Vermont's Colonial Shrine

Vermont Legislature Joint Resolution December 11, 1935

Whereas, the Old First Church of Bennington was

organized December 3, 1762, and is the Oldest Church

within the present limits of Vermont; and

Whereas, our forefathers met in Prayer in the First

Meeting House for assistance ...

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Tabernacle Church was formed by black members of Beaufort Baptist Church after other members evacuated the area because of Federal occupation in 1861. The church's lecture room was used for services during the war. In 1867 the black congregation bought ...

Hardee’s Detour

Aug. 31, 1864. The night march of Hardee’s A. C. (followed by Anderson’s div. of S. D. Lee’s) [CS] from East Point & Rough and Ready to Jonesboro, was not without incident. About 3 A. M. the head of Brown’s ...

End of Harrison's Trail In Ohio - War of 1812

Six miles east is the western boundary of "The Fire Lands" - given by Connecticut to its citizens for property destroyed by the British during the Revolution.

Marker is at the intersection of West 3rd Street and Monroe Street, on the ...

Ebenezer Church

Side A

In January of 1778 Ebenezer Baptist Church was constituted by pioneer minister Evan Pugh and Richard Furman, for whom Furman University is named. Admitted to the Charleston Baptist Association in 1778, the church was incorporated in 1791 as ...

Moses S. Haynsworth

Born in Darlington District in 1845, this Confederate War veteran witnessed the firing attack on the Union steamer Star of the West, as it attempted to reinforce Ft. Sumter Jan. 9, 1861. He participated in skirmishes at Tullifinny River near ...

Gravel Hill Battery

With its excellent field of fire, Gravel Hill Battery was the island’s key fortification against British ships. Constructed in the spring of 1776, after Fort Constitution’s inability to command the Hudson had become evident, it was destroyed during British ...

Major John Buttrick House

Here was the home of the Colonial officer who led the advance to the North Bridge. With British soldiers firing directly at his men, Major John Buttrick gave the order, “Fire, fellow soldiers, for God’s sake, fire!” It was the ...

Revolutionary War Constitution Island

The defense of the Hudson River against British ships was an important task of the Revolutionary Army. The river’s sharp bend and strong currents at this point made Constitution Island well located for this purpose.

Construction on Fort Constitution ...

Bethlehem Church

This Baptist Church, organized by 1854, built its first house of worship near here on land purchased in 1859 from A.R. Stokes. The congregation obtained the land for its present location in 1910 from G.D. Sanders and completed by 1914. ...