Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886)
American lawyer, politician, 21st President of the United States (1881-1885). Born in a small cabin in Fairfield. The son of the
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James Rowland Angell (1869 – 1949)
Educator and psychologist, born in Burlington. Influenced by such teachers as John Dewey and William James, he completed his graduate studies in Europe
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The Native American in Vermont
Vermont’s story begins with the indigenous peoples who frequented the territory between the Connecticut River and Lake Champlain long before
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Naming Vermont
Vermont was officially adopted as the new republic’s name on June 30, 1777. Two different stories are told to explain
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Thomas Chittenden (1730 – 1797)
Born in East Guilford, Connecticut. A farmer and land speculator (a member of the Onion River Company, along with Ethan
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Justin Smith Morrill (1810-1898)
Thanks to a Vermonter who had to leave school at the age of 15, millions of Americans have had the door
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Lemuel Haynes (1753-1833)
As the first black in America to serve as pastor of a white congregation, Haynes ministered to Rutland‘s West Parish for
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John Stark (1728 – 1822)
Born in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Although he was a farmer like his father, it has often been said that his
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Calvin Coolidge
Thirtieth President of the United States, born in Plymouth. He is the only US President born on Independence Day. He attended
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Ethan Allen (1738 – 1789)
American Revolutionary, born in Litchfield, Connecticut. Allen spent a considerable portion of his life in the effort to achieve independence
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