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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FH4_the-battery_Burlington-VT.html
The battery of thirteen guns on this ground repulsed an attack of three British gunboats June 13 1813It was the defense of Burlington and of the United States Army here encamped during the war of 1812This tablet was erected by the Green Mountain C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FH3_howard-william-plant-memorial_Burlington-VT.html
Dedicated to the memoryofHOWARD WILLIAM PLANTBorn July 25, 1900Enlisted in U.S. Navy June 8, 1916Wireless operatorU.S. Destroyer Jacob JonesTorpedoed at sea December 6, 1917First Burlington boy to diein the World War
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FH2_little-italy_Burlington-VT.html
Beginning in the early 1900s, the area directly to the east housed numerous emigrants. Many moved here from Italy with hopes to build better lives. Some worked in the lumber mills and railroad yards that bordered the lake. In the process, they cre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FH1_steamer-vermont_Burlington-VT.html
John and James Winans built here the second successful steamboat to operate commercially, only two years after Robert Fulton made his historic trip up the Hudson on the "Clermont". The Champlain Transportation Co. was one of the oldest steamboat c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FH0_john-dewey_Burlington-VT.html
Born here on Oct. 20, 1859, John Dewey attended local schools and in 1879 graduated from the University of Vermont. Dewey was world-renowned as a philosopher and author of many books. Ideas drawn from his educational doctrines profoundly influence…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FGZ_general-william-wells-dr-h-nelson-jackson_Burlington-VT.html
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 7…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FFU_mary-martha-fletcher_Burlington-VT.html
Mary Fletcher, born in Jericho, Vt., moved here with her family at age 20. Following her father's death, the family established Fletcher Free Library (1873). Mary Fletcher continued her parents' benefactions. She founded Mary Fletcher Hospital (18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FFE_athletic-park_Burlington-VT.html
Located on the streetcar line between Burlington and Winooski, Athletic Park was the home of the University of Vermont's baseball and football teams and track-and-field events from 1887 until Centennial Field opened in 1906. It was also where Burl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYUL_burial-place-of-general-ethan-allen_Burlington-VT.html
The mortal remains of Ethan Allen, Vermont leader, fighter, writer and philosopher, lie in this cemetery beneath the marble statue, but his spirit is in Vermont now.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFLV_city-hall-park_Burlington-VT.html
In 1797, a city planned grid system was laid out for Burlington, incorporating the few transportation routes that existed, including King, Pearl, Church and Battery Streets. At the city's center, space was reserved for a park (now City Hall Park)…
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