The John Humphrey Noyes House
A Brattleboro Words Trail Site
John Humphrey Noyes:
Putney, VT
A photograph of John Humphrey Noyes, circa 1850. Public Domain.
Born in 1811 to a prominent Brattleboro family, John Humphrey Noyes was an American preacher, radical religious philosopher, and utopian socialist best known for founding intentional “Communities” in Oneida, New York; Wallingford, Connecticut; and here in Vermont in the tiny town of Putney.
Site research in progress. Check back soon for more of the story.
On The Map
Family home of John Humphrey Noyes historical marker in Putney, VT
John H. Noyes Home Marker
About the Research sites
The Brattleboro Words Project is working with the community to identify specific sites and themes significant to the study of words in Brattleboro and surrounding towns. Research Teams – classrooms/teachers, amateur historians, veterans, writers, artists and other community members — will produce audio segments and other work to be incorporated into audio walking, biking and driving tours tours.
