In 1838, Cornelius Grant was born in Granville, Vermont. On August 30, 1862, he enlisted. He mustered in on October 21, 1862, as a Private with Company E in the 14th Vermont Infantry. He mustered out on July 30, 1863. Grant died on October 6, 1864. No one applied for nor received a pension.
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Prop Plane Overhead!
https://youtube.com/shorts/Yx_PoyLPRYY?si=Mqf7E_rD3LuvlPbi All YouTube videos go live at 12:30 am Eastern Daylight Time. Across the street from the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes, Vermont, is the location of the Basin Harbor Airport. This airport is more of an airfield. And when I say “airfield “, I do absolutely mean a grassy plot of land. ThroughoutContinue reading “Prop Plane Overhead!”
Will It Turn On???
https://youtube.com/shorts/9kBcwqqo9Jo?si=Vc7p02EFBEKL2dTJ I visited the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum recently. One of the buildings I filmed was The Roost and had been part of Camp Marbury. As I walked around, I noticed this lamp attached to the wall. It didn’t take long to realize a tree branch was the body and a light was attached! OnceContinue reading “Will It Turn On???”
Christ Church: National Register of Historic Places
“Christ Church is a historic church located at Melendy Hill Road and US Route 5 in Guilford, Vermont. Built in 1817 and later given Gothic Revival styling, it was the first Episcopal Church in Vermont. On May 13, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is now owned by theContinue reading “Christ Church: National Register of Historic Places”
Hiram Spoor: Prisoner of War During the American Civil War
Hiram Spoor was born September 6, 1842 in Clarenceville, Canada East. He enlisted on July 18, 1862 and mustered in on September 1, 1862 as a Private with Company K in the 11th Vermont Infantry. The 11th Vermont Infantry was also called the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery. Those names were interchangeable. Spoor was promoted toContinue reading “Hiram Spoor: Prisoner of War During the American Civil War”
Key to Liberty: The American Revolution in the Champlain Valle
“Key to Liberty: The American Revolution in the Champlain Valley. Discover how a naval battle on Lake Champlain changed the outcome of the Revolutionary War.”-Lake Champlain Maritime Museum I had visited the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum for the first time recently. Free admission is a strong draw. And this was one of the exhibits IContinue reading “Key to Liberty: The American Revolution in the Champlain Valle”
Christ Church Cemetery: Guilford, Vermont
According to the Vermont Old Cemetery Association, [the Christ Church Cemetery] “was first used in 1815 and contains 626 graves.” Find-a-Grave states there are two famous people buried there. They are: John Wolcott Phelps: He was a Civil War Union Brigadier General. Rudolf Serkin: He was a musician who was born in the Czech Republic.Continue reading “Christ Church Cemetery: Guilford, Vermont”
Winooski River: Post July Flooding 2023
https://youtube.com/shorts/26ovXqzKCew?si=ezKrJB1FIZ6UiaGI All YouTube videos go live at 12:30 am Eastern Daylight Time. I stood on the Burlington, Vermont side of the Winooski River to watch it. This was only a few days after the devastating rains, which flooded several parts of Vermont. To watch how strong and powerful the current was days later was amazingContinue reading “Winooski River: Post July Flooding 2023”
Shelburne Museum Pop-Up Outdoor Art Exhibits
All YouTube videos go live at 12:30 am Eastern Daylight Time. I mis-stated the name of the building these pop-ups are in front of. I said the Webb Gallery. (I was heading there. 🙄) THIS building is the Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial Building. I apologize for my error. From the Shelburne Museum website: “Inflated objectsContinue reading “Shelburne Museum Pop-Up Outdoor Art Exhibits”
Creamery Covered Bridge: National Register!
“The Creamery Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge in West Brattleboro, Vermont. Now closed to traffic, the Town lattice truss bridge formerly carried Guilford Road across Whetstone Brook, just south of Vermont Route 9. Built in 1879, it is Brattleboro’s last surviving 19th-century covered bridge. The Creamery Covered Bridge is about 1.5 miles (2.4Continue reading “Creamery Covered Bridge: National Register!”