The Story of Vermont In 100 Buildings

America turns 250. Let's go find the candles.Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com, the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. We've wandered through big cities, tiny towns, muddy trails, and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5,000 historic gems along the way.The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive, sometimes weird, and always waiting to be rediscovered. Whether you're traveling by road, by printed page, or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week, we invite you to explore 100 Vermont landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Green Mountain State. Green Mountain Boys... "The Vicious Act"... town pounds... land-grant colleges... "The Shaftsbury Murderer"... merino sheep... "frozenice trade"... cast iron construction... "The Precision Valley"... miner-al springs... "Drunkards' Reunion"... platform scales... "Silent Cal"...golden age of motoring... rural cemeteries... Meskers... Morganhorses... Long Trail huts... Carnegie libraries... "Sparkling Stone"...carriage roads... clothespins... the CCC... Flavor Graveyard... tele-scopes... Dog Chapel. This book will have you telling stories like anative in no time.The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learnthe explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets thatmake Vermont uniquely Vermont. Where did the Civil War come toVermont Solved. Where was the first practical ski tow in the UnitedStates? A mystery no more. Where is the oldest professionally man-aged forest in America? Identified. What Vermont golf course host-ed a United States Amateur Championship? Revealed. Why were thedoors built so low on the Taft Lodge" No one knows.It is a story only Vermont can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So, fire up the GPS and see the story of the Green Mountain State standing in plain sight on Vermont streets!

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