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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26AO_george-dewey-admiral-of-the-navy-u-s-n_Burlington-VT.html
George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy, U.S.N.
1837-1917
Born in Montpelier, Vermont, George Dewey graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1858. Following service in the Civil War, he held several high-ranking administrative positions in th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26AL_honor-and-tradition_Burlington-VT.html
Honor and Tradition
Name Comm Decomm
USS Vermont (BB 20) 1907 1920
USS Plattsburg (SP 1645) 1918 1919
USS Converse (DD 291) 1920 1930
USS Dewey (DD 349) 1934 1945
USS Clark (DD 361) 1936 1945
USS Mayo (DD 422) 1940 1946
USS Emmon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM268A_the-lone-sailor-a-war-memorial_Burlington-VT.html
The Lone Sailor
The original bronze sculpture stands at the center of the United States Navy Memorial in Washington DC. In honor of the historical naval actions on Lake Champlain, the Navy Memorial Foundation approved placing The Lone Sailor at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2682_the-battle-of-valcour-island-a-war-memorial_Burlington-VT.html
The Battle of Valcour Island
11-13 October 1776
In the fall of 1776 a British Naval force left Canada and embarked onto Lake Champlain in an effort to divide and conquer the rebelling thirteen colonies. Positioned off Valcour Island was a flee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22HH_round-barn_Shelburne-VT.html
The three-story Round Barn was built in 1901 to improve agricultural efficiency on the farm. Hay from the top floor and silage from the central silo dropped through feed chutes to the middle level, where up to sixty cows could be stancioned around…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22H5_covered-bridge_Shelburne-VT.html
Measuring 168 feet in length with two vehicle lanes and a footpath, the Covered Bridge spanned the Lamoille River for more than one hundred years. The bridge's system of parallel-chord trusses and arches, which act in concert to support both the b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22H1_an-intentional-landscape_Shelburne-VT.html
Shelburne Museum's gardens and grounds, like its other collections, are designed to offer enjoyment, information, and an opportunity for relaxation and reflection. Museum founder Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888-1960) worked with Long Island landscape…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GV_webb-gallery_Shelburne-VT.html
This building was designed to complement neighboring historic structures. The main block, flanked by matched wings, echoes the symmetry and scale of nearby Dorset House, and the brick façade reflects the construction materials of the Schoolhouse …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GQ_settlers-house-and-barn_Shelburne-VT.html
The Settlers' House is constructed of hand-hewn beech and pine timbers. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Vermont settlers, loggers, and trappers often built similar temporary log homes. Research suggests that this particular example was const…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GN_sawmill_Shelburne-VT.html
The Sawmill building houses the Trescott-Shepard sawmill originally located in South Royalton, Vermont. The water-powered mill was built in the late 1700s on Mill Brook by Jeremiah Trescott and his partner, Captain Stevens. Trescott's descendants,…