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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA4Q_larrabees-point_Shoreham-VT.html
John Larrabee established the first regular ferry here under a grant from the Vermont Legislature when the only business at the site was his tavern. In 1823, the year that the Champlain Canal opened, Larrabee and Samuel Holley built a store and a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9MP_continental-storehouse-site_Bennington-VT.html
On this sitestood theContinental StorehouseObject ofthe British attackthat was repulsedby the Colonial Forcesat theBattle of BenningtonAugust 16, 1777
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8UK_battle-of-bennington_Bennington-VT.html
The Expedition led by Lieut. Col. Baum Sent to Seize Military Stores here, wasDefeated by Volunteer Amer-ican Militia Forces fromNew Hampshire, Massachusettsand Vermont, Commanded byGeneral John Stark, AidedBy Colonels Warner andHerrick, of Vermon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8TC_bennington-battle-monument_Bennington-VT.html
On August 16, 1777, British forces sent by Gen'l Burgoyne to seize supplies at Bennington were turned back by New Englanders under Gen'l John Stark and Vermont's Col. Seth Warner. This 306 foot commemorative shaft planned 100 years later, was dedi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CJ_germans-arrive-americans-retreat_Castleton-VT.html
Most of the battle waged back and forth in this field until the Americans were finally forced across the Castleton Road to the east. They took up a position there behind a log and stone fence.
After some heavy fighting, Colonel Hale's 2nd New H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CI_the-selleck-cabin_Castleton-VT.html
John and Sarah Selleck built their cabin near the Castleton Road when they moved to Hubbardton from Connecticut in 1775. Like many other families, they had come here to farm and raise their families away from the crowding and turmoil in the coasta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CG_british-flank-near-mt-zion_Castleton-VT.html
Directly in front of you stands the majestic Mount Zion. From its summit the whole battlefield can be seen and it may have served as a lookout for Tory and Indian scouts who were surveying the area for the British shortly before the battle.
The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CF_monument-hill-charge_Castleton-VT.html
Colonel Ebenezer Francis and his 11th Continental Regiment from Massachusetts encamped along this hilltop on the night of July 6th. To the left, down the hill toward the Selleck cabin, were Seth Warner and his Green Mountain Boys; to the right was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CE_dawn-attack_Castleton-VT.html
Directly ahead, through the gap in the hills, ran the Military Road which connected the American garrison at Mount Independence on Lake Champlain with sites on the Connecticut River. American forces used this road as their escape route during thei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7CD_welcome-to-hubbardton-battlefield-state-historic-park_Castleton-VT.html
The only battle fought on Vermont soil during the American Revolution took place on these fields. Viewed as a rear guard action, this battle was important because it slowed the progress of the British and German pursuers long enough for the main b…