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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S2N_royall-tyler-early-american-playwright_Guilford-VT.html
Boston-born Royall Tyler's play, 'The Contrast' was the first American drama to be performed in this country (1787) and his novel, 'The Algerine Captive' presented the first Yankee types in our literature. He came to Guilford in 1791 and was Chief…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S0L_court-house_Westminster-VT.html
Westminster "Massacre" Northward stood the Cumberland County Courthouse, seat of New York's colonial administration. Opposition to holding a court session led to the "Massacre" of March 13, 1775. Here the New Hampshire Grants on Jan. 16, 1777, dec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M31_bradley-law-office_Westminster-VT.html
Prominent nineteenth century political leader and lawyer, William Czar Bradley (1782-1867) practiced in this building from 1802 until 1858 when he retired. He was a member of the VT Legislature, the Governor's Council, & U.S. Representative to Con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FKP_green-mountain-hall_Whitingham-VT.html
The structure, originally of Greek Revival design, was built in 1861 as a Universalist Church. As its membership declined toward the end of the 19th century, the Congregation found it necessary to relinquish ownership to a community association, t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EY6_the-round-schoolhouse_Brookline-VT.html
Designed - 1821 - by Dr. John "Thunderbolt" Wilson.Built in 1822 on this site deeded to the Town of Brookline by Peter Benson, for the sum of $5.00. Dr. Wilson, a former Scottish highwayman, taught the first term of 60 pupils who sat on benches.Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EXQ_taft-homestead-site_Townshend-VT.html
In 1799, Aaron Taft settled on a 100-acre farm on Taft Hill. His grandson, Alphonso, born here in 1810, served as Secretary of War and Attorney General under President Grant, and as Minister to Austria-Hungary and Russia. Alphonso's son, William H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EXP_bellows-falls-canal_Town-of-Rockingham-VT.html
The British-owned Company, which was chartered to render the Conn. River navigable here in 1791, was 10 years building the 9 locks and dam around the Great Falls, 52 ft. high. After the railroad came in 1849, river traffic declined and the canal w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVM_1857-schoolhouse-no-6_Dover-VT.html
1857 Schoolhouse No. 6 This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D7M_rockingham-meetinghouse_Town-of-Rockingham-VT.html
Rockingham Meetinghouse has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America A rare 18th century New England meetinghouse of the "Second Perio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D7L_rockingham-meeting-house_Town-of-Rockingham-VT.html
The Rockingham Meeting House is one of the finest remaining examples of New England Colonial architecture. It is the oldest intact public building in Vermont. Built between 1787 and 1801, it served Rockingham as a house of religious worship and to…
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