The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-08
HISTORIC PLACES.
Committee Appointed by Mayor Bigelow
Makes Report and Asks for
Suggestions.

Burlington, heb She committee 0
the marking Of historical places In Bun
lington and vicinity, appointed by Mayo
Bigelow. present the following list, an
would respectfully request any who kno'
of other historic places 20 notify Harr
s. Howard, secretary Of the committed
l56 College street, at an early day.
|. Burial ground Of the soldiers o
the War Of 1912, near the corner of Mort
and Park streets.
2. A marker should be placed in Oh
Unitarian churchyard, explaining that o
the north side OF Pearl street. from th
church to the Battery and extending {
North street was an encampment Of Tel
thousand men during the War OF 1872
under command OF Major General Wad
Hampton, and that the officers quarter
were located on the south side Of Pear
street, the house at % Pearl street, for
merly owned by Governor John l.. Bar
stow, being one and the house at Nos
s5.s7 Pearl street being another.
3. Old college buildings which wer'
used for barracks, and later destroyed
by fire.
4. Grass Mount, where General Lafay
cite stopped in 1926.
5. The residence OF DR.. Lyman Aller
at rs Main street. This was known a
the 'Kasson house. and was built il
1901; the cellar was arched over with
brick and stone, and the cellar windows
were 80 constructed as to form loop
holes for musketry, especially on THE
south side. The legend is that during
kha tNra. 80 1910 ..hau tba fot.fu tsFa
fired upon by the British, the people took
their yaluables and moved them into the
basement OF this house.
q. II is said that the oldest house in
town is that located on Colchester ave.
nue. Just east Of the Medical college. and
known as the "Alvah Foote house"
I. In the war for the Union the troops
that were modified in Burlington en-
camped and were mustered in on the old
Fair Ground" located north of North
street and east OF North avenue, the or
ganization being the Second Regiment
of Infantry, Vermont Volunteers, June
90, 1861; First Regiment of Cavalry, YER
mont Volunteers, November 49, 1851 /;
Seveteenth Regiment Of Infantry, YER
mont Volunteers, January 5. 1854; Third
Light Battery, Vermont Volunteers, Jan
uary /, 1864; and the Frontier Cavalry,
Vermont Volunteers, January 10, 1865.
s. Brick building on the southeast
corner OF King and South Battery streets,
at present occupied on Che first floor by
Mr.. Charles Belts for a grocery store,
and the second hoor by tenants Dur.
ing the Civil War this was known as
the Robinson Barracks the first story
being occupied by o. ]. Walker & Bros,
as wholesale grOcers, and the upper
stories as rendezvous for recruits who
had enlisted in the various Vermont reg
iments. previous to their being sent to
the front.
Q. The Offices now occupied by Hon.
Hamilton s. Peck, Maj. Gen. o. o. How
ard, T. $. A., and the Vermont Society
Of. Colonial Wars, in the building Of the
r. s. Peck Insurance Agency on College
street, were used during the war for the
Union by the provost marshal, Col. RoIla
and were the headquarters for
the reporting and examination Of sol
diers who had enlisted from different
parts Of the state, previous TO their going
to the Robinson Barracks" and assign
ment to a regiment for service.
10. In the SpanishAmerican War,
20. NJ. First Regiment Of Infantry, Yer.
mont Volunteers was organized in the
old armory whhal Was located on the
slte Of the present Fletcher library on
College street. the date OF organization
being May 10, lSgS, and II would be
most appropriate II tablet should be
placed IN the library with reference to
Ibis event Company NJ was modified
II Camp Olympia near Fort Ethan
Allens
Winoosld.
l. Fort Frederick. on the east side
ii Main street near the bridge,
2. Ira Aliens house, an old stone
rouse which stood az the rear Of Mrs.
John r. Forests store near the corner
IL Main and Center streets.
3. site of Ethan Aliens house at VIM |
,oski Park. The house was burned sew
raj years ag0, and was the property Of |
Michael r. Kelley, at one time being
by the Rev. Edward Hunger
ord Of this city.
South Burlington.
/. The land near the farm Of the late
}. G. Barber, on the plains, now occupied
" Daniel ]. Millham, which was used
II the troops in the War Of 1912, they
aving moved there to escape the chol-
ra.
Shelburne.
!. A marker should be placed near
he iron bridge over the La Platte river,
n the road to Shelburne Farms, telling
he story Of the fight between the set
lers, English and Indians, who, came
p to the head OF Shelburne Bay and
iere killed, it is said Legend states
hat their blood ran into this river, and
hat on this account 1t was named ia
latte"
2. Another marker should be placed
n the Pierson property, below DIR. w.
eward Webb's place. near the bank Of
he lake, in the vicinity of the old Ed
ar Mech place, TO commemorate the