Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-06

which covered the tablet and the boulder
on which It is placed \ cheer went up, the
camera men got in their work and the
crowd moved off to the green few rods
away, where the addresses were to be de-
liverod Present at the unveillng were
the designer ~ the tablet, Hugh McLel-
Ian Of New York city. and the grand
daughter of General ira Allen, Mrs. Sarah
n Allen.
The unwilling revealed a bronze tablet
on a boulder, the whole being upheld by =
cubical cement base On the tablet is
he following inscription:
NEAR THIS SITE
IN 1913
THE FIRST SETTLERS
IRA ALLEN AND. HIS UNCLE RE-
MEMBER BAKER
BUILT OF HEWED TIMERS THE
BLOCK HOUSE CALLED
FORT FREDERICK
AS A PROTECTION FROM INDIANS
AND WORKERS
T HAD 80 PORT HOLES AND IN TT
WERE HELD
THE MEETINGS OF THE
PROPRrETORS OF BURLINGTON
BETWEEN JUNE 6, 177i, AND NAY I,
1775.
IRA ALLEN BEING CLERK
LATER THIS HOUSE STOOD \ FEW
RODS NORTHEAST OF HERE
WITH A LARGE GARDEN AND IN IT
WAS HELD THE
FIRST SESSION OF COUNTY COURT.
NOVEMBER, 1855.
SELOW THE FALLS ALLEN BUILT
THE SCHOONER LIBERTY"
ERECTED BY THE
VERMONT SOCIETY
IONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLT
TION
JULY 1914
The parade was memorable dis
play of patriotism by the citizens of
Winooski and Colchester. There were
many floats and automobiles carrying
number of djStingulshed invited
guests. the ladies of the Women's Re
lief Corps, Ladies of the u. A. r., town
and village officials, the clergy, mem
bers of the faculty of the University
Of Vermont and Mayor Burke of Bur
lington. The parade was formed
shortly after one o'clock on East AL
zen street and Main street. II pro-
ceeded to the junction of Spring and
Allen streets where it met the End
United States cavalry and the LIST
regiment Vermont National Guard.
The parade then started from there
about 40 o'clock in the following
form: Platoon OF Burlington police;
chief marshal, DIR. f. a. Burdick with
aids, Lieut. Brett Lieut. Farman, of
the end cavalry, Capt, George w
Grandy LIST regiment, Vermont Ma
tional guard, H. l., Brigham, r E.
Thomas, L. j Reeves, c. H. Mower
A f. McGreavy, Fred Labounty. Jo-
seph Sheppard and a. G. Best Camp
Barnard girls. mounted; 2nd U. s. cav
airy band; End squadron U. S. cavalry
hAIajor j, S. Vim, commanding; band and
First regiment, v N. G.. Fifth United
Estates Infantry band; WinoosM Steamer
Hose company, No I: engine and chemi-
zeal wagon; Lafayette Hose company, No.
y, apparatus; Boxer Engine company of
Huntington; Shermans band Iroquois
Camp, degree team, Modern Woodmen
.of America Garde St. Laurent; st.
tPeters society; St Icons society;
FFanny Allen Court. Catholic Or
Eer OF Forcstcrs, St Jean Baptiste;
}Nerdl club, Rope club; Mohawk club;
hnondaga club; automobiles with ladies
tof the d. A. Il. and w r. G.; village
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syas the Mohawk club float upon which
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