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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15B4_site-of-oldest-union-church-in-america_Poultney-VT.html
Founded eight years before religious liberty was made constitutional 1780
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15AX_poultney-civil-war-monument_Poultney-VT.html
To our country's defenders of Poultney,VT. Erected in grateful memory of their heroic service by Mrs. Josephine L. Lewis in memory of her husband Col. Judson A. Lewis.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM157Y_a-w-gray-sons_Middletown-Springs-VT.html
Near this site Albert W. Gray manufactured his horse power treadmills, which he invented and patented in 1844 and 1856. He also invented a corn sheller, patented in 1836, and a machine for making wrought iron nails. For over 50 years the shop, und…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM157X_jeffrey-brace_Poultney-VT.html
Jeffrey Brace was born in West Africa with the name Boyrereau Brinch. At sixteen he was captured by European slave traders, shipped to Barbados, sold to a ship's captain, and eventually arrived in New England. Some years later, while still enslave…
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CD_welcome-to-hubbardton-battlefield-state-historic-park_Castleton-VT.html
The only battle fought on Vermont soil during the American Revolution took place on these fields. Viewed as a rear guard action, this battle was important because it slowed the progress of the British and German pursuers long enough for the main b…
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