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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1INR_town-of-norwich_Norwich-VT.html
Marker Front:Forged by the determination and skills of early settlers, Norwich's legacy survives in its Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival buildings. With commercial, residential, and public buildings clustered near its green, Norwich remains an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU5H_american-literary-scientific-and-military-academy_Norwich-VT.html
This tablet marks the site of the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy. Founded by Captain Alden Partridge in 1819 and incorporated as the Norwich University by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont in 1834. Following a disas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLID_first-public-grammar-school_Norwich-VT.html
On June 17, 1785, the Vermont General Assembly enacted a law which designated "the place for keeping a County Grammar School in and for Windsor County, shall be at the house commonly known by the name the Red Schoolhouse in Norwich," thus initiati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLHQ_theta-chi-fraternity_Norwich-VT.html
Near this spot stood theOld South Barracksof Norwich Universitywhere, at 9:00 pm on April 10, 1856 Theta Chi Fraternity was founded byFrederick Norton Freemanand Arthur Chase
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLHO_alden-partridge_Norwich-VT.html
A native of Norwich, Vermont, Alden Partridge was a pioneer in American military education. Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1815 to 1817, he returned here in 1819 to found the American Literary, Scientific and Milita…
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