Island Park
In the Connecticut River there used to be a pretty bigThe island between Brattleboro and Hinsdale. In the 1800’s it wasHinsdale was over 22 acres.[diti_timeline horizontal_line_color="rgba(0,0,0,0.37)" horizontal_line_focus_color="#E09900"...
Early Maps Of Brattleboro 1745 – 1912
Harris Hill
In the beginning, the hill was 740 feet long. The landing space was 250 feet with a drop from the top to bottom of 284 feet. It was a big hill and it would get bigger.
Madame Sherri
Across the river from north Brattleboro, in West Chesterfield, New Hampshire, a trail winds through the Madame Sherri Forest to a set of ghostly stone stairs—the ruins of Madame Sherri’s castle, an estate whose former glory was lost to fire in 1962.
The Brattleboro Retreat
THE BRATTLEBORO RETREATThe Brattleboro Retreat The Brattleboro Retreat in 1844. Courtesy of the Brattleboro Historical Society.[/caption] Go north on Main Street through downtown Brattleboro, past the library and bubbling Wells Fountain, and you’ll crest the hill onto...
H.P. Lovecraft
HP LOVECRAFT & ROUND MOUNTAINH.P. Lovecraft & Round Mountain: West BrattleboroHoward Philips Lovecraft (1890 - 1937), was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He was virtually unknown and published...
Clarina Howard Nichols
Clarina Howard Nichols - Townsend and BrattleboroClarina Howard Nichols (1810 - 1885) was an advocate for human rights. Born in Townsend, VT she went on to become the publisher of the Windham County Democrat newspaper in Brattleboro, where she expanded coverage to...
The Latchis Hotel & Theater
THE LATCHIS HOTEL & THEATREThe Latchis Hotel & Theatre: Downtown Brattleboro The Hotel The Latchis Hotel Theatre first opened in 1938, when the “Greco Deco” vision of the Latchis family was finally realized. Built by four brothers in honor of their...
Brattleboro’s Beginnings
Intro Abenaki & Fort DummerPrior to the 1700’s, Vermont was home to the Abenaki. Fort Dummer was built as the first English settlement in Vermont in 1724. The view of the Connecticut River and Mount Wantastiquet from the former site of Fort DummerThe Fort...
The Brattleboro Historical Society Annual Meeting 2021
Page 1 Carol Farrington, Sec Brattleboro Historical Society – 2020 Annual Meeting November 15, 2020– Virtual meeting via ZOOM The annual meeting was held via ZOOM as a result of the Covid Pandemic which has been curtailing most in-person activities. Call to...