General William Wells / Dr. H. Nelson Jackson

General William Wells / Dr. H. Nelson Jackson (HM1FGZ)

Location: Burlington, VT 05401 Chittenden County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 28.544', W 73° 12.321'

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(1837-1892) / (1872-1955)

General William Wells
(1837-1892)

In 1861 William Wells joined the First Vermont Cavalry as a Private and rose to the rank of Brevet Major-General. Promoted more times than any other Vermonter during the American Civil War, he participated in over 70 cavalry battles and skirmishes. For "conspicuous gallantry" at Gettysburg, Wells was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. This French Second Empire mansion was built for General Wells in 1877 by A. B. Fisher from a drawing in G. B. Croft's "Progressive American Architecture. After the Civil War, Wells was prominent in politics and business and was a partner in Wells, Richardson & Co. of Burlington, makers of Paine's Celery Compound. He married and had two children. Daughter Bertha married Dr. H. N. Jackson.
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Dr. H. Nelson Jackson
(1872-1955)

Inspired by a bet Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson, son-in-law of General William Wells and a University of Vermont medical alumnus, Sewall K. Crocker, and "Bud" the dog set out in May of 1903 from San Francisco for New York City. In a Winton car, christened "The Vermont," the trio completed their journey in two months and nine days. They are credited with making the first cross-country trip in a motor car. Jackson became a successful businessman upon returning to Burlington: bank president, newspaper publisher, and owner of the first radio station in town. Despite his age he joined the army in WWI, earning the Distinguished Service Cross, and was one of the founders of the American Legion. He died at 82.
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HM Number	HM1FGZ
Tags	Politics, Roads and Vehicles, US Civil War, World War 1
Year Placed	2005
Placed By	Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 9:29am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18T E 642730 N 4926280
Decimal Degrees	44.47573333, -73.20535000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 44° 28.544', W 73° 12.321'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	44° 28' 32.64" N, 73° 12' 19.26" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	802
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal Address	At or near 146-186 US-7, Burlington VT 05401, US
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