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The Vermont Historical Society (VHS) was founded in 1838 to preserve and record the cultural history of the US state of Vermont. Headquartered in the old Spaulding School Building in Barre, the Vermont History Center is home to the Vermont Historical Society's administrative offices, the Leahy Library and a small book shop.
List of Vermont newspapers, as of 1842, in: Zadock Thompson. History Of Vermont , Natural, Civil And Statistical, In Three Parts, With A Few Map Of The State, And 200 Engravings. Burlington, VT: Goodrich, 1842
The geologic history of Vermont begins more than 450 million years ago during the Cambrian and Devonian periods. Human history of Native American settlement can be divided into the hunter-gatherer Archaic Period , from c. 7000–1000 BC, and the sedentary Woodland Period , from c. 1000 BC to AD 1600.
Windsor, Vermont: prior to 1777 birthplace of the Vermont Republic and the Constitution of the State of Vermont Dutton House: Shelburne, Vermont: 1782 Moved to grounds of Shelburne Museum from Cavendish, Vermont. Hyde Log Cabin: Grand Isle, Vermont: 1783 One of the oldest log cabins in U.S. Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead: Shaftsbury Center ...
The Vermont Republic officially known at the time as the State of Vermont, was an independent state in New England that existed from January 15, 1777, to March 4, 1791. [1] The state was founded in January 1777, when delegates from 28 towns met and declared independence from the jurisdictions and land claims of the British colonies of Quebec ...
In the early years of Vermont statehood, there were two newspapers in circulation: the Bennington Gazette and the Windsor Journal. [1] Matthew Lyon was an early political, military, and business leader of Vermont. [2] He founded the town of Fair Haven in 1783, and constructed and operated several businesses, including mills and forges. [3]
Vermont lawmakers made history this week when they overrode six of Gov. Phil Scott’s eight vetoes for the year − including those targeting contentious land development and property tax bills.
In 1833 The Franklin Journal was founded in St. Albans as a newspaper advocating the platform of the Anti-Masonic Party.From 1833 to 1837 it was published and edited by Samuel N. Sweet and then Joseph H. Brainerd.