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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2183_hooker-family-house_Bradford-VT.html
Albert F. Colburn commissioned George P. Loveland & Co to construct this high-style Queen Anne house in 1891 on land subdivided from the estate of Deacon Oliver Hardy. Colburn was the proprietor and treasurer of Wait's River Paper Company, organiz…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM217Z_old-city-and-old-city-falls_Strafford-VT.html
Strafford was granted its charter on August 12, 1761. Land near here was chosen for the town's first settlement by its earliest pioneers, Ezekiel Parish and Frederick Smith. Both men with their families established homesteads in this vicinity by 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YKU_town-of-williamstown_Williamstown-VT.html
Williamstown was established in 1780 by Elijah Paine and was formally chartered one year later on August 9, 1781. The first settlers lived on West Hill, along present-day Stone Road. By the mid-1800s, development had shifted from the two hills int…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WLI_strafford-village-historical_Strafford-VT.html
The Town of Strafford received its charter on August 12, 1761. By the 1790s the area surrounding the Common, known as Strafford Village, became the town center with a mill dam and mill, several homes, an inn, and a store. The Strafford Village His…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1STB_jonathan-peckham-miller-historical_Randolph-VT.html
Jonathan Peckham Miller was born in Randolph and educated at Orange County Grammar School close to this spot. When he fought in the Greek Revolution for freedom from the Turks in the 1820s, he was known internationally as "the American Darede…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1STA_the-floating-bridge-historical_Brookfield-VT.html
Since 1820, eight versions of the Floating Bridge have spanned Sunset Lake, each serving as a unique gateway to Brookfield Village. Previous versions of the bridge were constructed with a variety of materials, including massive timbers, 50-gallon …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S4C_justin-smith-morrill-morrill-homestead_Strafford-VT.html
Justin Smith Morrill 1810-1898
Born in Strafford Village, Justin S. Morrill was the son of a blacksmith. He entered politics in 1854 serving in the United States Congress for a total of nearly 44 years. As a member of the House of Representativ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S4B_furnace-flat_Strafford-VT.html
In this area, what may have been the first use of hot blast to smelt copper adjacent to a mine in the United States took place. During the winter of 1833-1834, Isaac Tyson, Jr., invented a hot-blast system for smelting copper. Assisted by smelting…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OOO_col-thomas-johnson_Newbury-VT.html
To the memory of Col. THOMAS JOHNSON an early settler of this state and a brave and efficient officer in the Revolutionary war. His duties as a civil and military officer were performed with unblemished integrity. In private life a faithful friend…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKC_general-jacob-bayley_Newbury-VT.html
{East side}PatriotA pioneer of strong unselfish purposeA patriot of uncompromising fidelityA soldier unstained by personal ambitionA citizen ever devoted to the public good{South side}SoldierFrench and Indian warLieutenant 1755, Captain 1757, Colo…