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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HDU_john-vincent_Mendon-VT.html
Near this location lived "Captain John" Vincent, a member of the Caughnawaga tribe. An admirer of General George Washington, Captain John became a firm friend of the Colonies. He accompanied Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery to guide American…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HDT_mt-killington_Killington-VT.html
Southward appears the summit of Mt. Killington, once called Pisgah, on which Rev. Samuel Peters claimed he christened the wilderness with the name "Verd-mont" in 1763. Most historians give credit to Dr. Thomas Young letter "to the inhabitants of '…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HDC_village-of-mechanicsville_Mount-Holly-VT.html
Mechanicsville was a village center in the Town of Mount Holly, which was chartered in 1792. The village prospered with the growth of water-powered manufacturing, that included sawmills, gristmills, wheelwrights, furniture shops, and the A.P. Chas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H9J_george-schmitt_Rutland-VT.html
George Schmitt of Rutland, along with his brother, Charles, built and flew the state's first glider near here in 1909. Schmitt learned to fly in the company of Curtis, Wright and Baldwin. He was the second person to fly in Vermont. Schmitt set nat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H9I_julia-c-r-dorr_Rutland-VT.html
Julia Dorr, who lived in Rutland during childhood and from 1857 until her death, was one of Vermont's most famous and best loved poets. She published hundreds of popular poems, sonnets, and prose works, which reflect a keen sense of observation an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H9A_john-deere_Rutland-VT.html
John Deere was born February, 7th, 1804 the third son of William Rinold Deere and Sarah Yates Deere. It is presumed that Sarah gave birth to John at home; over William Deere Rutland tailor shop located on the east side of Main St. across from the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H99_old-state-house_Rutland-VT.html
Approximately four rods from the west wall of this armory stood the "OLD STATE HOUSE" demolished in 1912, in which Vermont legislative sessions were held at intervals from 1784 to 1804 inclusive, county court from 1784 to 1793 and in 1791 the firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H8Y_martin-henry-freeman_Rutland-VT.html
Martin Freeman, born in Rutland, became the first black college president in the United States and was a member of the second East Parish Congregational Church which stood on this site. He was prepared by Pastor William Mitchell for Middlebury Col…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H8X_center-rutland-depot_Rutland-VT.html
The Center Rutland Depot is a classic example of an early 1900's rail station. Built at the junction of the Delaware and Hudson and Rutland Railroads, the depot served the area's passenger and freight customers until the late 1950's.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H8O_otter-creek_Proctor-VT.html
Otter Creek was a passageway for Native Americans traveling across what is now Vermont from the Connecticut River to Lake Champlain. They called the falls here "The Great Falls" which at 123? are the highest in Vermont. John Sutherland, …