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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HDE_abby-maria-hemenway_Ludlow-VT.html
Born in Ludlow in 1828 and educated at Black River Academy, Abby Maria Hemenway was the editor of the Vermont Historical Gazetteer, a five volume compilation of local history, published between 1860 and 1891. For thirty years, Hemenway managed her…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FKR_stellafane-observatory_Holland-VT.html
Stellafane Observatory
Has been Designated a
National Historic landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
In Commemorating the History of the
United States of America
1989
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EXR_calvin-coolidge_Plymouth-VT.html
Born July 4, 1872 in a house back of store, Calvin Coolidge from 4 years of age lived in the homestead across the road, now owned by the State of Vermont. Here on Aug. 3, 1923 he was inaugurated President and he spent many vacations. In the Notch …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EK3_jessie-lafountain-bigwood_Royalton-VT.html
Born in 1874, Jessie LaFountain attended Burlington Business College and worked as a government reporter at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester/Essex, Vermont. In 1898 she married Frederick H. Bigwood and shortly thereafter entered the office of V.A. B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EJL_salmond-bridge_Weathersfield-VT.html
Salmond Bridge was built by James F. Tasker c1880. This 54' multiple king post structure spanned the Black River near Stoughton Pond and was named after the Salmond family living near the bridge. It remained in this area until 1959, when it was re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18R5_constitution-house_Windsor-VT.html
Windsor, settled in 1764, became the political center of the Upper Connecticut River Valley. Here the Constitution of the "Free and Independent State of Vermont" was adopted at the tavern of Elijah West on July 8, 1777. This constitution was the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18QT_william-jarvis_Weathersfield-VT.html
In 1811 Consul Jarvis brought from Spain to his farm in Weathersfield Bow the prized Merino sheep, whose longer fiber revolutionized the woolen industry and stimulated sheep raising throughout the East. In the 1830's Merinos were the state's princ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM183J_disastrous-train-wreck_Hartford-VT.html
At 2:10 AM on February 5, 1887 the last car of The Montreal Express derailed causing three cars to fall from the bridge and crash on the ice of the White River 43 feet below. Embers from the coal stoves ignited the spilled oil of the lanterns and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM183G_marianne-gaillard-faulkner_Woodstock-VT.html
Marker Front:Born September 19, 1859, in Mobile, Alabama, Marianne Gaillard married Edward Daniels Faulkner in 1885. Edward owned Johnson & Faulkner, a very successful and prosperous upholstery firm in New York CityThe couple bought the former Woo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM167Y_calvin-coolidge-homestead_Plymouth-VT.html
Calvin Coolidge Homestead has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark.Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1933 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the Unite…