Bradford

Bradford (HM18RJ)

Location: Bradford, VT 05033 Orange County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 0.007', W 72° 7.432'

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Home of Maker of 1st Globes and Birthplace of Adm. Clark

James Wilson, a Bradford farmer and self-taught engraver, in early 1800's made and sold the first geographical globes in the U.S. Adm. Chas. Clark, born here in 1843, was Captain of the "Oregon", which sailed around the Cape Horn to defeat Spanish at Santiago Bay in 1898.
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HM NumberHM18RJ
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Placed ByVermont Historic Sites Commission
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Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 5:57am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 730594 N 4875908
Decimal Degrees44.00011667, -72.12386667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 0.007', W 72° 7.432'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 0' 0.42" N, 72° 7' 25.92" W
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Area Code(s)802
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 74 Wrights Ave, Bradford VT 05033, US
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