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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
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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27Z3_howard-bank-building_Burlington-VT.html
Howard Bank Building
1902 ————-
This granite-faced brick building, designed and built
by Hiram Salls, is a fine example of Renaissance Revival
Classicism. Constructed for the Howard National Bank
it replaced a smalle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27W5_the-meeting-house_Burlington-VT.html
The meeting house of the
First Unitarian Universalist
Society of Burlington
1816
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27U1_103-church-street_Burlington-VT.html
103 Church Street
c.1820s ——————-
This may be one of the oldest buildings surviving on
Church Street, possibly built in the 1820s and hidden
behind a modern façade applied in the 1980s. Here,
the famous …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26AP_the-battle-of-plattsburgh-bay_Burlington-VT.html
The Battle of Plattsburgh Bay
11 September 1812
During the War of 1812, the British again attempted to use Lake Champlain as an invasion route into the United States. Both American and British naval commands constructed large vessels in an eff…
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…