. Water often had to be transported from nearby rivers. Firefighting efforts were frequently . . . Map (db m89159) HM
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9 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — Vergennes 150th Anniversary1788 • 1938 — Qui Patres Transtulit Nos Sustineat —
Commemorating the one hundred and fiftieth year of incorporation Erected August 15, 1939Map (db m109238) HM
10 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — Veterans Memorial
In grateful tribute to the men and women of Vergennes Vermont who served in the Armed Forces of our countryMap (db m109194) HM
11 Vermont, Addison County, Vergennes — World War Memorial1917 • 1918 — Vergennes Vermont —
Honor Roll [Died in service] Philip E. Goodere • Edward L. Mercure Frederick C. Morris • Hobart P. Preston [Veterans Honor Roll not transcribed]Map (db m109197) HM
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024