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Edwin L. Drake (1819 – 1880)

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“Father” of the petroleum industry, born in Greenville, New York; he spent his boyhood in Castleton Corners and attended local schools. Drake

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Brigham Young (1801 – 1877)

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Born in Whitingham. Converted from Methodism to Mormonism in 1832, two years after Joseph Smith’s brother passed through Mendon, New York,

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Caroline Ardelia Yale (1848-1933)

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Educator of the deaf, born in Charlotte. After briefly attending Mount Holyoke (the only New England College open to women) shestarted

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William G. Wilson (1895 – 1971)

18 Views Doctor Bob S, excessive drinker, William G. Wilson

Born in East Dorset. An excessive drinker on the verge of ruin, “Bill” in 1934 experienced a spiritual conviction that he

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Rudy Vallee Hubert Prior Vallee (1901 – 1986)

5104 Views Brighton, Hubert Prior Vallee, Rudy Vallee

Band leader and singer, born in Island Pond (Brighton). Originally intending to become a pharmacist, he took up the saxophone,

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Alexander Twilight (1795-1857)

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Educator, minister and legislator, born in Corinth to a free Black family. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1823, his baccalaureate degree

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Thadeus Stevens (1792 – 1868)

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American politician, leading member of the US House of Representatives during the Civil War and the Reconstruction period. Born in Danville.

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Joseph Smith (1805 – 1844)

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Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (commonly called Mormons), born in Sharon. He received his first “call’

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Justin Morgan (1747 – 1798)

7521 Views Justin Morgan, Morgan walked, tuberculosis

Popular misconception has it that the Morgan Horse, the State Animal of Vermont, was bred by Justin Morgan. The fact is,

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George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882)

5238 Views American ambassador, Burlington, George Perkins Marsh

Linguist, diplomat, conservationist; born in Woodstock. A master of several languages by the time he graduated from Dartmouth in 1820,

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Featured Bridges

Morgan Covered Bridge, Belvidere, Vermont
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Morgan Covered Bridge, Belvidere, Vermont

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Morgan Belvidere (a/k/a Upper) Lewis Robinson, 1887 Modified Queenpost, 62′ spanning North Branch Lamoille River on Morgan Bridge Road, .1 mile

Fisher Covered Bridge, Wolcott, Vermont
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Fisher Covered Bridge, Wolcott, Vermont

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Creamery Covered Bridge, Brattleboro, Vermont
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Creamery Covered Bridge, Brattleboro, Vermont

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Twin Covered Bridge, Rutland Town, Vermont
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Twin Covered Bridge, Rutland Town, Vermont

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Featured Towns

Saxtons River, Vermont, New England USA
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Saxtons River, Vermont, New England USA

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About Saxtons River, Vermont Village in the town of Rockingham, Windham County Coordinates (Geographic Center): N 72° 30′ W 43°08′

Westminster, Vermont, New England USA
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Westminster, Vermont, New England USA

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Vernon, Vermont, New England USA
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Vernon, Vermont, New England USA

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Cavendish, Vermont, New England USA
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Cavendish, Vermont, New England USA

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