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

Gordon - Center House

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Two photos of a stone house taken in winter and in autumn.

Parker's Bus

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Photo of the excessive snow fall and the real problem of trying to open up the road. The bus in the photo was owned and operated by Arthur C. Parker, who ran it from Grand Isle to Burlington from 1920-1951.

Sand-Bar Bridge

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Five photos of the Sand-Bar Bridge at various points in time. The fifth photo shows the Phelps House, where the last Toll Keeper Benajah Phelps resided. The Phelps House was moved to its present location in 1938 by George H. Phelps and renamed to the…

Eagle Camp

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The "main building" of Eagle Camp, where founder Rev. George W. Perry and his family lived. Rev. Perry founded Eagle Camp in 1891 on Rockwell's Bay on the west shore of South Hero.

Eagle Camp tents

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Some of the sixty-five tents used by summer guests at Eagle Camp.

Eagle Camp library

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The "Hosley Library" building, which was used by guests as a lounge and reading room.

Eagle Camp shoreline

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The shore at Eagle Camp. Rev. George W. Perry, the camp's founder, is inset into this photo.

Congregational Church

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Photo of South Hero's Congregational Church taken prior to it burning down in 1976.

Congregational Church ruins

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Two photos of the remains of South Hero's Congregational Church after it burned to the ground.

Keeler - Wadsworth House

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Two photos of the Wadsworth House, built by David Corbin for Abner Keeler, a successful and prosperous early settler in Keeler's Bay. Since 1852, it has been owned by various members of the Wadsworth family.

Wallis Mott House

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Two photos of the Wallis Mott House in mid-winter.

Wallis Mott House

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House built by Wallis Mott, located approximately one mile to the west of the end of Sand-Bar Bridge. It also stands near where Captain John Stark's house once stood.