Island Park Brattleboro's Playground 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. 1862 In 1862 a Connecticut Valley flood devastated the island. The tollhouse was...
Origins Brattleboro's Beginnings Intro Abenaki & Fort Dummer Prior to the 1700’s, Vermont was home to the Abenaki. Fort Dummer was built as the first English settlement in Vermont in 1724. The site sight The view of the Connecticut River and Mount...
0066 0067 0068 By JESSICA DOLAN One of the historical sites in Brattleboro that is a key site for Indigenous history, and the history of competition between England and France to settle North America, is Fort Dummer. The history of Fort Dummer takes us into the...
The Hinsdale Bridge ; Exhibit Collapse! Saturday, March 28, 1920 the Hinsdale Bridge between Brattleboro and Island Park collapsed into the Connecticut River. The winter had produced a great deal of snow, a warm spell caused a quick melt, and eight to ten inches of...
There's A Bigger Story Recently Rediscovered Petroglyphs Bring Indigenous Narrative To Surface Read Full Article at VPR.org " At the Retreat meadows Written in the land This year brings the first official observation of Indigenous People’s Day in Vermont....
Words on the Water: Stories of Wantastegok, the West River and Abenaki Presence Friday, August 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm The Marina Restaurant, 28 Spring Tree Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301 Since construction of the Vernon Dam flooded the Retreat Meadows 110 years ago, Abenaki...
