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Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable: 19 survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and behavior over the remaining 12 years of his life—effects sufficiently ...
He graduated from Vermont Medical College in Woodstock [2] and worked for a time as a physician. While working on the Rutland & Burlington railroad in Cavendish, Vermont , with his former physics teacher Hosea Doton, [ 3 ] he was the first physician to treat railroad contractor Phineas Gage after Gage survived accidentally blasting a tamping ...
The Barnet Center Historic District encompasses a small cluster of buildings and a cemetery, which make up the original town center of Barnet, Vermont.Located on Barnet Center Road, it includes the 1849 Presbyterian church, vestry, and two residences, built between 1790 and 1898, as well as the town's first cemetery and a c. 1915 toolshed.
John Martyn Harlow (1819–1907) was an American physician primarily remembered for his attendance on brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage, and for his published reports on Gage's accident and subsequent history. Boston Herald, May 20, 1907. Harlow was born in Whitehall, New York on November 25, 1819 to Ransom and Annis Martyn Harlow. [1]
September 13 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives a 3-foot-plus iron rod being driven through his head. September 16 – William Cranch Bond and William Lassell discover Hyperion, Saturn's moon. September 25 – The Hungarian king and Habsburg emperor Ferdinand V refuses to recognise the Hungarian government, led by Lajos Batthyány.
The Putney Village Historic District encompasses most of the main village and town center of Putney, Vermont.Settled in the 1760s, the village saw its major growth in the late 18th and early 19th century, and includes a cohesive collection with Federal and Greek Revival buildings, with a more modest number of important later additions, including the Italianate town hall.
The Chelsea Village Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Chelsea, Vermont, the shire town of Orange County.Developed in the first half of the 19th century as a regional service and transportation hub, the village exhibits a significant number of Greek Revival buildings, augmented with primarily later civic and commercial buildings.
The Downtown Hardwick Village Historic District encompasses a significant portion of the downtown area of Hardwick, Vermont. The town developed in the 19th century first as a small industrial center, and later became one of the world's leading processors of granite. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]