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Category Archives: Schools

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– The Kinstead – Vermont’s Shelter Home for Children

Montpelier Vermont Historical Society Posted on February 1, 2023 by adminFebruary 27, 2025

 By Paul Heller   It started with a gift of seven acres of prime Montpelier real estate on Main Street hill. The citizens of Montpelier, aware of the need for a refuge for children in difficulty, donated the land for … Continue reading →

Posted in Schools, Uncategorized | Tagged Frank Walker, Green Mountain Special School, Kinstead, orphange

– 1822 – Military Academy Cadets hike from Norwich to Montpelier

Montpelier Vermont Historical Society Posted on January 10, 2023 by adminApril 19, 2023

A Long Walk to Montpelier – 1822 by Paul Heller      On October 11, 1822 the cadets from Captain Partridge’s American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy left Norwich, Vermont to embark on an eight-day march to Montpelier and back. … Continue reading →

Posted in Schools, Uncategorized | Tagged Alden Partridge, American Literary, and Military Academy, Montpelier, Norwich University, paul heller, Samuel Pitkin, Scientific

– 60 College Street

Montpelier Vermont Historical Society Posted on December 11, 2022 by adminMarch 23, 2026

60 College Street has an interesting history. It was first built From Montpelier Register of Historic Places:Front door has paneled and leaded sidelights, fanlight, and wide plain surround. Rear wing, once a barn and now apartments, has quarter-circular gable windows, … Continue reading →

Posted in Houses, Schools, Uncategorized

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  • 260 Elm Street
  • 1800s Spinning wheel sold at the J.W. Howes store in Montpelier  
  • – President James Monroe visits Montpelier 1817
  • – 27 Loomis Street
  • – 28 Loomis Street

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