Inscription from StateHistoricMarker: “This small community – once called Rich’s Hollow – was settled in the late 1700s and during the 19th century was an important cultural and industrial center area. Samuel Rich created North Montpelier Pond by damming the Kingsbury Branch to power a sawmill, gristmill, and woolen mill that operated until 1970. BusinessesContinue reading “North Montpelier Historic District: State Historic Marker”
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Plainmont Cemetery: Part 2
Today’s video, https://youtu.be/eNfr5z6QKRA, is Part 2 of my visit to Plainmont Cemetery on the border of East Montpelier and Plainfield, VT. It was suggested to me by a member of the Montpelier History Group. I found two spigots there. (Maybe there are more. I happened to see two.) The one close to the shed hadContinue reading “Plainmont Cemetery: Part 2”
Plainmont Cemetery in Plainfield, VT: Part 1
Today’s YouTube video, https://youtu.be/B7Z8mQLeigg, is on the Plainmont Cemetery in East Montpelier, VT. Since it is on the border of Plainfield, the Town of Plainfield is responsible for it. The first burial was in 1909. There are some beautiful headstones there. One had cursive writing on both the family name stone as well as theContinue reading “Plainmont Cemetery in Plainfield, VT: Part 1”
Stowell Stairs & Statue of Sophia: Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT
Greetings All! This is Patricia and I am Traveling for History! In today’s video, I filmed 2 more pieces of funerary art at Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier, VT: the Stowell Stairs and the statue of Sophia Fishman. The Stowell Stairs were carved out of one granite ledge! Thank you for subscribing to my channel! Continue reading “Stowell Stairs & Statue of Sophia: Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT”