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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZXW_meeting-of-allen-and-arnold_Castleton-VT.html
MarkingThe Meeting PlaceofEthan AllenandBenedict Arnoldon theirHistoric MarchtoFort TiconderogaMay 9, 1775Dedicated 1941Vermont Sesquicentennial
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZXV_conflict-at-fort-warren_Castleton-VT.html
Conflict - Site ofFort Warren1777 - 1779Erected under the auspices ofAnn Story ChapterDaughters of the American Revolution1904
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U00_slate-pencil-manufacturing-historical_Castleton-VT.html
In 1843, John Cain erected a slate pencil mill along Sucker Brook. Benjamin and James Adams bought the mill in 1853, and began mass-producing slate pencils as the Adams Manufacturing Co. Soon, after acquiring more land and business partners, the c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ST9_james-hope-historical_Castleton-VT.html
American portrait and landscape painter, James Hope excelled at capturing the beauty of mid-19th century Vermont. He is best known for his five large paintings of the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland done from sketches made while serving a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EXO_battle-of-hubbardton_Castleton-VT.html
Here on July 7, 1777 a successful rearguard action by Colonel Seth Warner's Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire troops ended British pursuit under Generals Frazer and Reldesel. Thus, General St. Claire's American army, retreating from Fort T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CJ_germans-arrive-americans-retreat_Castleton-VT.html
Most of the battle waged back and forth in this field until the Americans were finally forced across the Castleton Road to the east. They took up a position there behind a log and stone fence. After some heavy fighting, Colonel Hale's 2nd New H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CI_the-selleck-cabin_Castleton-VT.html
John and Sarah Selleck built their cabin near the Castleton Road when they moved to Hubbardton from Connecticut in 1775. Like many other families, they had come here to farm and raise their families away from the crowding and turmoil in the coasta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CG_british-flank-near-mt-zion_Castleton-VT.html
Directly in front of you stands the majestic Mount Zion. From its summit the whole battlefield can be seen and it may have served as a lookout for Tory and Indian scouts who were surveying the area for the British shortly before the battle. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CF_monument-hill-charge_Castleton-VT.html
Colonel Ebenezer Francis and his 11th Continental Regiment from Massachusetts encamped along this hilltop on the night of July 6th. To the left, down the hill toward the Selleck cabin, were Seth Warner and his Green Mountain Boys; to the right was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CE_dawn-attack_Castleton-VT.html
Directly ahead, through the gap in the hills, ran the Military Road which connected the American garrison at Mount Independence on Lake Champlain with sites on the Connecticut River. American forces used this road as their escape route during thei…
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