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  • Collection: Champlain Islands History compiled by Allen L. Stratton

Isle La Motte: Henry C. Hill's Ledger, 1856-1857

HenryCHillLedger.pdf
Henry C. Hill's ledger of business dealings for the years 1856 and 1857.

North & South Hero: Homes of Island Residents, Various Notes

HomesOfIslandResidents.pdf
Assorted notes on the houses in North and South Hero and the people who lived therein.

Emma Phelps McBride: "Historic Houses on South Island," 1919

SouthIslandHistoricHouses.pdf
List of South Hero houses by Mrs. Emma Phelps McBride of South Hero.

Emma Phelps McBride: "Historic Houses on the Island," 1919 & 1952

IslandHistoricHouses.pdf
List of South Hero houses by Mrs. Emma Phelps McBride of South Hero, plus the revised 1952 notes.

Names of Residents of Grand Isle, Vt., in 1882 and who lived there in 1964

GrandIsleResidents.pdf
List of 1882 Grand Isle residents, along with the fate of their homes and current residents as of 1964.

Harry M. Pearl: History of Grand Isle Buildings

HistoryOfGrandIsleBuildings.pdf
Record of Grand Isle buildings compiled by Stratton with the assistance of longtime resident Harry Moss Pearl.

East Alburgh Public Square

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View of the "Public Square" at East Alburgh, Vt. The store on the right is "Harvey & Hayden, General Merchants". Behind the flagpole is the East Alburgh Custom House.

East Alburgh Custom House

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East Alburgh, Vt. "Custom House. Seated on the porch is Henry Clay Ladd (1864-1953). He was a U.S. Customs officer for many years. He is the grandfather of Jedediah P. Ladd, presently (1981) of North Hero, Vt.

Island Villa Hotel

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This hotel located on the east shore of Grand Isle, Vt. was built by Frank A. Briggs. It was built 1901-1902, had 35 rooms, and was quite a well-known and popular summer place. Later it was purchased for a Catholic Girls Camp, then and now (1981)…

Chamberlin House, Grand Isle, Vt.

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House owned by John Chamberlin that was the residence of his son, John Adams Chamberlin, and grandson, Asahel Chamberlin, before it was purchased in the late 1890s by Henry C. Griswold. As of 1981, the house is owned by Griswold's grandson of the…

Arns Lodge & Tavern

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A Grand Isle restaurant that operated for over forty years before being gutted by a fire in 1968. After this, Mrs. Joseph Arns sold the property to Frank Bullis of Grand Isle, who repaired the building and converted it to a residence.

Adams Landing

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Wharf located on the west shore of Grand Isle named after Edwin P. Adams, who owned a store and was active in shipping.