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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AXO_northern-forest-canoe-trail_Newport-VT.html
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For thousands of years, the waterways of the Northeast Kingdom provided the best travel routes across the rugged landscape. Lake Memphremagog is a hub which connects the northeast's major waterways: Lake Champlain to the west, the St. Law…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AXL_the-lane-opera-house-le-lane-opera-house_Newport-VT.html
In 1892, a prominent citizen of Newport, Elisha Lane, commenced construction of the Lane Opera House. The opera house was a three-story brick building with a solid granite foundation and decorative granite window and door trim. The more expensive …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AXE_veterans-memorial_Barton-VT.html
Proudly we salute our
veterans & pledge eternal
gratitude for their sacrifices
& gallant preservation of
freedom for all.
[Armed Services Emblems]
Dedicated May 30, 1989
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A32_merritt-austin-edson_Chester-VT.html
{North Side}Was born in Rutland Vermont on April 25, 1897. Soon after his birth, the Edson family returned to their native Chester. In 1915 he graduated from Chester High School. While attending the University of Vermont, in 1915, he joined the Ve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A18_catamount-stadium_VT.html
The 1960s through the 1980s were an exciting time for racing fans in Chittenden County. In 1964, a plan was made to build a paved 1/3-mile NASCAR-sanctioned oval track in Milton. The newly built I-89 allowed easy access for traveling racers and fa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28M3_rural-otter-creek-valley-multiple-resource-area_Wallingford-VT.html
The Rural Otter Creek Valley Multiple Resource Area was Vermont's first rural historic district, honoring the agricultural history of the fertile valley south of Wallingford. Extending south on Route 7 for 3½ miles, the thematic study area in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28LU_william-slade_Cornwall-VT.html
William Slade was one of Vermont's great public servants and an ardent abolitionist. Born when Vermont was an independent republic, he died just before the Civil War.
A graduate of Middlebury College admitted to the bar in 1810, Slade was a for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28IV_neighbors-helping-neighbors_Burlington-VT.html
Imagine yourself back in time...
If you were standing here in 1959, you would see a neighborhood that included
a Catholic Cathedral, grammar and high
schools and many small businesses such as gas stations, auto dealers and boat companies, dry
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28FO_neighborhood-groceries_Burlington-VT.html
Imagine yourself back in time...
As you enter the corner grocery store, your senses are captivated by the aroma of the Italian cheeses- the provolone hanging from the
ceiling, the freshly grated Romano,
the feta and the gorgonzola. You
look a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CF_arahmi_Burlington-VT.html
Arahmi
"A place where I would like to be," from the language of the people of the
dawn who lived in harmony in this area for 10,000 or more years, the real
discoverers and explorers of Vermont.
This building was rebuilt from the spirit of li…